This year is the 25th anniversary of the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics. Celebration planning is underway...!

University of Nottingham ranked among the top 100 universities in the world by the QS World University Rankings for 2027. Hugely proud of all the extraordinary work being done by colleagues both here at the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics and across the institution

Hot off the press! A new article out this week by Dr Paweł Szudarski and Dr Christine Muir - part of an extended interdisciplinary project bridging vocabulary studies and language learning psychology Fully open access - you can find it here: www.tesolunion.org/journal/deta...

In a book co-edited by Dr Małgorzata Chałupnik, Profs Lucy Jones and Louise Mullany collaborated to write a chapter on trans men and the regulation of gender. Feel free to read more and visit their profiles via the link in bio. 🏳️‍⚧️ #uoncral #pride #trans #LGTBQIA+ #research #appliedlinguistics #uon

Dr Ikuya Aizawa collaborated with Dr Yui Suzukida on a study of instructional language in CLIL. Feel free to go check out his staff page and the article (links in bio)! #uoncral #language #clil #languagelearning #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

Meet Dr Ikuya Aizawa, one of our assistant professors in applied linguistics! Feel free to check out his staff profile via the link in bio. #uoncral #professor #research #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon

For the second Pride Month post, here's another journal article by Lucy Jones! Feel free to read more and visit her staff profile via the links in bio. 🏳️‍⚧️ #uoncral #pride #trans #LGTBQIA+ #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #translinguistics #uon

An article co-authored by Dr Helen Buckler has been mentioned in the second paragraph of a The Guardian article! Feel free to visit Helen Buckler's staff profile and both articles via the link in bio. #uoncral #language #guardian #accentbias #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

For Pride Month, here's a journal article by Lucy Jones that explores the mutual construction of a resistant identity by trans youth. Feel free to read more via the link in bio. 🏳️‍⚧️ Stay tuned for more Pride posts! #uoncral #pride #trans #LGTBQIA+ #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

Here's a recent book publication involving CRAL! Alongside Dr. Jason Whitt's work, editors Dr. Gavin Brookes and Dr. Emma Putland received their PhDs at UoN. Feel free to check out the book and Jason Whitt's staff profile via the links in bio. #uoncral #appliedlinguistics #research #medicaldiscourse

Dr Helen Buckler collaborated on a large-scale study of vocabulary growth among children in a linguistically-diverse community. Feel free to go check out her staff page and the article (links in bio)! #uoncral #language #vocab #multilingualism #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

Today is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN)! Feel free to read more on this day and visit Dr Małgorzata Chałupnik's staff profile via the link in bio. #uon #cral #culturaldiversity #communication #un #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics

Highlighting another CRAL project! Emma McClaughlin worked with geographers and vets to improve communication on animal diseases. Feel free to go check out her staff page, as well as the project poster (links in bio). #uon #disease #communication #health #animals #appliedlinguistics #researchcentre

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia! This is a day to celebrate LGBTQIA+ voices and communities. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Feel free to read more on IDAHOBIT and visit Dr Lucy Jones' staff page (links in bio). #uoncral #pride #IDAHOBIT #LGTBQIA+ #research #researchcentre #uon

Here's a typical day in the life of one of our researchers, Dr Ikuya Aizawa. Stay tuned for more about his research! #uoncral #appliedlinguistics #dayinthelife #research #researchcentre #nottinghamuniversity #uon

English Language and Literature at UoN is recognised as one of the best in the world by the QS World University Rankings by Subject! 💯 Feel free to read more via the link in our bio. #uoncral #languageandliterature #research #researchcentre #qsworlduniversityrankings #nottinghamuniversity #uon

Highlighting a sector of CRAL: Literary Linguistics! Here are some of the interesting topics and amazing researchers you'll find here. Feel free to visit their staff pages and the Stylistics Toolkit (via bio). #uoncral #literarylinguistics #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #uon

This Deaf Awareness Week, the theme is "Beyond Silence". Let's come together in support of the Deaf Community, and build a more accessible society. Stay tuned for posts on BSL projects here at CRAL! #uoncral #deafcommunity #BSL #languageuse #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #uon #linguistics

Let's highlight a sector of CRAL: Sociolinguistics, Discourse Analysis, and Pragmatics! Here are some of the interesting topics and amazing researchers you'll find here. Feel free to visit their staff pages (via bio). #uoncral #sociolinguistics #discourseanalysis #pragmatics #researchcentre #uon

Today is National BSL Day (from the British Deaf Association)! Stay tuned for more posts on BSL. Feel free to read more via the link in bio. #uoncral #BSL #English #language #languageuse #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon #linguistics

Today is English Language Day (UN – read more via link in bio)! Today is a great day to celebrate multilingualism and the existence of so many variations of English across the globe beyond Standard English. 🌍 #uoncral #English #language #languageuse #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #linguistics

Let's highlight a sector of CRAL: Psycholinguistics! 🧠 Here are some of the interesting topics and amazing researchers you'll find here. Feel free to visit their staff pages (link in bio). #cral #psycholinguistics #language #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

Let's highlight another CRAL project! Christine has been writing a new chapter on psychological safety in the language classroom. 🏫 Feel free to go check out her staff page, in the directory (link in bio)! #uoncral #languageteaching #languagelearning #psychology #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics

Let's highlight a sector of CRAL: Language Learning and Teaching! 🌏 Here are some of the interesting topics and amazing researchers you'll find here. Feel free to visit their staff pages (link in bio). #uoncral #language #languagelearning #languageteaching #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #uon

Today let's celebrate Spring on University Park Campus with a lovely view of the daffodils! 🌼 🐝🌱 #spring #daffodils #campus #uoncral #language #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon

Let's have a look at a typical Friday for one of our researchers, Dr Christine Muir. Stay tuned for more about her research on second language acquisition! #uoncral #language #languagelearning #research #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon

Here's an overview of the sectors of CRAL. Stay tuned for individual posts on the sectors, where you will get to find out more about what they do! #uoncral #language #languagelearning #languageuse #research #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon #linguistics

Yesterday we had the symposium on Teaching Literature in the Language Classroom. We had many fascinating talks, on the convergence of teaching language and literature. Thank you to everyone who came and/or presented! #uoncral #language #researchcentre #uon #linguistics

Brilliant to welcome back to University Park campus Emeritus Professor Norbert Schmitt, one of CRAL’s founding members! Here to share with our lucky PGT students his wealth of experience doing and supervising empirical research. #uoncral #language #research #postgraduate #appliedlinguistics #uon

Let's highlight a CRAL project! @lucyjones.bsky.social carried out a project focused on language and LGBTQIA+ youth, analysing marginalised identities through an intersectional lens. From this came the LGBTQIA+ Youth Manifesto and the language guide. 🏳️‍🌈 #uoncral #language #lgbtq #researchproject

2026 is the National Year of Reading! The campaign aims to help people (re)discover the joy of reading by connecting it to their passions. Let's hear from one of our researchers, Lucy Jones! #uoncral #literacy #reading #language #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon

All are welcome to attend our symposium on Monday 30th March! It will be accessible both online and on campus, from 9:00-18:00. There will be 13 presentations, and lunch and refreshments will be provided! We look forward to seeing you there! #uoncral #language #researchcentre #uon #linguistics

Now that we are in the 25th year of CRAL, it's a great time to dive into our history! We are excited for many more years of research in the field of applied linguistics! #uoncral #language #research #researchcentre #cral #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #uon #linguistics

Curious about where CRAL is? You can find our researchers in Trent Building on University Park Campus! #uoncral #languagelearning #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #linguistics

Welcome to CRAL! We research how language is used, taught, and learnt in a whole range of authentic contexts in the world around us. 🌏 Stay tuned to find out more about exciting projects and events! #uoncral #languagelearning #researchcentre #appliedlinguistics #nottinghamuniversity #linguistics