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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · 4d

DON’T FORGET
WE'RE STILL RECRUITING!

Activities Secretary
&
Master's Rep

If you're interested in any of these roles check out our website for more details and the application form. Don't forget, applications close on 19 October 2025!!

#linguistics #uk #phd #studygram

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sad you missed the summer school? Or just wanna see more of us?! Come get the insider tips and tricks on writing a PhD research proposal next Thursday at 1630

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Sep 2

We finished off the #summerschool day of #lagb25 at the University of Suffolk with a talk by Prof. Miriam Butt featuring a crash course in the inner working of LLMs and their impact (or not) on theoretical linguistics. Thanks everyone for coming - see you again next year!

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Sep 2

We continued the #lagb25 #summerschool with two skills workshops - one on non-academic job interviews designed Dr Anna Marie Trester, and one on presentation skills, led by Dr Laura Bailey (@linguistlaura.bsky.social) from the University of Kent.

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Sep 2

The LAGB conference @uosenglish kicked off this morning with our first summer school talk by Prof Enoch Aboh. We delved into the big questions about who is doing linguistics, whose languages are we studying, who makes decisions about funding, and, more importantly, what can we do to make change?

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 22

🔔 TODAY'S THE DAY! 🔔

Procrastinate no more and get yourself on over to lagb.org.uk/lagb2025 to register for this year's fantastic summer school. 🎉

More details on our website: www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/summe...

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any problems or questions!

To register, go to https://lagb.org.uk , navigate to this year’s meeting (LAGB 2025) and click ‘registration’

Select ‘student/unwaged – individual days’ (even if you’re not a member). Fill in your deets, then select ‘Summer School - 2nd Sept’ and continue through to payment.

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Zara Fahim @zarafahim15.bsky.social · Aug 21

🔔 LAST DAYS TO REGISTER 🔔
Don’t miss our @lagbling.bsky.social summer school for 2025 including a range of academic & developmental talks below @linguistlaura.bsky.social 👇🏽 Reserve your spot today!*

*The full conference package does not include the summer school. Please register for this separately

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Time is running out to register for the LAGB Summer School!

Today (21st) is the last day to register for conference dinner.

Tomorrow (22nd) is the last day to register for the summer school & conference.

Don't miss out on these fantastic workshops. Register here: lagb.org.uk/page-1829124

Skills workshop with Dr Laura Bailey: Academic and public-facing presentations

Career event: interview workshop run by the committee (designed by Anna Marie Trester)

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Deadline to register: 22nd August!

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Register here --> www.lagb.org.uk/page-1829124

LAGB 2025 - University of Suffolk

www.lagb.org.uk

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Register here --> www.lagb.org.uk/page-1829124

LAGB 2025 - University of Suffolk

www.lagb.org.uk

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Join us at the LAGB Summer School on 2nd September @ the University of Suffolk.

We have an action-packed day in store for you.

Todays spotlights: two fantastic invited speakers Profs. Enoch Aboh and Miriam Butt.

Don't miss out on these incredible talks -- registration link in comments.

Summer School Spotlight: State of the field address with speaker Prof. Enoch Aboh, on the topic 'Academic grants & underrepresented languages in syntactic theory'

Summer School Spotlight: Comparing approaches with Prof. Miriam Butt on the topic 'Approaches to computational linguistics'.

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gutted you missed the deadline to sign up for the LAGBPSC Summer School?

Good news! It's not too late - the registration deadline has been extended to the 22nd August. Get those tickets while you still can!

See you soon @ the University of Suffolk!

LAGB25 REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
University of Suffolk | 2-5 September 2025
(LAGBPSC Summer School - 2 September!)

Conference registration: Please complete your registration by Friday 22 August 2025

Conference dinner: Please confirm your dinner attendance by Thursday 21 August 2025

N.B. The full conference package does not include the Summer school. Please register for this separately.

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Jul 24

Join us on the 7th of August at 1630 UK time to learn about the PhD application process in the UK!

The Teams link will be made available on our website shortly before the session begins

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Jul 1

An informal discussion with two linguists who have worked in the language assessment industry in the US, Na-Rae Han (previously at ETS, currently at the University of Pittsburgh) and Ben Naismith (currently at Duolingo).

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Jul 1

📣📣 Careers Event Incoming 📣📣

10th July 1645-1730 link on our website

*Computational Linguists in Industry: Two Insiders' Perspectives*

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Have you heard about our summer school? Now you have!

Save the date!!
2nd September 2025
Suffolk University

More details coming soon

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hello hello, our final event of this Careers Event series will be on the 10th of July at the usual time in the usual place!

More details to come, or you can check out our website lagbpsc.co.uk

lagbpsc.co.uk

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 26

📣📣REMINDERS📣📣

Apply to be our new Treasurer by 31st of May

Apply for Master's funding by 3rd of June

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 19

Don't forget to apply!!

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 9

We need a new treasurer! If the idea of managing the finances of a national postgraduate linguistics society sounds fun check out our website for details of the application.

LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 14

Don't worry if you couldn't make it to our last careers event, Navigating Academia with more Possibilities, you can ow check it out on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RiE...

Navigating Academia with more possibilities

YouTube video by LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee

www.youtube.com

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 9

We need a new treasurer! If the idea of managing the finances of a national postgraduate linguistics society sounds fun check out our website for details of the application.

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · May 5

!! Careers Event incoming !!

Join us on Thursday for a panel discussion of tips and tricks for navigating academia.

1630-1745 link on our website

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LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee @lagbpsc.bsky.social · Apr 21

Last chance to submit!

LAGB @lagbling.bsky.social · Apr 11

📢 Deadline Extended!
Good news — the Call for Papers for #LAGB2025 has been extended by one week. You now have until 22nd April to submit your proposals.
If you're still putting the finishing touches on your abstract — or haven't yet had the chance to begin -- there's now a bit more breathing space.

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LAGB @lagbling.bsky.social · Apr 11

📢 Deadline Extended!
Good news — the Call for Papers for #LAGB2025 has been extended by one week. You now have until 22nd April to submit your proposals.
If you're still putting the finishing touches on your abstract — or haven't yet had the chance to begin -- there's now a bit more breathing space.

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