"Professori Sanna Turoman mukaan Venäjä-tuntemus on keskeistä suomalaisen yhteiskunnan resilienssin ja turvallisuuden näkökulmasta. Samalla hän muistuttaa ukrainan kieleen ja Ukrainaan liittyvistä opinnoista, joita hän on pyrkinyt edistämään Tampereen yliopistossa."

Plural in the news: Sanna Turoma, the professor for Russian language and culture, talks to Moreenimedia about the importance of studying and researching Russian in the current times moreenimedia.fi/2026/02/05/k...

Don't let the octopus swim (crawl?) by, submit an abstract for our persuasion conference #OctoConf CFP ends July 1, conference 19-20 November events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...

Join us in reading some of the funniest and wittiest plays ever written! TIME: 17:00 PLACE: Pinni B 1028-29 You can sign up for the events by sending an e-mail to Kevin McGinley ([email protected]) or Johnny Riquet ([email protected]).

The Nordic Speech Research Form webinars continue in 2026. Organisers: Riikka Ullakonoja (University of Jyväskylä) and Elina Vasu (Tampere University) You are warmly invited to join the webinar via the website www.jyu.fi/nsrf

Come to Tampere 19-20 November for the 3d iteration of the international conference on persuasive language! We hope to be in a snow wonderland by then ❄️ Call for Papers open until July 1 Organisers: @coocho.bsky.social @domini.bsky.social @sofiaruediger.bsky.social events.tuni.fi/persuasion20...

We continue our series of blog posts about academic events in which Plural members participate. In the latest blog post titled "Dwarf Greetings from Breslau", Dr Dieter Hermann Schmitz tells about a German studies conference in Poland. Click here for the full post: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res...

We are delighted to announce that Plural's and DPLA's virtual writing group resumes its sessions as of Friday 6th February, 9:00-10:30. More information on our website: FIN: research.tuni.fi/plural/uutin... ENG: research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ne... #academicwriting #writinggroup #research

Studia Generalia "Sopii kysyä!", joint event with TARU Research Centre, opens tomorrow! What: "On the Threshold of Consensus" by Leena Mikkola and Taina Pitkänen Where: Lehmus-hall, Metso library When: 14.1.26 5-6:30pm Events are free & open for everyone! More info: research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ev...

New podcast episode by @jvaattovaara.bsky.social is out: open.spotify.com/episode/4XqB... 🐦🐦

Join the Empty Spaces symposium this Friday

Lääkärissä käyminen, verkkokeskusteluun osallistuminen, generatiivisen tekoälyn kanssa asioiminen, sopimustekstit ja lemmikille lepertely – kieli ja viestintä liittyvät kaikkeen. Muun muassa näistä aiheista puhutaan Sopii kysyä! -luentosarjassa pääkirjasto Metsossa. www.tuni.fi/fi/ajankohta...

Today is Linguistics Day! CLiE, LAGB, BAAL & CUP are launching the “Why Linguistics” video competition. UG, PG, and ECR linguists can submit a 1-minute video on what linguistics is and why it matters by 1 Feb 2026 for a chance to win cash prizes and a CUP book voucher.

Railway Poetry evening will take place today from 6:00-7:30 pm in Pinni B 1028-29. You are cordially welcome to join us this evening! Glögi will be served in the break. 😊

Have you been to the Plural Blog recently? We have a series of blog posts about Plural's researchers travelling to conferences this year! blogs.tuni.fi/plural/

Tervetuloa kuulemaan ja keskustelemaan omaishoitosopimuksen kehittämisestä! Webinaariin ovat tervetulleita kaikki omaishoidon parissa työskentelevät ja siitä kiinnostuneet. sites.utu.fi/soho/tapahtu... Päivittyvä ohjelma ja ilmoittautumislinkki löytyy SoHo-hankkeen verkkosivuilta.

In 2026, together with the TARU Research Centre, we are participating in the Studia Generalia public lecture series "Sopii kysyä!". The lectures are free and open for everyone! Venue: Lehmus-hall, Metso library, Tampere Time: 5-6:30pm See here for the full programme: research.tuni.fi/plural/tapah...

In the new series of blog posts about the conferences the pluralists have attended this year, we focus on the experiences of Professors Kaisa Koskinen and Mikhail Mikhailov (Translation Studies). Please read more here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res... blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res...

Somewhat sleepy (Saturday morning panel the day after the conference dinner) but successful convenors of Digital Discourse & Interaction at #AFinLa2025 @lulind.bsky.social @ylvabiri.bsky.social Thank you, Joensuu & @uniuef.bsky.social!

If you're a Plural researcher attending #AFinLa2025 at @uniuef.bsky.social, tag us!

Today, #AFinLa25 is kicking off at @uniuef.bsky.social, and Plural is well represented as usual! In the morning panel, Kaarina Hippi and @jvaattovaara.bsky.social both talk about variation. Later on, Heini Kallio and Henna Heinonen present on Finnish Swedish as L2. 🧵

The next OSSO & DDI online talk is on Wednesday! November 5 | 16.00-17.00 EET Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (UNC Charlotte) Forgiveness? in Post-Digital Societies: A Technosocial and Metapragmatic Perspective Join the Zoom room: tinyurl.com/talkddi @ylvabiri.bsky.social @lulind.bsky.social

You are warmly welcome to join the webinar "Technology-enhanced language learning interventions in children" held by the Nordic Speech Research Forum on Nov 4th, 13:00 - 14:00 EET/UCT+2. The talk given by Sari Ylinen of Tampere University can be accessed via the Forum’s website here: www.jyu.fi/nsrf

Plural is representing at the ITC research afternoon today. Even robodogs want to hear about our projects!

We are delighted to announce the next OSSO lecture. At 12:00-13:00 CET on Wednesday 29.10.25, Veronika Laippala of the University of Turku will be presenting the talk on Mining Digital Discourse(s) from the Multilingual Web. Visit our website for details & links: research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ev...

On 30.10.25, Plural Research Centre is taking part in the ITC Research Afternoon – the annual event aimed at showcasing the research conducted at the faculty. Join us at 1-5pm in the Hervanta campus Päärakennus/Main building Lobby! More details on our website here: research.tuni.fi/plural-en/ev...

Some very interesting talks yesterday This one was fascinating 👇 Does language create the impression that time exists? Or is it people's psychology, who then use language to describe this cognitive error? #Sky2025 #Linguistics

Here at Tampere University waiting for the SKY Symposium to begin. So many interesting abstracts. A beautiful autumn day. #Linguistics #Language&Meaning #Sky2025

Today is Tampere's 246th birthday! From Wikipedia: "Tampere was officially founded as a market town in 1775 by Gustav III of Sweden and four years later on 1 October 1779 Tampere was granted full town rights." Tampere welcomes all the #SKYSymposium2025 guests and others to join the celebration! 🌞

An evening shift at the academia. Three nights until the #SKYSymposium2025 🙂 #linguistics

The #SKYSymposium2025 is around the corner, and I am also presenting there! So, this is our title, we will talk about our psycholinguistic experimental study on how the people use linguistic elements and other knowledge/reasoning in forming a (more or less) coherent interpretation of what was said.

Head of Russian Department Olga Nenonen shares her impressions of presenting the fascinating project “Language Portrait by Means of Spoken Word Choreography: Reflexive Perspective on Multilingual Identity" in Tallinn. Read her multilingual post on the Plural blog page: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-res...

We are continuing the series of blog posts about the exciting and important academic conferences the pluralists have attended this calendar year. New posts have just been published on our blog here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/ Visit our blog to find out more!

We are happy to announce the presentation of two latest publications by Daniil Zhaivoronok of the 'FEMCORUS: mediated feminism(s) in contemporary Russia' project Zoom 15:00-16:30 Wed 29.10.25 You can access the event here: tuni.zoom.us/j/6299427006... For more info email [email protected]

Letting my students to use all AI tools they can find to explain correctly, when to use and when not to use partitive case in subject marking in Finnish. So far - nothing. Still waiting.

Join us for the new season of online talks, this year co-organised by OSSO and the Digital Discourse & Interaction research network @lulind.bsky.social The first talk is already tomorrow! @nounfraze.bsky.social

Excited to give a talk as part of the Online Selves - Self Online series tomorrow. Thank you for the invitation @coocho.bsky.social! My talk is titled "Caveman Theories, Modern Misogyny: Evolutionary Psychology in Incel Fora" - and addresses how pseudoscience normalises misogyny. Abstract below ⏬

Tired: "Snakes on a plane!" Wired: "Philosophers on a train!"

I spy Plural's social media rep Olga Andreevskikh!

At the start of the new academic year, in a series of blog posts, pluralists look back at the exciting academic conferences they took part in over the spring term & summer. Visit our blog to find out more: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/ Image courtesy Head of Plural, Prof Daria Dayter

Emilia Tuuri's viva is taking place right now! You can watch her defend her doctoral dissertation "Liiketilanteiden kielentäminen suomen kielessä: typologinen, kielensisäinen ja yksilöllinen variaatio" (Expressions of motion in Finnish) online under this link: www.tuni.fi/fi/ajankohta...

The Nordic Speech Research Forum, co-organised by Plural’s Elina Vasu, is inviting you to attend their autumn webinars. The webinar is open to everyone and can be accessed through the group’s website www.jyu.fi/nsrf

The Plural board is looking for two new members! Both the permanent staff of the Languages Unit and the postdocs are warmly invited to apply. Send a short motivation letter to the current director of Plural Daria Dayter by September 30 to indicate your interest! 📄

In March, Plural member, Dieter Hermann Schmitz was awarded the Margarethe Aue Award in recognition of his committed civic activities promoting German culture and language in Finland. You can now read the full transcript of Dieter's acceptance speech here: www.aue-stiftung.org/de/aue-fooru...

Toukokuussa 2025 järjestettiin jokavuotiset Kielitieteen päivät. Pluralilaisten panos konferenssin eri toiminnoissa oli mittava saralla. Tässä blogikirjoituksessa esitellään kooste pluralilaisten esitelmistä ja muista rooleista Kielitieteen päivillä: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/tutki...

At the end of the academic year, we look back at what our colleagues have accomplished. In collaboration with Moviko, we've published a blog post about academic conferences on translation & interpreting studies where Plural had a strong representation. Please read here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/acade...

We are happy to announce the launch of the book 'Circumpolar Connections: Creative Indigenous Geographies of the Arctic', which will take place at Tahmelan Huvila on 16.06.25, at 7 pm. More information about the book here: www.weslpress.org/978081950189...

On 8 May, Plural held the first joint book launch for the Languages Unit authors. Everyone agreed it was a success. The refreshments provided by the Languages Unit helped create a festive atmosphere. More information on the presented books is in our blog here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/tutki...

On 15 May, 21 newly appointed professors at Tampere University, including Plural board member Prof. Maija Hirvonen, delivered their inaugural lectures. We send our heartfelt congratulations to Maija & invite you to read the transcript of her inaugural lecture here: blogs.tuni.fi/plural/tutki...

We are proud and delighted to share that our colleagues Liisa Mustanoja (left) and Unni Leino (right) have been promoted to the position of senior university lecturer within the (ITC) at Tampere University. Our warmest congratulations to Liisa and Unni! www.tuni.fi/en/news/unni...