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Exploring historical trauma in South Korean videogame narratives

22nd April 2026 12:00 - 13:00pm, Online - (Meeting link to be provided to registered attendees the day before the event)
Conference attendees
Conference attendees

Korea Futures: Society, Sustainability, and Transformation- Conference

On 26–27 March 2026, The Centre for Korean Studies (CKS) welcomed 13 speakers from nine countries to our annual conference, which this year was on the theme Korea Futures: Society, Sustainability and Transformation.
Sarah Son
Sarah Son

Dr Sarah Son shares her insights on the new BTS documentary

Dr Sarah Son Explores how the world's biggest K-pop group have become entangled in South Korea's competing priorities: cultural soft power on the one hand, and its national security obligations on the other.
Photo of the Japanese author Asako Yuzuki stood in front of some trees

Dr Nozomi Uematsu weighs in on Asako Yuzuki's "Hooked"

Dr Nozomi Uematsu explores how Asako Yuzuki’s "Hooked" examines female loneliness, tracing how social pressures and isolation can transform desire for connection into something more dangerous.

Curtain Up: Modern Languages Students Shine in Annual Drama Festival

Students took centre stage in this year’s Modern Languages Drama Festival, giving them the chance to build confidence, develop new skills and gain valuable experience both on stage and behind the scenes.
Landscape of Japanese rice fields with blue sky and mountains

Dr Peter Matanle Publishes New Article on Depopulation and Biodiversity

Japan’s declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity – a trend that could spread through East Asia and Europe as global fertility rates fall – according to an international study.
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German Writing Competition [555] Winners - Congratulations!

In Spring 2025, the German section of the MLTC called all learners of German for the second time to take part in a writing competition.

musician playing clarinet on stage

Launch of ‘Muses Mind Machine’, a new Centre of Excellence

The interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence ‘Muses Mind Machine’, has now officially been launched.

"Living with Young-Onset Dementia: Our Music, Our Voice" Film Launches

Watch the powerful short film exploring the musical diversity of people living with young-onset dementia, and how we might innovate new tools and technologies to support interacting with music.