EPNS News and Events

The English Place-Name Society is actively involved in a number of research projects.

Keep up to date with our publications, ongoing research, meetings, and events that may be of interest to members by viewing the links below.

The EPNS and Institute for Name-Studies also hosts the biennial Cameron Lecture, an event to which EPNS members and the general public are warmly invited.

News

Call for Papers - Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland Spring Conference

Description: The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland is seeking contributions to its annual spring conference, to be held in Blackwaterfoot, Arran, from 6–9 April 2018.

INS members present at International Congress of Onomastic Sciences

Description: ?Members of the Institute for Name-Studies gave papers at the International Congress of Onomastic Sciences, which was held in Debrecen, Hungary from 27 August to 1 September 2017.

Jess Treacher receives INS studentship

Description: Congratulations to Jess Treacher, who has been awarded the INS studentship for the duration of her PhD research which begins next academic year.

Josh Neal receives AHRC Midlands3Cities PhD funding

Description: ?Congratulations to Josh Neal, who will be beginning a PhD project next academic year funded by the AHRC Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership.

#ShowOff17: The English Showcase in Highlights

Description: Take a look at all the best moments of this year's (2017) student English Showcase. A huge well done to everybody who took part! #ShowOff17

Highlights: PGR Symposium 2017

Description: On Thursday 11th May, some of our PhD students took up the opportunity to present their research to fellow colleagues and academics. Visit our media gallery to see how the day went. Well done to all our research students who took part and presented at the PGR Symposium!

Alfred Oscroft Essay Prize launched

Description: The English Place-Name Society is delighted to introduce the Alfred Oscroft Essay Prize for undergraduate work on place-names. A prize of £250 will be awarded annually for the best submission, and £100 for the runner-up.

Treble 20 - high scores in league tables

Description: Treble-top! We're ranked in the top 20 by three major guides.

First meeting of the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory

Description: Dr John Baker took part in the first meeting of the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory on 28 April 2017.

Talk on surname origins

Description: Following the recent publication of the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, Prof. Peter McClure of the INS was invited by the thirty Directors and CEOs of INEOS, the international petro-chemicals company, to talk to them at their London headquarters about their own surname histories.

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