Our new sunroom for Oxford Linguistics is coming along nicely. You all will definitely have to come visit! (Not just yet. One or two things to get sorted before we move in a year from now.)

Somerville College is a pretty cool place, with a remarkable history of creating opportunity. Know of an awesome person who could be our next leader? Give them a nudge. Or send us a tip.

What a week for British Athletics -- not always the hoped for medals, but so many records! M400 - UK record! 🥈 W400 - UK record! W800 - 🥇 M1500 - UK record! 🥈 W1500 - UK record! 🥉 W3000SC - UK record! MMar - 2:07 worth a record! M4x400 - UK record! 🥉 W4x400 - UK record! 🥉

"I was looking for something interdisciplinary to study that combined both human biology and social sciences. As an enthusiast for language too, Psychology and Linguistics seemed perfect." So true! Looking forward to welcoming you to Oxford Linguistics , Ruth!

Participating in the Language Science Station at Planet Word at Planet Word Museum has been one of the most fun things I have done as a researcher. And finding Danica Patrick Private Fans page to help as one of the leaders was an incredible stroke of luck. Read about how it works here.

Proud Doktorvater moment …

Public linguistics talk, this Friday, as part of the Oxford Science & Ideas Festival! There's nobody better to talk about parallels between heritage languages and endangered languages than Maria Polinsky. And Somerville College is the perfect venue.

This is a good piece. Jan ( Janet Royall ) is one of the many reasons why Somerville College is such a welcoming place to live, work, and play.

Come join us in Oxford! Or encourage your friends to apply, so you can visit them here! We are looking to fill the Professorship in Language and Communication, a senior professor position, based in Faculty of English and Worcester College, Oxford . my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

New paper out now in Cognitive Science, led by Masato Nakamura, with Shota Momma and Hiromi Sakai. Evidence for a striking production >> comprehension advantage in sensitivity to verb argument roles. This one took a while, but the end result is worth it. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/co…

More opportunities to join us in Oxford! We have an open-rank position in Phonetics, to coincide with our move into the amazing Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. The new Phonetics Lab sits above a concert hall - both acoustically shielded! ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2024/12/1…

Another postdoc opportunity in Oxford. Any subfield of linguistics. Expressions of Interest for the British Academy International Fellowship due Feb 4. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/01/1…

Come join us in Oxford as we move into our new home in the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities (opening Oct '25). We are looking to fill THREE fixed-term lecturer positions: in Semantics/Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, and Linguistics with French. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/05/0…

Interested in spending a couple of years in Oxford as a Marie Curie postdoc? It's a great environment to develop your research career (and a wonderful place to live). Expressions of interest due June 2nd. Contact potential mentors now. Details: humanities.ox.ac.uk/marie-sklodows…

Really excited that Devyani will soon be joining us in Oxford, strengthening connections between English and Linguistics. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/05/2…

Yet another open-rank position in Oxford! This one is in Applied Linguistics. You get to join Oxford's excellent Dept of Education, and also be my colleague at the fabulous Somerville College , which I cannot recommend too highly. Details: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

More postdoc opportunities in Oxford! 3-year British Academy Fellowships, for start in 2026. For work in any area of linguistics. Expressions of Interest (brief!) for internal competition due July 28. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/06/2…

Opportunity for early career researchers to spend 3 years working with us in Oxford. Cool surroundings, interesting people. Eligibility: need some UK academic connection. Get in touch if interested! Details: ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/11/0…