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Research overview

School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures

UCalgary Arts

is the home of critical and creative arts, humanities and social science scholarship at UCalgary.

Faculty of Arts researchers are award-winning artists, scholars, distinguished members and officers. Our scholarship encompasses a wide spectrum of disciplines and specializations. We work across and within the arts, humanities and social sciences. Arts is one of the key contributors to transdisciplinary scholarship at UCalgary, through projects and initiatives that engage scholars and communities across Alberta, Canada, and beyond.

Our Research Stories

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Two UCalgary linguists walk into an epidemiology lab

Faculty of Arts alumni Lindsay Hracs and Joseph Windsor lead ground-breaking research paper on the evolution of inflammatory bowel disease

Participants at The 34th Alberta District Japanese Speech Contest 2025

The 34th Alberta District Japanese Speech Contest 2025

The annual Alberta Japanese speech contest took place for the 34th time at the TELUS Center.

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Following her passions leads one student to unexpected opportunities

Lauryn Anderson merged a love of computer science and linguistics into a combined degree in the faculties of science and art

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Language Research Centre

Language Research Centre is an interdisciplinary hub of language, teaching and research. It features several research groups, speaker series and other engaging academic events.

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