About Us
The CRiLLS Executive, including the Director, comprises two members from relevant sections within the following academic schools at the University:
- School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
- School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics
- School of Modern languages
CRiLLS objectives are to capitalise on the synergies and foster dialogue and interdisciplinary collaboration at all levels, through a range of activities such as the following:
- Research away-days at which members present their research
- Publication of a Working Papers Series in Linguistics
- Coordinated seminar series including international speakers
- Research mentoring programme
- College of critical friends advising on all research bids, with a specific focus on interdisciplinary activities to strengthen cross-Centre linkages
- Provision of research infrastructure eg administrative support
- Sharing of methodological expertise eg in corpora and their computerised exploitation.