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QUEEN'S LINGUIST APPOINTED TO NEW LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP 

29 July 2016

Professor Janice Carruthers, Head of the School of Modern Languages at Queen’s University Belfast has been appointed by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to a new Leadership Fellowship in Modern Languages.

The AHRC is appointing Leadership Fellows in three areas of strategic priority – Modern Languages, Design and Heritage. 

Professor Carruthers has been Head of the School of Modern Languages at Queen’s for the last five years. She is Professor of French Linguistics and has research interests in corpus linguistics and the structure of oral French, as well as in sociolinguistics and language policy.

The AHRC will work closely with the Modern Languages Leadership Fellow to enable them to become a figurehead and ambassador for Modern Languages research, advocating and championing on behalf of the Modern Languages community, both nationally and internationally. 

They will provide vision for Modern Languages research, encouraging growth and collaboration, and enhancing visibility in the research community and among the public.

Commenting on the Leadership Fellowship Professor Carruthers said: “This is a crucial time for Modern Languages in the UK. Our research is outward-looking and inherently interdisciplinary: it encompasses literary studies, popular culture, linguistics and history as well as politics, visual and digital cultures.

“In investing in this Fellowship and in schemes such as the Open World Research Initiative and Translating Cultures, the AHRC is ensuring that research in Modern Languages is nurtured, publicised and championed, in order to maximise its impact, both nationally and internationally.

“I am deeply honoured to be appointed to the Modern Languages Leadership Fellowship and look forward to working with the Modern Languages community, the AHRC and a wide range of external stakeholders.”

Professor Andrew Thompson, Chief Executive Officer at the Arts and Humanities Research Council, said: “The new priority area Leadership Fellows will play a pivotal role as key figures in shaping the research landscape.

“As champions of Design, Heritage and Modern Languages research they will help to grow collaboration within and beyond universities, identify fruitful areas in need of more research and look to deepen the AHRC's engagement within the academic community.”

Media inquiries to Queen’s Communications Office or 028 9097 3091.

 

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