Workshop Announcement: The Courtroom as a Linguistic Arena - Language, Law, and the Pursuit of Justice in Criminal Trials. March 2026

The TRUE project team is delighted to announce our upcoming workshop titled "The Courtroom as a Linguistic Arena - Language, Law, and the Pursuit of Justice in Criminal Trials", taking place on 20th March 2026 at Swansea University, Wales. Calls for applications are now open! The application deadline is 15 November 2025.

From various disciplines, including linguistics, law, psychology and criminology, as well as the computer sciences, researchers are invited to present papers or works-in-progress relevant to the workshop theme. This workshop will prompt in-depth discussions regarding the evolving landscape of language use in criminal courtrooms and deliberations and will provide opportunities for researchers to receive constructive feedback on their work.

The TRUE project can offer a limited number of travel bursaries to participants who do not have access to research funding to cover their participation, especially Early Career Researchers.

For further details and to submit your application, you can view the workshop webpage by clicking here.