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Language and Linguistic Science

A dynamic and innovative department, our expertise spans the arts and sciences. We offer an exciting range of courses combining modern foreign languages, English language, and linguistics. Find out more about our department.

The Research Excellence Framework 2021

  • We’re ranked 1st in the UK for the quality of our research - according to the Times Higher Education’s ranking of the latest REF results (2021). Also, 100% of our research impact was rated 4* - REF’s highest rating.
Learn more about the 2021 REF results


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Languages at York courses

Equality and Diversity

We hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award in recognition of our commitment to gender equality.

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The last Men Standing

Thursday 5 September 2024

Huw Jones, Technical Supervisor in our department, has recently edited a feature length documentary film on the mining community in East Durham.


UKRI Creating Opportunities Evaluation Development Fund awarded to Prof. Keren-Portnoy

Tuesday 3 September 2024

A UKRI Creating Opportunities Evaluation Development Fund has recently been awarded to Professor Tamar Keren-Portnoy from the Department of Language and Linguistic Science.


New research on the gender gap in the Spanish Wikipedia: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of solidarity amongst female Ibero-American translators

Wednesday 21 August 2024

Dr Gustavo Góngora-Goloubintseff, Associate Lecturer in our department, has co-authored a paper with Dr Néstor Singer (Universidad de Santiago de Chile) that investigates the gender gap on Wikipedia, the world’s largest encyclopaedia.


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