New article by the members of the Department of Psycholinguistic Studies! The research team has examined how bilinguals process morally charged content presented in their native language (L1) and a foreign language (L2). Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Celtic Research Circle cordially invites you to an introductory talk and singing workshop on traditional Irish-language songs with James Foran. The meeting will take place on 14 January 2026 at 1:15 pm in room 230 in Collegium Heliodori. Everyone welcome!

Culture Vultures zaprasza na prezentację i dyskusję o Hamnecie Maggie O’Farrell. 14.01.2026, 11:30–13:00 Collegium Heliodori, sala 214 Prof. Katarzyna Burzyńska (@prof-burzynska.bsky.social) opowie o Anne Hathaway/Agnes Shakespeare. Zapraszamy!

Culture Vultures Reading Group invites you to a presentation & discussion of "Hamnet" by Maggie O’Farrell. 14.01.2026, 11:30–13:00, Collegium Heliodori, room 214. Prof. Katarzyna Burzyńska (@prof-burzynska.bsky.social) will talk about Anne Hathaway/Agnes Shakespeare. All welcome!

Celtic Research Circle invites everyone to a student-to-student workshop “Methodology of linguistic research” that will be conducted by Joanna Człapa (2MA) on 26 November, 1:15 pm in room 230 in Collegium Heliodori Święcicki.

In their latest publication, Prof. Guillaume Thierry and Dr. Rafał Jończyk with their team demonstrate that negative emotions conveyed through nonverbal stimuli (images) can block access to first language (L1) representations in bilinguals! ➡ Head to: doi.org/10.1111/nyas...

📍 Lubisz spotkania na żywo, rozmowy i wymianę doświadczeń? Mamy bogatą ofertę kursów stacjonarnych w ramach Uniwersytetu Otwartego UAM! 🎓 👉 10 kursów od wykładowców WA (linki w wątku poniżej): zajęcia, które pozwolą Ci rozwijać pasje i zdobywać nowe umiejętności.

🌍 Does a second language open us up to other cultures? Dr. Rafał Jończyk (@raffelectrified.bsky.social) co-authored a new publication showing the first evidence that using a second language fosters greater acceptance of foreign cultural norms. #bilingualism #EEG #neuroscience #culture

W ostatnich tygodniach ukazały się dwa tłumaczenia literackie autorstwa dr Marty Listewnik. Z języka walijskiego przełożony został „Ostatni dzień” O. Owaina, powieść dystopijna z lat 60-tych. „Cyswllt” (Kontakt), tom wierszy Jadwigi Graboś, to pierwszy od 1985 r. przekład z polskiego na walijski.

Koła naukowe Wydziału Anglistyki Culture Vultures i BLAST zapraszają na wykład Profesora Michała Urbańczyka, WPiA, UAM, pt. „Trumpinator 2.0, czyli o polityce wewnętrznej i zewnętrznej USA w czasach międzyepoki.” 28 maj 2025, godz. 11:30, w Sali Górnej Collegium Heliodori Święcicki.

Invitation to a talk at the Faculty of English, AMU! Prof. Mary Ellen Curtin: Rethinking Race and Political Biography: Barack Obama’s DREAMS FROM MY FATHER: A STORY OF RACE AND INHERITANCE. 14 May 2025, Collegium Heliodori, 11:30 am, room 211

April was a great month for publications! 🌸 Two new papers with @louiseconnell.bsky.social are now out in open access (with prereg, open data & materials) - here’s a quick rundown. 🧵 First up: what drives activation in a word association task? sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 1/7

New paper from dr Agata Dymarska! A large-scale comparison of word knowledge in native vs non-native English speakers reveals key differences in sensorimotor and lexical contributions to language processing. Now available in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. bit.ly/3QXQuxi

New paper alert! A large-scale comparison of word knowledge in native vs. non-native English speakers reveals key differences in sensorimotor and lexical contributions to language processing. Open access in Bilingualism: Language and Cognition bit.ly/3QXQuxi 🧵1/3

BLAST's next meeting on 9.04.2025 at 11:30 am in room 215, Coll. Heliodori, with a talk by Hanna Stelmaszczyk on the horror of the biological gaze in Jeff VanderMeer's 'Annihilation'

Dr. M. Naranowicz and Dr. K. Jankowiak explored how mood affects neurocognitive mechanisms involved in accessing gender stereotype in language. The study published in NeuroImage reveals that a positive mood facilitates access to gender stereotypes at the stage of meaning integration.

New book! “Abbreviating Middle English: scribal practices, visual texts and medieval multimodalities” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025). Justyna Rogos-Hebda examines how abbreviation symbols – medieval predecessors of LOLs and ASAPs – helped create linguistic and cultural meanings of texts before print.

Celtic Research Circle invites you to Amhránaíocht trí Ghaeilge - Singing in Irish 26.02.2025, 11:30-12:45, room 213 (Heliodori) An introductory talk and singing workshop on Irish-language song with James Foran. Sheet music will be available. If you want to bring along instruments, feel free to!