Information on the project and our funding

Mike Kelly is a specialist in modern French culture and society, especially the history of ideas and Franco-British cultural relations. He plays a leading role in developing public policy on languages and cultural diversity, in the UK and across Europe. He is Director of the UK Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, within the Higher Education Academy, and Hon. Secretary of the European Language Council.
Mike is currently Head of the School of Humanities at the University of Southampton, and is strongly committed to encouraging collaborative projects in research and education that bring together specialists from several disciplines and from several countries.

email: lig@soton.ac.uk
tel: 023 8059 6860
Laurence started at Southampton in July 2009. She works closely with the Links into Languages Regional Centres and monitors their progress.

email: J.Shelton@soton.ac.uk
tel: 023 8059 9412
Jo also started at Southampton in July 2009. She is responsible for sharing and co-ordinating information across the Links centres and other stakeholders.

email: A.K.Jeffrey@soton.ac.uk
tel: 023 8059 9391
Mandy joined the Links team in May 2009.