Category: academic conferences

Reflections from Stockholm: Minority Language Revitalization in Practice

Text and images by: Olga Nenonen

Mikhail Mikhailov and Marja Kivilehto at XLVI International VAKKI Symposium in Vaasa

VAKKI is a Finnish research association founded in 1984. During the 40 years of existence, the association has been "actively linking, developing and supporting language and communication research professionals in Finland and worldwide" (https://www.uwasa.fi/en/sites/vakki). One of the VAKKI's key activities is organizing annual symposia on language and communication research and publishing edited volumes based on papers presented at these events. The VAKKI symposia have become important forums for both Finnish and international researchers.

Mikhail Mikhailov at New Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies 2026 (Tarragona, Spain)

By: Mikhail Mikhailov The Intercultural Studies Group held its eighth international conference in Tarragona, Spain, on 25-27 June 2026. The conference was partly a celebration of the doctoral program in Translation and Intercultural Studies at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, which has been running since 2003.

Kielialojen tulevaisuus tapetilla Kielitieteen päivillä

By: Helmi Riihonen

Exploring Early Multilingualism at ELLM2026 in Gdańsk

At ELLM2026, University Lecturer Olga Nenonen presented work on trilingual childhood and Russian as a vulnerable heritage language.

Multidisciplinary phonetics and ear training in Scania

In this post, Dr Heini Kallio, University Lecturer in phonetics, shares her experience of participating in the 26th meeting of phoneticians in Sweden.

Meet Raphael Sannholm, our MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow and the organizer of the next FIRE-TI conference

Plural has the honor of hosting Raphael Sannholm for his MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship, and during his stay, he is organizing the next FIRE-TI conference on Field Research on Translation and Interpreting in Tampere in March 2027. We interviewed Raphael about his experiences, MSCA and of course the upcoming conference. Eager to find out more? Scroll down to find the Call for Papers and submit yours now!

Corpora, discourses and sunshine in Lancaster: CADS 2026

Plural represented at the Subject Didactics Symposium in Helsinki, February 12-13

The Subject Didactics Symposium was held at the University of Helsinki on February 12–13, 2026. The event also marked the 15th anniversary of the Finnish Association for Subject Didactics Research. Suomen Ainedidaktinen Seura täytti 15 vuotta helmikuussa 2026. Seuraa juhlittiin Helsingin yliopistossa vuosikokouksen yhteydessä torstaina 12.2., ja varsinainen symposiumi järjestettiin perjantaina 13.2.

Der DaF-Tag in Helsinki: eine Tagung mit mehr als 30-jähriger Tradition. DaF-päivä Helsingissä: koulutuspäivä, jolla on yli 30 vuoden perinne.

Der DaF-Tag in Helsinki: eine Tagung mit mehr als 30-jähriger Tradition. – Ein Bericht in sieben Bildern von Dieter Hermann Schmitz – DaF-päivä Helsingissä: koulutuspäivä, jolla on yli 30 vuoden perinne. – Raportti seitsemän kuvan kautta. Teksti: Dieter Hermann Schmitz –