Colleagues at the Centre for Language Education Research at QUB and the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at TCD are delighted to invite you to the official in-person launches of LIFELANGS-an ambitious new research project dedicated to studying the languages and identities shared across different communities on the island of Ireland. 

Join us at one of our two in-person launches in the new year, where we will celebrate the start of the LIFELANGS Living Observatory of Shared Languages & Identities. We look forward to introducing you to the team and to sharing our plans for the next four years.  

• 3pm-4pm on 07/01/2026 Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast 

• 4pm-5pm on 08/01/2026 Odyssey Room, Alex Hotel, Dublin 2 

We invite you to register in advance via our  online form.  

LIFELANGS – A Living Observatory of Shared Languages and Identities – is a Strand II Emerging Hubs of Excellence project (2025 – 2029) funded under the North South Research Programme (NSRP). The NSRP is a collaborative scheme funded through the Government’s Shared Island Fund. It is being administered by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science.