Members & Visiting Scholars

Core Members at Cardiff University

• Dr Simon Brooks, School of Welsh
• Dr Patrick Carlin, School of Welsh
• Dr Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost, School of Welsh
• Mr Huw Thomas, School of City and Regional Planning
• Prof. Colin H. Williams, School of Welsh
• Prof. Alison Wray, School of English, Communication and Philosophy
• Dr Jeremy Evas, School of Welsh
• Mr Iwan Wyn Rees, School of Welsh
• Mr Jonathan Morris, School of Welsh

Adjunct Members

• Dr Milan Bufon, Primorska University, Slovenia
• Prof. Linda Cardinal, Political Science, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Dr Robert Dunbar, University of Highlands and Islands
• Prof. Kioshi Hara, Joshibi University and Tokyo University for Foreign Studies
• Prof. Xavier Lamuela, Catalan Department, Girona University, Catalonia, Spain
• Prof. John Loughlin, St Edmund's College, Cambridge University
• Dr Wilson McLeod, Celtic Studies, University of Edinburgh
• Dr Akiko Matsuyama, Tsurumi University, Yokohama
• Prof. Mairead Nic Craith, Academy for Irish Cultural Heritage, Ulster University
• Dr Maite Puigdevall i Serralvo, Open University in Catalonia, Barcelona
• Dr Huw S. Thomas, School of Welsh

Visiting Scholars

Professor Vic Webb, South Africa visited the Unit. in October 2011, while  Martin Normand, Montreal University, Canada was a resident scholar between October 1st and November 2011. Both worked with Professor Colin Williams on Language Strategies and Language Planning.

During March 2011 Professor Colin H. Williams worked with Dr Akiko Matsuyama, Tokyo and Professor Xavier Lamuella, University of Gerona, Catalonia. This work focused on language policy in Wales and aspects of bilingual education.

Dr Julia Barnes joined the Unit in July 2010 and is collaborating with Professor Colin Williams by researching into language policy in Wales and the Basque Country. She is comparing the training given to teachers to teach through the medium of Welsh and Basque respectively.

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