Happy to share that Call for Papers for LAGB Annual Conference 2026 is open! Submit abstracts from any area of linguistics for the LAGB 2026 meeting at the University of Edinburgh, 8–10 September 2026. 🗓 Deadline: 13 April 2026 (5pm BST) 🔗 www.lagb.org.uk/meeting/2026...

HAPPY LINGUISTICS DAY!🥳🎉🗣️ @lagbling.bsky.social @baal-linguistics.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org and the University of Birmingham are running two competitions in linguistics for ALL UG/PGT/PGR students and ECRs to enter! find details on both competitions below 👇🏽 Good luck! 💸

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.

Don’t miss the Summer School on 2 Sept – with Enoch Aboh’s State of the Field talk, careers & skills workshops, and Miriam Butt on computational linguistics. A brilliant start to #LAGB2025! Register separately under Individual Days: lagb.org.uk/lagb2025 Full programme: easychair.org/smart-progra...

#LAGB2025 is nearly here! ✨ Highlights include: Henry Sweet Lecture – Miriam Butt Linguistics Association Lecture – Enoch Aboh Language Tutorial on Lak – Nina Radkevich Education Committee Session & careers workshops Themed sessions on Gesture, Literary Linguistics + a tribute to Andrew Radford

You’ve got a little more time to join us for this year’s LAGB Conference, but don’t leave it too late! Conference registration closes: Friday 22 August Conference dinner booking closes: Thursday 21 August Full details & booking: lagb.org.uk/lagb2025. Reserve your place today!

LAGB 2025 Registration Closes – Monday 18 August! Don’t miss your chance to join us in person for this year’s LAGB Conference! Full details and booking options — including the summer school, programme, conference dinner, and more — are available here: lagb.org.uk/lagb2025 Reserve your place now.

The LAGB website has been updated with everything you need for our upcoming Annual Meeting at University of Suffolk, 2–5 Sep 2025. Find the programme, registration links, and travel info here: lagb.org.uk/lagb2025 Register by Monday 18 August. We look forward to welcoming you in Ipswich!

We have updated travel details for the LAGB Annual Meeting in Ipswich, UK (2–5 Sept 2025). 🏨 Some hotels currently have special offers, so it's a good time to check & book early! 🗓️ The full programme is coming soon. More info: lagb.org.uk/page-1829119 #LAGB2025 #Linguistics #Ipswich

Activism in Progress event tomorrow (7 May, 2pm UK time) with Dr Alia Amir (SOAS): Language policing in multilingual educational contexts. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/12dad1... #linguistics #language #multilingualism @lagbling.bsky.social @lagbpsc.bsky.social

📢 Deadline Extended! Good news — the Call for Papers for #LAGB2025 has been extended by one week. You now have until 22nd April to submit your proposals. If you're still putting the finishing touches on your abstract — or haven't yet had the chance to begin -- there's now a bit more breathing space.

Just 10 days to go! The deadline to submit your abstracts for Papers and Posters is April 14 at 5PM GMT ⏳ Proposals for Special Interest Panels are also welcome! Submit your great research ideas: easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025 and share your work with the linguistics community. Be part of #LAGB2025!

If you missed any Activism in Progress talks organised by the LAGB Linguistics and Racial Justice Committee @linguistlaura.bsky.social, you can catch up on our YouTube channel! Watch the series here: www.youtube.com/@LAGB-com – and don't forget to subscribe

We are excited to announce the plenary speakers for #LAGB2025! The Henry Sweet Lecture will be delivered by Miriam Butt (Universität Konstanz), and the Linguistics Association Lecture will be given by Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam). Join us as we welcome them in September!

Excited to announce my special session @lagbling.bsky.social 2025 conference! Title: Gesture and the Linguistic System. Deadline: 14th April 2025 Papers should treat gesture with (formal) linguistic analysis to elucidate its systemic properties as a part of language www.lagb.org.uk/lagb2025

We’re excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is now OPEN! Submit your proposals by April 14th and be part of this exciting event at the University of Suffolk, 2-5 September. easychair.org/cfp/lagb2025

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 LAGB has officially made the move from X to BlueSky! While we’ll always appreciate more than two thousand followers we had before, we’re delighted to have already connected with 173 amazing linguistics enthusiasts here and look forward to growing this community! 🤩