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Thank you to our co-organisers: UCL European Institute, the @eurolitnet , @EUNICLONDON & all our partners and supporters, the Lithuanian Culture Institute London, the Ukrainian Institute London, the Goethe-Institut London, the Irish Embassy and the Dutch Embassy .

What does London mean to the European literary imagination? Tonight we celebrated the city’s role as a hub of creativity, culture & connection at ‘Mapping the City – European Writers in London’ event marking UCL’s 2025 European Literary Map of London Writer in Residence.

Spotlight on: A European Literary Map of London 🗺️ Dr Uta Staiger & Lucy Shackleton guide us through this online map & physical exhibition, revealing London’s dichotomies through a literary lens. Read now in Portico magazine: buff.ly/Cdy6VaT @uclalumni @UCL_IAS @UCL_EI

Join journalists @TahaSSiddiqui, @ZainaErhaim & @fiona_obrien (UK director @RSF_inter) for a conversation on the challenges of reporting in conflict & exile, moderated by @dnlgorman director @englishpen. 📍 Thu 12 June - 19.00 @ifru_london 🎟️institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/…

🇺🇦 #StandwithUkraine Join Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina) in conversation with @patrickwintour, diplomatic editor @guardian. Proceeds support @InsulateUkraine 📍13 June -18.00 @ifru_london 🎟️ institut-francais.org.uk/events-agenda/… @Ukr_Institute @FranceintheUK

🛂Next Wednesday: @ucl @UCLLaws @UCL_EI panel on 🇪🇺Commission v 🇲🇹Malta: ➡️ Do not miss, if you are in London. ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/20… @LiorErez @SarahGanty @colmocinneide @M_Sumption @CEUDemInst @COMPAS_oxford @imidaily @GlobalCIT_EUI

I shared some thoughts about Europe and Ukraine with the wonderful people from UCL's European Institute @UCL_EI ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…

Missed our conversation with Philippe Sands on his latest book, 38 Londres Street? Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=A1y6r9… @UCLLaws #UCLEuropeLecture

This is a very special episode of the Ukraine Shelf: recoded in Ukraine in front of a live audience with incredible guests Maria Tumarkin and Yulia @Musakovska. We tackled tough topics—war and trauma—but left feeling uplifted and inspired. Give it a listen! 🎧 Link below.

Episode 4 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to @BlackerUilleam, @OKhromeychuk, Yuliya Musakovska and Maria Tumarkin discuss writing about war and trauma. 🔗 Listen to it here and find out more about book recommendations: ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…

The European Literary Map of London is an interactive map that explores London through the eyes of European writers. Dr @ukstaiger and Lucy Shackleton (@UCL_EI) guide us through the lockdown-born map in the latest #PorticoMagazine. Learn more👇 bit.ly/4d1MzK6

UCL Europe Lecture starting soon! Prof. Philippe Sands KC will discuss his new book 38 Londres Street. @UCLLaws

Excited to welcome our 2025 @europeanlitldn Writer in Residency, Ireland's Ciara Broderick, who began her residency yesterday! ucl.ac.uk/european-insti… @EUNICLONDON @GI_London1 @eurolitnet @GoldRosie @UCL_Global @GrandChallenges @UCL_London

Today in Madrid, we are launching the Spanish version of our European Literary Map of London. With generous support from @FCDOGovUK, @ukinspain and @ambitocultural of @elcorteingles. Have a look at our digital map: europeanliterarylondon.org And give us a follow @europeanlitldn!

In Brussels, our Director @ukstaiger had the honour of moderating a discussion with authors David Nicholls and Peter Terrin at the Passa Porta Literature Festival Thank you to @UKMisBrussels for captivating audiences with our ELML pop-up at @Muntpunt ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…

Read the latest post on our UCL Europe Blog now. @AparnaRavi318 (@uclspp) discusses the implications of the Trump administration’s tariffs on global trade, particularly for the U.K. and E.U. ➡️ Read more here: ucleuropeblog.com/2025/03/28/tru…

The ELML arrives in Brussels! Find us at Passa Porta, Benelux’s largest multilingual literary festival (28-30 Mar, Muntpunt). Discover how writers like Hans Christian Andersen captured London. More info: passaporta.be #europeanliterarylondon Image: Miguel Navarro

My thoughts on why the EU–UK relationship is missing the moment in European Security ucleuropeblog.com/2025/03/26/eu-… via @UCL_EI

Episode 2 of The Ukraine Shelf is out now — listen to @BlackerUilleam @OKhromeychuk with @eugene_finkel @sasha_weirdsley discuss Ukrainian identity and culture under attack. 🔷For more related updates, follow us on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/uclei.… 🔗ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…

Episode 2 of The Ukraine Shelf is out! We were thrilled to welcome @sasha_weirdsley and @eugene_finkel to discuss books by Eugene and by Victoria Amelina and all the ways in which russia has tried - and failed! - over the centuries to destroy Ukraine. ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…