Event details

We are delighted to announce the 2025 edition of the ACTL (Advanced Core Training in Linguistics) Summer School will take place in York, from June 30 to July 4.

This year there will be 4 courses: 

- Andrew Lamont (University College London) Phonological Locality

- Matt Husband (University of Oxford) Prediction in language comprehension

- Victoria Noble (University of York) Mass, Count, Collectives, Singulatives

- Syntax: Imke Driemel (University of York) Locality in Syntax

To encourage discussion across traditional subfields, we opted for no parallel sessions for this edition of ACTL.

Poster presentations by students

We are planning a poster presentation workshop by student participants and a social event on the evening of Wednesday July 2. 

Registration

Students wishing to apply should express their interest by completing this application form by May 15:

https://forms.gle/ZL5EzxHmSN91QAvS9 

Applicants should normally have completed a masters level (or equivalent) programme in Linguistics and be in the first or second year of an MPhil/PhD/DPhil programme in Linguistics. Before registering, they should discuss their training needs with their supervisor (or programme director) and have their agreement on their participation. Places are limited and priority will be given to research postgraduate students of ACTL member departments.

The tuition for regular participants is £100.00.

Tuition waiver for ACTL members

The tuition is waived for postgraduate students currently registered at University of Cambridge,  University of Newcastle, University of Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, UCL and University of York. 

Travel reimbursement plan

Research postgraduate students (i.e. excluding students in taught programmes BA, MA, MSc etc.)  based at these institutions will also be (partially) reimbursed for their accommodation and/or transportation (more details will be available through your supervisor). The amount to be reimbursed is contingent on the number of students attending the school. In order to get reimbursed, you have to keep the original receipts. We will distribute the reimbursement form during the Summer School. Please contact Heather Taylor (linguistics-pg-enquiries@york.ac.uk), in case you have questions.

Venue

The ACTL 2025 Summer School will take place at the University of York Campus, more details on the location of the teaching rooms will be sent in due time. 

Accommodation

The University of York campus is within walking distance from the historic center of York, which offers several accommodation options. Another cheap option is to share a temporary rent with your friends. When planning your visit keep in mind that York is a very popular touristic destination.