Plural: Monitieteinen kielten ja kulttuurien tutkimuskeskus

We are resuming our blog post series about various academic events Pluralists attend. In this week's post, Dr Heini Kallio, University Lecturer in phonetics, shares her experience of participating in the 26th meeting of phoneticians in Sweden:

Multidisciplinary phonetics and ear training in Scania | Plural-blogi | Tampere Universities In this post, Dr Heini Kallio, University Lecturer in phonetics, shares her experience of participating in the 26th meeting of phoneticians in Sweden.

Read this week's blog post for the interview with Raphael Sannholm, ITC Plural's MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, and for the CfP for next FIRE-TI conference on Field Research on Translation and Interpreting in Tampere in March 2027:

Meet Raphael Sannholm, our MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow and the organizer of the next FIRE-TI conference | Plural-blogi | Tampere Universities Plural has the honor of hosting Raphael Sannholm for his MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship, and during his stay, he is organizing the next FIRE-TI conference on Field Research on Translation and Interpreting in Tampere in March 2027. We interviewed Raphael about his experiences, MSCA and of course the up...

In this week's conference blog, Pluralists Maija Hirvonen, Tuija Kinnunen and Sirkku Latomaa share their experiences of participating in academic events in Graz (Austria) and Helsinki.

Read Sirkku's blog on the Subject Didactics Symposium here: https://blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-researchers-life/plural-represented-at-the-subject-didactics-symposium-in-helsinki-february-12-13/

Read Maija and Tuija's blog on the FI-DACH Conference here:
https://blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-researchers-life/conference-on-cultural-relations-between-finland-and-the-german-speaking-countries-in-graz/

Save the date!

You are all warmly welcome to meet Dr. Blanka Babicka (University of Olomouc, Czechia), who is visiting the Languages Unit on 17-18 June. In an informal seminar on Wed, June 17, at 13:15-14:45 (Pinni B2033), she will present English and German teacher education at her home institution, and short-term student mobility.

In the same seminar, Elina Vasu (Languages Unit) will present her current research on teaching L2 oral skills pedagogy to future teachers.

In addition, all participants are welcome to join a discussion on language/teacher education in their respective contexts, and their research.

We continue our series of blog posts about academic conferences where Pluralists represent Tampere Universities. In this week's post, Moviko staff members Sari Hokkanen, Frederike Schierl, Satu Valkiainen and Anu Viljanmaa talk about their participation in the 23rd KäTu Symposium on Translation and Interpreting Studies which was held at the University of Eastern Finland’s Joensuu this April: https://blogs.tuni.fi/plural/tutkimus/pluralists-represent-the-itc-languages-unit-at-the-2026-katu-symposium/

On this week's blog, Pluralists Anu Viljanmaa and Kaisa Koskinen talk about the celebration of the 60th anniversary of translator and interpreter education in Tampere. Read more about the festivities and the related multilingual publication here: https://blogs.tuni.fi/plural/events/pyynikilta-pinniin-60-vuotta-kaantaja-ja-tulkkikoulutusta-tampereella/

We are really excited to remind you that the 29th International Symposium on Malay and Indonesian Linguistics starts next Monday! The symposium is held at Tampere University on June 8-11, and its first plenary talk (11:00-12:00 on 8.06 at Pinni B 1097) is open to everyone.

More details on our website: https://research.tuni.fi/plural-en/event/the-29th-international-symposium-on-malay-and-indonesian-linguistics-to-be-held-at-tampere-university-on-8-11-june/

In our new blog post, Mary Nurminen recounts her first experience with funding applications, a growing presence in researchers’ work:

https://blogs.tuni.fi/plural/a-researchers-life/if-i-gave-you-1-million-euros-what-would-you-do-with-it/

You are cordially invited to the keyword seminar organised by the research group Spatial Studies and Environmental Humanities (Plural Research Centre, ITC) at Tampere University on Friday, 29 May 2026.

The “Deep Spaces” symposium will take place at 9:30-16:30 on the city centre campus at Pinni B 1028-29.

All interested staff and students are welcome!

More details here: https://research.tuni.fi/plural-en/event/the-deep-spaces-symposium-to-be-held-at-tampere-university-on-friday-29-may/

The marathon reading of Edmund Spenser’s 'The Faerie Queene' starts tomorrow!

The marathon will take place on 22-24 May, followed by a one-day seminar on 26 May.

You are welcome to attend the introductory lectures on Friday morning even if you haven’t signed up for the marathon reading itself:

Friday 22 May, 9:00-11:30 am (Virta 339/EDU’s Café):

- Tamsin Badcoe (University of Bristol): ‘Navigating The Faerie Queene's Geographies (and the Importance of Getting Lost)'
- Kevin McGinley (Tampere University): ‘Spenser’s Monsters’
- Johannes Riquet (Tampere University): ‘The Faerie Queene and the Elusive End’

More details on the marathon here: https://research.tuni.fi/plural-en/event/reading-the-faerie-queene-narrative-character-form/