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PPLS celebrated at the People of CAHSS Awards

30 May, 2024

On Tuesday, 28th May, McEwan Hall was buzzing with excitement as the People of CAHSS winners were…

PPLS student awarded Glushko dissertation prize

09 May, 2024

Tianwei Gong received the prestigious prize for her Psychology PhD thesis ‘Causal induction in time’

Linguistics Professor elected Fellow of world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society

17 April, 2024

Congratulations to Professor Antonella Sorace who has been honoured by the American Association for…

New study reveals virtual conversations boost, not hinder, child language development

28 March, 2024

In an era dominated by virtual communication, a new joint study from University of Edinburgh and…

Linguistics graduate honoured by British Council Greece

26 February, 2024

Congratulations to Dimitrios Chaidas who has received the Social Action Award in recognition of his…

Philosophy Professor Elected to German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

06 February, 2024

Professor Michela Massimi has been recognised by one of the world’s leading scholarly societies.

PPLS Review of 2023

18 January, 2024

Happy New Year from the School of PPLS!

Linguists and physicists team up to uncover the forces that shape grammar

16 January, 2024

Funding received to understand factors such as communicative need, social aspects and learning…

DigiCAT team wins Wellcome Prize

15 January, 2024

The DigiCAT project, led by Psychology lecturer Dr Aja Murray, has won the Wellcome Data Prize in…

Navigating misinformation: How linguistics can help

15 December, 2023

Dr Chris Cummins’ research examines how even the most perceptive member of the public can be led…