The University of Edinburgh’s Gaelic Plan 2025 – 2030 has been launched at an official reception on 5 December 2024.
This will replace the previous plan (2019 – 2024), and aims to protect and promote Gaelic within the University as one of Scotland’s native languages.
The Bayes Centre hosted the evening reception.
Professor Kim Graham, the University Provost, said that the new Gaelic Plan reflects the University’s “ongoing contribution” to protecting Gaelic in Scotland.
The University aims to create opportunities for students and staff to “use or engage with the language and its culture” through the new plan, she added.
The new Gaelic Plan outlines five principles that will embed Gaelic across the University.
These principles emphasise expanding opportunities for learning Gaelic language and culture, supporting Gaelic research, accommodating Gaelic-speakers within the University, making Gaelic more visible across campus, and promoting the University as a centre for Gaelic teaching and research.
The University of Edinburgh says that this Gaelic Plan will be delivered over the period 2025 – 2030.
Gaelic societies and courses have been a part of the University for many years. ‘An Comann Ceilteach’ (@ancomannceilteach on Instagram) is the oldest student society, and holds bilingual cultural and social events frequently.
The School of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures offers degrees and courses in Celtic and Scottish studies. These include MA Celtic, MA Scottish Studies, a PhD programme in Celtic and Scottish Studies, and two Masters by Research courses.
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