After 30 years at the University, Professor Michael ‘Mike’ Kelly is retiring. We hope that you will join us on Thursday 29 September 2016 to thank and congratulate him for all he has done for the University, for Modern Languages in the UK and for language policies in Europe.
The event will be held from 15:00 – 17:00 in the North Corridor, Avenue Campus.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to: [email protected] by 22 September 2016.
To contribute to Professor Kelly’s gift and/or card, please either send a cheque (made payable to University of Southampton/cash) and label with your message to:
Marie Cross,
FOS Team Leader,
Avenue Campus,
University of Southampton,
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Alternatively, you can visit Marie in room 1127, building 65.
Mike joined the University as Professor of French in 1986, after 14 years at University College Dublin (UCD). He was Head of the School of Humanities from its establishment in 2004 – 2009, and has also served as head of Modern Languages and as Director of the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies.
Professor Kelly’s contribution has been exceptional, through his scholarship, educational work and external engagement. In addition, he has a formidable international reputation, having served on the Board of the European Language Council since 1997.
Professor Kelly has published widely on modern French intellectual culture and language policy: his work has been recognised in France with the prestigious awards of ‘Chevalier dans l’ordre des arts et des lettres’ and ‘Officier dans l’ordre des palmes académiques’. His contribution to the place of Modern Languages in Higher Education has been central to UK policy-making, and was recognised in 2010 with an Honorary Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and in 2014 with the award of an OBE.
