Were you at our last summer #Coffeemorning in June ? Here’s a quick flashback to the gorgeous day we had coming together as a community @tcddublin.bsky.social Missed it? No bother there’ll be many more! #sharedisland #linguisticstribe #lifelangs #languageresearch

The School of Linguistic, Speech & Communication Sciences, @tcddublin.bsky.social has published the research report: "Motivations and Pathways in Higher Education Language Learning: Evidence to Inform the Next Phase of Languages Connect" available via the TARA Repository. doi.org/10.25546/113...

LIFELANGS is one of four cross-border projects funded in Call II of the North South Research Programme, supported by the Government of Ireland’s @gov.ie #SharedIsland Initiative. Jayne shared the vision for our Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Cultures on the island of Ireland. 2/2

LIFELANGS team member Dr Jayne Duff was honoured to speak recently with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Queen's University Belfast, where he delivered the 2026 #LordTrimble Lecture. 1/2🧵 #sharedlanguages #LimguisticsIreland

Research from the ⁠Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey shows broad public support for the Irish language & Ulster-Scots. The study, led by LIFELANGS Co-PIs ⁠Dr Aisling O'Boyle, ⁠Prof Lorna Carson & ARK CoDirector Dr Paula Devine found robust public support for both Irish language & Ulster-Scots.

Did you know a school textbook has its own hidden grammar, deciding who gets to "know," and who is only ever "known about"? We're exploring that at our first LIFELANGS Annual Lecture. 🧵1/4 12pm Thurs 9 July 📍Canada Room, Lanyon Building, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

We have a very talented 12-year-old to thank for our new logo! Late last year we asked young people across Ireland to design an image for our Living Observatory. The entries blew us away and our winner is Olivia McConaghy. Part 1/2

On Tuesday, 23 June, @tcddublin.bsky.social welcomed a senior delegation from Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, China, led by Mr Ma Yuefeng, Mayor of Yulin City. They were here to explore opportunities for international cooperation in higher education, innovation, and sustainable development.

Two funded PhD studentships just opened at @qub.ac.uk as part of LIFELANGS: a living observatory studying shared languages and identities across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Application Deadline: 9 July. Details 👇 lifelangs.com/vacancies/ Thread 1/3

If you missed our launch webinar, watch on demand here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Efv... Co-PIs Professor Lorna Carson ( @tcddublin.bsky.social ) & Dr Aisling O'Boyle ( Queens University Belfast) introduce why this project exists, what we're setting out to do & how we plan to do it WITH communities!

We've just received a Major Book Donation from Professor Lai Guolong! On May 20th, TCAS received a remarkable donation of >1,000 books, delivered in 60 boxes shipped from Florida. Sent by Professor Lai Guolong of Westlake University, China! The 3rd major book donation received & the largest so far.

Don't forget! You're warmly invited to pop in to our LIFELANGS Summer Coffee Morning! 📆 11 am - 12.30pm on Thursday 25 June 📍 Regent House, @tcddublin.bsky.social ☕ Tea, coffee, and refreshments will be provided Just register on Eventbrite www.eventbrite.ie/e/lifelangs-...

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We were delighted to welcome students from Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, for a short campus visit focused on languages, linguistics & language-learning opportunities @tcddublin.bsky.social !

Why Does Anthropology Need Linguistics in the 21st Century? Our Summer School for Ancient Trans-Himalayan Languages opens with Prof. Nicholas Harkness, #HarvardUniversity. 📍 Arts Building, @tcddublin.bsky.social 📅 14 Jun | 4.30pm www.tcd.ie/Asian/events...

Come to our @lifelangs.bsky.social coffee morning! tinyurl.com/LIFELANGS-25...

Did you know you could ask us ANYTHING related to language? Send us any language-related questions, the ones you’ve always wanted to ask, and we’ll do our best to answer them here! Just drop us a line at info@lifelangs.com

🗺️ New interactive language map from our @LIFELANGS Living Observatory! Ever wondered what languages are spoken in your area? Our interactive map, based on census data (2021 NISRA & 2022 CSO) shows languages other than English or Irish by county. antoinrodgers.shinyapps.io/lifelangs/

#LIFELANGS team member Dr Jayne Duff attended the Lord Trimble Lecture at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social last week, where she had the opportunity to speak with An Taoiseach Micheál Martin about our Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland.

📢 Our first LIFELANGS newsletter is live! Check out our new interactive language map for the island of Ireland 🗺️, three new team members, and a packed events calendar ahead ⬇️ lifelangs.com #LIFELANGS #Languages #Ireland

🎊If you are in the neighbourhood today or tomorrow, you are warmly invited to help us celebrate the start of the new Lifelangs Living Observatory North South research project! ✅ Wed 7 Jan - 3pm, Belfast, QUB Canada Room. ISL & BSL 🧏‍♂️ ✅Thurs 8 Jan - 4pm, Dublin, Alex Hotel. ISL 🧏‍♀️

✨ LIFELANGS Project Launches – January 2026 ✨ We’re delighted to share details of our in-person launches of the LIFELANGS Living Observatory of Shared Languages & Identities, taking place in Belfast and Dublin in the new year. These events will mark the beginning of an exciting four-year journey.

🚀 We are recruiting! Join the LIFELANGS Research Team! 3 new opportunities within our LIFELANGS Living Observatory of Shared Languages & Identities: 📚 1 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social 📚 2 Fully-Funded PhD Studentships at @tcdeconomics.bsky.social

Missed our online launch yesterday? Catch up here and learn what our Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities is setting out to do over the next 4 years in this new NSRP-funded Emerging Hub of Excellence. And meet the team! CC available. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Efv...

Online Launch of LIFELANGS A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities

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Welcome to LIFELANGS - A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the island of Ireland. An ambitious new large-scale collaborative research project from @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and @tcddublin.bsky.social, led by @aislingoboyle.bsky.social & @lornacarson.bsky.social.

Register for our Online Launch! 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 4 December 2025 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM (Irish Standard Time) 💻 Location: Online via Microsoft Teams 🧏‍♀️ ISL and BSL interpretation provided 🔗Registration link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/71e94c...

We're a Strand II Emerging Hubs of Excellence project (2025 – 2029) funded under the North South Research Programme. NSRP is a collaborative scheme under the Government’s Shared Island Fund, administered by the HEA for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science.

We'll gather evidence about how people use different languages and live in different cultural settings. With local communities and external partners, we'll collect data on how people of all ages learn and use languages—both 🗣️and🧏‍♀️— in places like homes, schools, workplaces, and social spaces.