
Edinburgh
Bilingualism Matters Edinburgh provides advice and talks around the Edinburgh area and Scotland on bilingualism and language learning. Our members are academics and researchers based mainly at the University of Edinburgh, as well as student volunteers who receive training and experience delivering public engagement activities and events.

30 Mar 2022
Find out about our new Bilingualism Matters social enterprise and how to get involved.
27 Apr 2022
Our annual interdisciplinary research conference is online again this year, with a two-day programme packed with the latest bilingualism research. Call for abstracts open now!
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17-May-2022
This event is open to current and prospective members of Bilingualism Matters.

1-May-2022
Come and celebrate Polish Heritage Day with us!

30 March 2022
The official launch of our new Bilingualism Matters social enterprise on 30 March 2022.

3 February 2022
Celebrate an exciting and innovative approach to language learning at this online exhibition launch and project information session.

2022
Talks for local community groups and schools on aspects of bilingualism and language learning.

24 Nov 2021
An online workshop for educators working with autistic bilingual young people and their families.
News
View allChildren at Scottish Gaelic Medium Education schools between Primary 2 and Primary 5 who speak Gaelic, English and at least one other language at home, are invited to participate in this University of Edinburgh study researching how multilingual children learn Gaelic and English.
Find out about the MultiMind Project Final Conference and how to access free resources on multilingualism, including a fun quiz, flyers and videos on multilingualism and developmental language disorders, and policy reports for professionals.
University of Edinburgh PhD candidate Mariel Deluna is investigating teacher perspectives on the relationship between “race”, language, ethnicity, and nationality.
Find out about our new Bilingualism Matters social enterprise and how to get involved.
We are looking for research participants for a study on bilingualism - can you help? English-Italian bilinguals living in the UK or Italy.
Find out more about the exhibition of creative art works by primary school pupils during the Polish through Art project.
Bilingualism Matters Edinburgh has teamed up with educational platform Twinkl and SCILT to create a range of free resources on bilingualism for teachers to use in English and Gaelic speaking classrooms.
A BM Edinburgh project aiming to inspire local Edinburgh communities to connect with languages has won the Collaboration Award at the recent Creative Edinburgh Awards.
The 'Bilingualism and Hate Speech Experiences' study needs participants to help with research.
Help with research and be compensated for your time! PhD student looking for native Spanish speakers from Spain, living in the UK or Spain.
The latest news and updates from Bilingualism Matters at the University of Edinburgh, including upcoming events and research.
Bilingualism Matters is working in partnership with UNESCO on the Futures of Education initiative. Find out about about latest developments and reports.
By Lourdes Barquín Sanmartín, PhD in Applied Linguistics, University of Edinburgh
BM Edinburgh volunteer Dr Maria Dokovova interviews Dr Lauren Hall-Lew from the University of Edinburgh about accents and trust.
The UNESCO International Commission on the Futures of Education is looking for feedback on its Progress Update report by 30th April 2021.
Blog post by Maggie Mroczkowski, BM Edinburgh Volunteer and PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh
Bilingualism Matters is a collaborator in this year's festival, which has a great programme of Portuguese and Spanish documentary films, available across the UK and Ireland.
Bilingualism Matters has contributed two full reports and a summary consultation report to the UNESCO Futures of Education initiative, highlighting the crucial role of languages in education.
A research team from the University of Edinburgh is looking at how bilingual children learn Gaelic and English and which areas of the languages are hard for them.
Blog post by Mariel Deluna, PhD Education Student at University of Edinburgh & BM Edinburgh Volunteer
Post by María García Basanta, BM Edinburgh Volunteer, on her native language, Galician.
Article by Bérengère Digard, with the support of Sonny and Fergus from AMASE
Find out about the Edinburgh Multilingual Stories Festival, a celebration of languages that ran in 2018 and 2019, and we plan to host again in the future.
A selection of online videos from events and talks given by Prof Antonella Sorace, and links to articles in the media.