On 25 April 2024, the URV Lletrafest, the celebrations of the Faculty of Arts / Facultat de Lletres. One of the events was a lunchtime performance by the local rock group The Eightballs (liberally translated as "Els vuit ous", since there are four of them), led on this occasion by John Style, also known for teaching English Literature in our department.

The music was great, as a little lunchtime dancing can attest, and the fans flocked in afterward.

The more mature audience recognized a lot of Beatles, some Rolling Stones, and impressive recall of The Kinks, among much else.

For the record: 

Jools Oliva - lead guitar

Rob Bianchi - drums

Phil Hoddy - bass

John Style `rhythm guitar

El passat 22 d'abril a les 12 h a la Sala de Vistes del Campus Catalunya (aula 308)  es va fer l'acte d'entrega dels premis DEAA/MACMILLAN de l'any 2023 als dos millors estudiants en llengua anglesa a les PAU.

Dr. Inés García López has won an open competition to be agregada in the field of German language, literary translation from German and from Scandinavian languages.

The evaluating committee comprised Dr. Cristina Alsina Rísquez (Universitat de Barcelona), Dr. Teresa Rosell Nicolás (Universitat de Barcelona) and Dr. Anthony Pym (Universitat Rovira i Virgili).

Inés García López presented a research project on Boealisme y mediterranisme: els invcisi de la recipció de la literatura nòrdica a Catalunya.

(Inés is the one in the centre of the photo.)

We extend our sincere congratulations to the winning candidate!

More teachers in one place than you have ever seen around our offices.