Latest news from our LIFELANGS Living Observatory 🎉 @lifelangs.bsky.social
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LIFELANGS Newsletter: Updates from the Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities
Hello and welcome to the second issue of the LIFELANGS newsletter. We hope you have had a good summer. We have hit the ground running here, with a back-to-school vibe and new energy for the months …
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September 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Latest news from our LIFELANGS Living Observatory 🎉 @lifelangs.bsky.social
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Join us on 12 Nov for a #LIFELANGS public lecture on Translanguaging and Minority Languages, with Prof. Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002211763...
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LIFELANGS Living Observatory Public Lecture
You are warmly invited to the next LIFELANGS Public Lecture by Professor Jasone Cenoz, on “Translanguaging and Minority Languages”
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September 25, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Join us on 12 Nov for a #LIFELANGS public lecture on Translanguaging and Minority Languages, with Prof. Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002211763...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2002211763...
How do languages shape life in Northern Ireland?
LIFELANGS researcher Dr Ian Collen on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback discusses languages in NI - exploring how communities share language & identity.
🎧 If you can catch BBC's radio player,
Listen from 30 min in
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
LIFELANGS researcher Dr Ian Collen on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback discusses languages in NI - exploring how communities share language & identity.
🎧 If you can catch BBC's radio player,
Listen from 30 min in
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
September 26, 2026 at 1:33 PM
How do languages shape life in Northern Ireland?
LIFELANGS researcher Dr Ian Collen on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback discusses languages in NI - exploring how communities share language & identity.
🎧 If you can catch BBC's radio player,
Listen from 30 min in
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
LIFELANGS researcher Dr Ian Collen on BBC Radio Ulster’s Talkback discusses languages in NI - exploring how communities share language & identity.
🎧 If you can catch BBC's radio player,
Listen from 30 min in
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
📢 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
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
LIFELANGS
A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities
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May 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
📢 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
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
Come to our @lifelangs.bsky.social coffee morning! tinyurl.com/LIFELANGS-25...
June 9, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Come to our @lifelangs.bsky.social coffee morning! tinyurl.com/LIFELANGS-25...
Our most recent newsletter is out now - packed with Lifelangs people, research news, events, videos and, most of all, our next Coffee Morning invite!
Dive in here 👇
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#Linguisticsireland #linguistics
Dive in here 👇
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#Linguisticsireland #linguistics
September 25, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Our most recent newsletter is out now - packed with Lifelangs people, research news, events, videos and, most of all, our next Coffee Morning invite!
Dive in here 👇
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#Linguisticsireland #linguistics
Dive in here 👇
lifelangs.com
#Linguisticsireland #linguistics
LIFELANGS: a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland. Delighted to be working with amazing colleagues external partners &project friends🙏https://tinyurl.com/lifelangs
August 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
LIFELANGS: a Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities on the Island of Ireland. Delighted to be working with amazing colleagues external partners &project friends🙏https://tinyurl.com/lifelangs
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/
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Application Deadline: 9 July.
Details 👇
lifelangs.com/vacancies/
Thread 1/3
June 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
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
Application Deadline: 9 July.
Details 👇
lifelangs.com/vacancies/
Thread 1/3
🗺️ 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.
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May 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
🗺️ 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/
antoinrodgers.shinyapps.io/lifelangs/
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
Missed it? No bother there’ll be many more!
#sharedisland #linguisticstribe #lifelangs #languageresearch
July 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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
Missed it? No bother there’ll be many more!
#sharedisland #linguisticstribe #lifelangs #languageresearch
📢 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
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
LIFELANGS
A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities
lifelangs.com
May 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
📢 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
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
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LIFELANGS actively welcomes candidates from non-traditional backgrounds first-gen graduates, mature students, career changers, people with lived experience of migration.
Send your Queries to a.oboyle@qub.ac.uk
#LanguageResearch #SharedIsland #Linguistics
LIFELANGS actively welcomes candidates from non-traditional backgrounds first-gen graduates, mature students, career changers, people with lived experience of migration.
Send your Queries to a.oboyle@qub.ac.uk
#LanguageResearch #SharedIsland #Linguistics
June 23, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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LIFELANGS actively welcomes candidates from non-traditional backgrounds first-gen graduates, mature students, career changers, people with lived experience of migration.
Send your Queries to a.oboyle@qub.ac.uk
#LanguageResearch #SharedIsland #Linguistics
LIFELANGS actively welcomes candidates from non-traditional backgrounds first-gen graduates, mature students, career changers, people with lived experience of migration.
Send your Queries to a.oboyle@qub.ac.uk
#LanguageResearch #SharedIsland #Linguistics
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.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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.
#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.
May 14, 2026 at 3:04 PM
#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.
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-...
📆 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-...
June 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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-...
📆 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-...
Bring yourself and friends! Message us with any queries. Full details at www.lifelangs.com
@lornacarson.bsky.social @aislingoboyle.bsky.social
@lornacarson.bsky.social @aislingoboyle.bsky.social
LIFELANGS
A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities
www.lifelangs.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Bring yourself and friends! Message us with any queries. Full details at www.lifelangs.com
@lornacarson.bsky.social @aislingoboyle.bsky.social
@lornacarson.bsky.social @aislingoboyle.bsky.social
Lorna: "LIFELANGS will gather knowledge from the fields of language, education, and social sciences to produce practical, research-based resources for everyone."
Aisling: "By 2029, our first dataset will be a public, searchable website covering every language spoken, signed, and seen in Ireland."
Aisling: "By 2029, our first dataset will be a public, searchable website covering every language spoken, signed, and seen in Ireland."
August 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Lorna: "LIFELANGS will gather knowledge from the fields of language, education, and social sciences to produce practical, research-based resources for everyone."
Aisling: "By 2029, our first dataset will be a public, searchable website covering every language spoken, signed, and seen in Ireland."
Aisling: "By 2029, our first dataset will be a public, searchable website covering every language spoken, signed, and seen in Ireland."
Meet the team leading LIFELANGS 🧵
Prof. Lorna Carson (TCD) & Dr Aisling O'Boyle (QUB), our Co-PIs, pictured with Abdullah Karaakin, Project Manager.
Stay tuned here, as we'll be sharing interviews and their takes on what the project is about
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Prof. Lorna Carson (TCD) & Dr Aisling O'Boyle (QUB), our Co-PIs, pictured with Abdullah Karaakin, Project Manager.
Stay tuned here, as we'll be sharing interviews and their takes on what the project is about
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August 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Meet the team leading LIFELANGS 🧵
Prof. Lorna Carson (TCD) & Dr Aisling O'Boyle (QUB), our Co-PIs, pictured with Abdullah Karaakin, Project Manager.
Stay tuned here, as we'll be sharing interviews and their takes on what the project is about
1/4
Prof. Lorna Carson (TCD) & Dr Aisling O'Boyle (QUB), our Co-PIs, pictured with Abdullah Karaakin, Project Manager.
Stay tuned here, as we'll be sharing interviews and their takes on what the project is about
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Calling all young creatives! Our new all-Ireland/cross-border LIFELANGS project is looking for a new logo, and we need your help 😀 Our logo contest is open to all under 18s resident in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Find out more on our website lifelangs.com/logo-contest/
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Calling all young creatives! Our new all-Ireland/cross-border LIFELANGS project is looking for a new logo, and we need your help 😀 Our logo contest is open to all under 18s resident in Ireland/Northern Ireland. Find out more on our website lifelangs.com/logo-contest/
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
12pm Thurs 9 July 📍Canada Room, Lanyon Building, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
July 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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
12pm Thurs 9 July 📍Canada Room, Lanyon Building, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
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.
July 4, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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.
🎊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 🧏♀️
✅ Wed 7 Jan - 3pm, Belfast, QUB Canada Room. ISL & BSL 🧏♂️
✅Thurs 8 Jan - 4pm, Dublin, Alex Hotel. ISL 🧏♀️
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
🎊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 🧏♀️
✅ Wed 7 Jan - 3pm, Belfast, QUB Canada Room. ISL & BSL 🧏♂️
✅Thurs 8 Jan - 4pm, Dublin, Alex Hotel. ISL 🧏♀️
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Efv...
Online Launch of LIFELANGS A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities
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December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Efv...
The two roles:
→ People, Places & Purposes (Stream 3)
→ Shared Resources (Stream 4)
Both include 3 years of home-level fees + £16,000/year stipend.
Supervised by researchers at Queens University Belfast and @tcddublin.bsky.social
lifelangs.com/vacancies/
→ People, Places & Purposes (Stream 3)
→ Shared Resources (Stream 4)
Both include 3 years of home-level fees + £16,000/year stipend.
Supervised by researchers at Queens University Belfast and @tcddublin.bsky.social
lifelangs.com/vacancies/
Vacancies
The LIFELANGS project employs a mixed-methods approach to study the everyday phenomenon of language learning, language use, and the construction and (re)presentation of identities. We seek qualifie…
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June 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The two roles:
→ People, Places & Purposes (Stream 3)
→ Shared Resources (Stream 4)
Both include 3 years of home-level fees + £16,000/year stipend.
Supervised by researchers at Queens University Belfast and @tcddublin.bsky.social
lifelangs.com/vacancies/
→ People, Places & Purposes (Stream 3)
→ Shared Resources (Stream 4)
Both include 3 years of home-level fees + £16,000/year stipend.
Supervised by researchers at Queens University Belfast and @tcddublin.bsky.social
lifelangs.com/vacancies/