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Welcome to the Health and Science Communication Special Interest Group
Who are we?
The Health and Science Communication Special Interest Group is an offshoot of the British Association for Applied Linguistics that focuses on the study of language in relation to health and science communication.
We are an interdisciplinary group that is open to anyone interested in looking at the language of health and/or science. Our group brings together researchers who combine concepts and methods from applied linguistics with those from other disciplines (such as sociology, medicine, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies and more…)
Health and Science Communication SIG Objectives:
- To bring together applied linguists interested in the study of health and science communication, both in the UK and abroad.
- To develop work at the intersection of applied linguistics and health/science communication by providing opportunities for researchers to exchange information about their work and debate key theoretical and methodological issues.
- To support new researchers who are developing applied linguistics research in the field of health/science communication
We’re always looking for new members to help build our research community.
Become a member for free by going to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/BAAL-HEALTHSCI and joining our mailing list. Membership to our group is free but if you would like updates and access to linguistics events, we encourage you to join the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
If you have any ideas, resources or events that you would like to bring to the group we would love to talk with you about them.
Our Committee
The Health and Science Communication Special Interest Group is led by a voluntary committee. Learn about who we are and our roles here.
Events and notices
We run a range of national and international events. See here for current notices related to the groups, upcoming events and our archive of previous ones.
Contact Us
Want to stay up-to-date with the world of health and science communication? See our contact page for all the ways you can stay in touch.
We are a Special Interest Group within the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) that aims to bring together researchers interested in the study of health and science communication in the UK and internationally.
Keep in touch
Sign up to our mailing list:
baal-healthsci@jiscmail.ac.uk
Follow us:
Twitter: @health_sig
Facebook: Health and Science Communication SIG
Are you running an event or have you created a resource that you’d like us to share with our members?
Email our communications officer to discuss this further at:
emma.brooks@ucl.ac.uk
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