Research networks and consortia
The information presented below concerns research networks and consortia both in the strict sense, i.e. understood more broadly – as an association of universities and institutions, research teams, and independent researchers from various countries, carrying out scientific or socio-scientific activities, usually organised around an overarching theme; but also in the narrower sense, i.e. the activities of advisory or expert bodies (and others), bringing together researchers from various centres around their work.
Multilingualism in School and Higher Education in the FORTHEM Alliance – a research network of individuals engaged in multilingualism and multiculturalism as subjects of analysis, educational innovation, and local and international cooperation. Read more about the laboratory’s activities on the FORTHEM Alliance subpage.
The contact persons for the laboratory at the Institute of Linguistics are Dr Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska, Professor at the University of Opole (KJA), and Dr Brygida Lika (KAJA).
Professor Łukasz Grabowski has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Czech National Corpus (CNC) research infrastructure for the 2024–2026 term. The Advisory Board is a permanent body of the Czech National Corpus research infrastructure, and its tasks include monitoring the scientific quality of the project, responding to the current needs and requests of infrastructure users, and advising on short-term and long-term strategic decisions. The Advisory Board consists of seven members/experts from the fields of corpus linguistics, quantitative linguistics, natural language processing and digital humanities.
International Society for Humor Studies, ISHS – Prof. Dorota Brzozowska is a member of the ISHS Executive Board for the 2022–2026 term. Her role involves reviewing and advising on research initiatives, nominating researchers for the society’s awards and grants, co-organising events, and providing academic oversight of research. Further information is available on the society’s website
Research teams
Research teams bring together staff from the Institute of Linguistics and from other institutes or faculties to conduct joint research, including both single-topic studies and those that incorporate perspectives from various scientific disciplines.
The team consists of two researchers: Lidia Przymuszała (linguist) and Dorota Świtała-Trybek (cultural studies scholar), who conduct interdisciplinary research on the cultural heritage of Silesia (particularly its culinary heritage). The result of the researchers’ long-standing collaboration is a wealth of articles and monographs (both authored and edited) on this subject, and above all the Lexicon of Silesian Culinary Heritage (Opole 2021, published by the University of Opole). The team’s aim for the coming years is to prepare further volumes of the Lexicon, devoted to various aspects of Silesian cuisine. Work is currently underway on the next volume of the Lexicon of Silesian Culinary Heritage. Vol. 2: Cookware and Kitchen Utensils.
Team members:
Dr Lidia Przymuszała, Professor at the University of Opole (Department of Polish Language)
Dr Dorota Świtała-Trybek, Professor at the University of Opole (Department of Cultural and Religious Studies)