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Linguistics Professor and Director of Bilingualism Matters elected as Fellow of the British Academy
Linguistics Professor Antonella Sorace joins the 2020 cohort of elected Fellows of the distinguished British Academy
Music record inventively illuminates research into the evolution of words relating to “light”
Professor Simon Kirby collaborated with artists & musicians around Scotland to create ‘Sing the Gloaming,’ a vinyl record of experimental music grounded in research
PPLS Undergraduate Teaching Office wins CAHSS colleague award
The PPLS Undergraduate Teaching Office was awarded 'Outstanding Team' at the 2020 CAHSS Colleague Recognition Awards
Professor Michela Massimi elected President of the Philosophy of Science Association
PPLS professor elected president of the influential Philosophy of Science Association
Linguistics & English Language Professor part of project rebuilding people's lost voices
People who have lost, or are at risk of losing, their voice due to a medical condition are set to be helped by a new spin-out company that will create a personalised synthetic version of their voice.
Linguistics Professor to deliver webinar talk at United Nations Association of New York
Antonella Sorace, Linguistics Professor and Director of Bilingualism Matters, will speak at a webinar hosted by the United Nations Association of New York
Three PPLS researchers to collect COVID-19 video diaries from Edinburgh & Lothian residents
Linguistics & English Language researchers Dr Lauren Hall-Lew, Dr Claire Cowie and Dr Catherine Lai to investigate impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh & Lothian community
Psychology researchers and Lothian Birth Cohorts featured in BBC Two programme
PPLS researchers in Psychology Professor Ian Deary and Dr Simon Cox appear in Horizon's 'The Great British Intelligence Test' on BBC Two
Intelligence research features in online festival
Ian Deary explores intelligence and the ageing of thinking skills as part of a mini digital science festival
Student Awards celebrate achievements of PPLS students
Students from Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences secured 10 nominations across 6 different categories at the Student Awards 2020