Conferences and seminars

The School of Languages and Social Sciences runs a series of of innovative, research-led seminars and conferences throughout the year. All our events are open to members of the public - to find out more, email lss_research@aston.ac.uk 

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Upcoming events

Research Seminars

A series of events taking place in 2011/12

• English Language research seminars  

• Languages and Translation Studies/Institute for the Study of Language and Society research seminars

• Politics and International Relations research seminars  

• Sociology and Public Policy research seminars

Conferences and Symposia

The EU and the BRICs in the Wake of the Eurozone Crisis - 7th June 2012
Aston Centre for Europe would like to invite you to a conference on "The EU and the BRICs in the Wake of the Eurozone Crisis" on Thursday, 7th June 2012 from 12.30 to 6.00 pm.  Key speakers include Daniel Franklin, Executive Editor of The Economist, Sir Michael Arthur, former UK Ambassador to India, and Tom Roe from the EU's External Action Service.  The event is free and open to all staff and students but we would kindly ask you to register your participation in advance, at europe@aston.ac.uk

The UK and the New Eurozone Governance: What Place for Britain in the New EU? - 1st March 2012
Following Britain's walk-out of the December summit, the event falls at a critical juncture both for the future of the Eurozone and for the UK's place in the EU-27.

“1989 – a missed opportunity!” - 23rd February 2012
Speaker: The Rt Hon. Lord Hurd of Westwell, CH PC UK Foreign Secretary, 1989-95

International Conference on Translation Process Research: Breaking New Ground - 9th December 2011
To celebrate the growth of process research and continued enthusiasm for researching the black box, this international online conference will bring together experts in translation and interpreting process research to discuss current and future trends in this newly established field.

5th BAAL Gender and Language Special Interest Group Event (GaLSig) - 20th September 2011
The focus of this event was on theoretical and empirical research that examines gender in relation to public and institutional discourse in domains such as Parliament, government, business, leadership, the media, law, education, academia, medicine and religion.

International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) Tenth Biennial Conference - 11-14th July 2011

BAAL LLT Conference 2011 - 7th - 8th July 2011
The 7th BAAL Language Learning and Teaching SIG Conference took place at Aston University, 7-8 July 2011.