Language research to address regional and global challenges

Language@Leeds is an interdisciplinary network for language research. This event aims to showcase the societal impact of language research and  foster new collaborations across sectors to address key regional and social challenges.

Provisional agenda

16:00 Registration

16:15 Welcome from Prof Nick Plant, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation

16:20 Introduction from Director of Language@Leeds

16:30 Accessible language and inclusive societies in the modern world. Lightning talks by Ruth Swanwick (Education), Serge Sharoff and Carlo Eugeni (Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies), Maggie Kubanyiova (Education) and Stephen Coleman (Media and Communication).

16:45 Reducing inequities through education in West Yorkshire. Paula Clarke (Education), Cécile De Cat (Linguistics), Cat Davies (Linguistics), Hannah Nash (Psychology), Amanda Waterman (Psychology).

16:55 Panel: How can we collaborate across sectors to address these challenges? Chaired by Cat Davies, Professor of Language Development and Dean for Research Culture.

17:15 Posters and networking session. Wine reception.

18:30 Close

Registration

Please register on Eventbrite.

Poster submission

If you work on a language-related project at the Unversity of Leeds, you are invited to submit a poster (deadline 3 March).