Cambridge Language Sciences Interdisciplinary Centre

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Technological advances such as brain imaging and machine learning mean that applied research in language sciences is having a growing impact on everyday lives – from the development of search engines and virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, to biomedical text mining and dementia research. New research challenges are also posed by the increasingly multilingual and multicultural society associated with migration and social change.

Cambridge Language Sciences is one of a select group of University-wide Interdisciplinary Research Centres at Cambridge, designed to build research capacity in tackling some of today’s greatest challenges. Its mission is to promote dialogue between language scientists of all disciplines, to stimulate innovative thinking and to catalyse the formation of new interdisciplinary partnerships for novel research and creative teaching.

Its virtual network includes members from across the university including humanities, social sciences, biological sciences, medicine, computer science, engineering and technology. The Centre’s members also collaborate closely with Cambridge Assessment and Cambridge University Press, and have strong links with other world-leading partners in the field of language sciences.

The interdisciplinary approach and collaboration between researchers across the Cambridge Language Sciences network strengthens the Centre’s ability to tackle complex issues in key areas including technology, health, education and society.

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University of Cambridge
The Old Schools
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