Language@Leeds Webinar Presentation summary: Children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds often start school with lower language skills than their more advantaged peers. This has significant impacts on their later learning and life outcomes. Evidence suggests that high quality early years provision can mitigate those impacts. The national expansion of childcare entitlements has the potential to increase...
Following the positive feedback and high engagement from our first session, we are thrilled to announce that we are bringing "Researcher Pitch Perfect" back for another round! Whether you missed out last time or want to come back to refine your skills even further, we invite you to join us for this informal session on...
Applying thematic analysis to explore perceptions and self-reported behaviours: using students’ interview and reflective diary data as examples. This event is co-organised with the Social Research Methods Centre. Thematic analysis is widely used in social science research for examining participants’ perceptions through interviews, focus groups and learning diaries. It can also reveal participants’ behaviours through...
Are you a PGR interested in mastering the art of research pitch? Whether you’re preparing for your first conference or looking to refine your networking skills, this event will help you communicate your research more clearly and confidently. The session will begin with some practical guidance on the key takeaways of delivering an effective research...
Language@Leeds Webinar Language@Leeds invites you to join our webinar in November 2025 titled "Maximising the benefit of early years education for children’s language development", delivered by Prof Cat Davies Presentation summary: The Covid-19 pandemic adversely affected early childhood development across multiple domains, including physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and language skills. UK data indicates that a greater...
Language@Leeds will host its first ever public showcase in spring 2025, bringing together University of Leeds academics and professionals from across the private and public sector to explore how innovative language research can inform and inspire solutions to pressing societal issues. Agenda 16:00 Registration 16:15 Welcome from Prof Nick Plant, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation 16:20...
Distinguished Speaker 2024: Prof Judy Clegg, University of Sheffield Recording Children’s communication and their life chances In this talk, we will focus on the most vulnerable children to understand how developmental differences in children’s speech, language and communication impact on their life chances. Research focusing on children growing up in social disadvantage, looked after care...
Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that emphasizes empathy, creativity, and collaboration to generate innovative solutions. In this workshop, we will explore the practical application of design thinking principles to language research, scholarship and impact projects through a combination of theoretical frameworks, hands-on exercises, and discussions. The workshop will equip you with valuable skills...
You are warmly invited to the upcoming LIDA and Language@Leeds event, aiming to bring together researchers across the University to foster interdisciplinary conversations and identify areas of potential collaboration. Language@Leeds is a University-wide interdisciplinary network for language research. Our work tackles key societal questions through the rigorous study of language, using diverse methods and approaches, e.g.,...
This workshop will teach you the basics of Bayesian inference using Bayesian linear models fitted with brms in R. The workshop assumes familiarity with R and linear modelling with lme4, but it does not assume previous experience with Bayesian statistics. At the end of the workshop you will be able to fit and interpret basic...
