Resources

​The resources below are intended to help you to support our campaign against the closure of Modern Languages and Translation degree programmes at Cardiff University.​

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• Template letter to send to Members of the Senedd – you can use this letter as a starting point to write to your MS. You can search for your local MS using this website: https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/. Please also cc in savecardiffmodernlanguages@proton.me

 

• Template letter to send to Lynne Neagle MS (Cabinet Secretary for Education) and Vikki Howells MS (Minister for Higher Education and Further Education) - you can use this letter as a starting point to write to Lynne Neagle MS and/or Vikki Howells MS. Email addresses as follows:

  • Correspondence.Lynne.Neagle@gov.wales

  • Correspondence.Vikki.Howells@gov.wales

    • Please also cc in savecardiffmodernlanguages@proton.me

 

• Template letter to send to Professor Wendy Larner (Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University), Professor Damian Walford Davies (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University) and Pat Younge (Chair of Council, Cardiff University). Email addresses as follows:

  • Wendy Larner (LarnerW@cardiff.ac.uk) 

  • Damian Walford Davies (WalfordDaviesD@cardiff.ac.uk)

  • Pat Younge (youngep@cardiff.ac.uk)

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Please cc in savecardiffmodernlanguages@proton.me so that we are able to see how many people are submitting letters, and thus, hold the recipients accountable to them.

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• Some headline facts about why we need to keep Modern Languages and Translation Studies at Cardiff university – you can use this information to write to the media, on social media, or in any other information you want to share.

 

• A range of ‘Calls to Action’ which give you information about how you can help our campaign to stop this closure.

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Other actions you can take:

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• Sign and share ALL circulating petitions: 

  • For alumni/former staff: click here 

  • For everyone: click here 

  • For all UK residents- to raise the issue in the Senedd: click here 

 

• Be visible on social media – tell your personal and professional stories about why Modern Languages and Translation Studies degrees need to remain at Cardiff University.  Use the #SaveCardiffLanguages as much as possible

 

• Send a short video outlining what studying/having studied/retaining Modern Languages or Translation Studies at Cardiff University, means to you. Please send to: savecardiffmodernlanguages@​proton.me