Department of Italian Studies

Welcome to the Department of Italian Studies.

• Scored 92% for overall student satisfaction in the 2009 National Student Survey
• RAE 2008: world-leading research in Italian Studies and in the School of Languages, Cultures, History of Art and Music
• top marks in HEFCE teaching quality assessment
• large vibrant postgraduate community
• home of the Leopardi Centre - to promote the study and knowledge of Leopardi and his cultural context in the UK
• home of the Birmingham Dante Alighieri Society, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007.