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Learning to play music can improve older people’s brain function, study suggests

Improvising music could help to improve older people’s cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research led by Dr Jennifer MacRitchie.
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Professor Simon Keefe features in Mozart: Genius for Hire — airing tonight on Sky Arts

Professor Simon Keefe will be a key voice in a new documentary offering fresh insights into one of classical music's most famous careers.
Kyung Hwa Shon - Excess of Elsewhere
Kyung Hwa Shon - Excess of Elsewhere

Seams and Streets - Creative arts through Korea and beyond

Our final Centre for Korean Studies event of 2025 took place on 11 December and brought together two exciting speakers for a joint seminar exploring intersections between public art, walking, fashion and textiles and questions of cultural identity.
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Safae el Khannoussi (image: Merlijn Doomernik)

Visiting Author 2025: Safae el Khannoussi

The Centre for Dutch and Flemish Studies is thrilled to announce this academic year’s Guest Author Safae el Khannoussi, “literary talent of the year” (Volkskrant).
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Squid Game: the real debt crisis shaking South Korea that inspired the hit TV show

Squid Game provides a sharp critique of the socio-economic inequality that plagues the lives of many in South Korea. More specifically, it speaks to the deepening household debt crisis affecting the lower and middle classes.

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