by Intern | Aug 6, 2026 | Business, Languages, Translation
During my work experience at Aktuel Translations, I had the opportunity to translate two children’s books into English, one from French and one from German, and I quickly found them to be far more challenging than they looked. At first, the books looked quite simple:... 
by Aktuel Translations | Jul 20, 2026 | Languages, Opinion, Translation
Translation as a puzzle When I’m not hacking my way around a golf course or forlornly chasing balls on a tennis court, some of the things I enjoy the most in my spare time are puzzle-solving activities, specifically chess, escape rooms and social deduction games. And... 
by Aktuel Translations | Apr 29, 2026 | Languages, Opinion, Translation
Explore which languages are taught in UK schools, why uptake is falling, and how growing multilingual classrooms are increasing the need for education translation. Experts are saying the UK is falling behind in language learning. Less than half of GCSE students in... 
by Aktuel Translations | Apr 1, 2026 | Languages, News, Translation
The language gap in sustainability reporting Most sustainability reports are written in English, rendering them inaccessible to those who need the information the most. In this blog, we explore the language gap at the heart of global ESG reporting. There isn’t a... 
by Aktuel Translations | Feb 19, 2026 | Languages, Translation
Languages carry identity, culture and knowledge. Learn what’s causing global language loss and how translation and documentation are helping endangered languages to survive. It’s thought that a language dies every two weeks on average. This is according to UNESCO... 
by Intern | Mar 23, 2021 | Languages, Translation
I decided to complete an internship with the team at Aktuel, following on from university. I studied French and Italian at Durham University and then moved to the University of Bath to complete a postgraduate degree in translation and interpreting. Upon leaving...
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