Bristol Centre for Linguistics (BCL)

The Bristol Centre for Linguistics aims to contribute to people’s understanding of language and communication as well as address real-life local, national and international challenges through research, public engagement and outreach.

The Centre aims to create a platform for knowledge exchange on linguistics as well as highlight the relevance of language research to the public via our seminar series, partnerships with organisations outside academia, outreach and various paid and volunteering research/outreach posts.

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Research at BCL

Our research strands, current projects and activities.

Members

A list of our staff, current and past students.

Seminar series and events

Current and past events from the BCL.

Outreach

BCL's outreach work and projects.

Volunteering and taking part in BCL research

Get in touch if you are interested in participating in our research studies or projects.

Publications

View our current and past publications.

Contact us

Centre contact details for any enquiries or feedback.

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Research Centres and Groups

Browse UWE Bristol's portfolio of research areas, expertise, staff and publications.

Centres and groups

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