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Welcome to RaAM! The Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor is the biggest international community of metaphor researchers.

Our next event will be the 9th Specialized Seminar, hosted in Pavia (Italy) in 2026 🇮🇹 RaAM was founded as an Association on 12 April 2006 in Leeds, UK. The Association organises conferences and specialised seminars that are focused on the application of metaphor research (as well as research into other forms of figurative language use, such a metonymy) to real world issues. It also endorses and p

ublicly advertises events and research projects on such topics on its website. One of the aims of this organisation is to ensure that future RaAM conferences maintain not only the spirit of previous events but also their quality. The first RaAM conference was held at the University of York, UK in 1996, organised by Lynne Cameron (University of Leeds) and Graham Low (University of York). This was a fairly small conference, supported by the British Association for Applied Linguistics and Cambridge University Press. The conference gathered a number of researchers who shared an interest in metaphor and other aspects of figurative language as it affects humans, and consequently a commitment to studying real language data, including the ‘noise’ so often neglected in the work of metaphor scholars of a more theoretical bent. Among those who spoke at this first conference was Ray Gibbs (University of California at Santa Cruz), whose work since the early 1980’s informs RaAM’s commitment to applied metaphor research. RaAM is a registered charity in England and Wales (UK Charity, No. 1119686).

25/05/2026

We’re excited to share the May 2026 issue of the RaAM newsletter with you.

You can now access the newsletter on our website.

Below are some highlights from this issue:

• Message from the Chair
A heartfelt message from our Chair, Jeannette, before she passes the torch.

• RaAM 9th Specialised Seminar
📅 15–17 June 2026
📍 University School for Advanced Studies IUSS, Pavia, Italy

• 18th Researching and Applying Metaphor Conference
📅 2–4 June 2027
📍 University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

• Reports from Grants and Prizes Winners
We are delighted to feature updates from previous winners on their ongoing projects and research journeys.

• Executive Committee Election 2026
Please remember to cast your vote in time.

• Metaphor Column and Community Updates
Including publications, opportunities, upcoming events, and news from across the RaAM community.

We hope this issue gives you a sense of the many exciting activities, events, and developments taking place across the RaAM community. If you have news, publications, events, or resources to share with the RaAM community, we warmly welcome contributions for the next issue via the contact form on our website.

19/05/2026

🗳️ RaAM members can now vote in this year’s RaAM Executive Committee (EC) elections.

Candidates:
• Chair: Aletta G. (Lettie) Dorst (Leiden University, Netherlands)
• Secretary: Sarah Turner (Coventry University, United Kingdom)
• Communications Officer: Caroline Girardi Ferrari (Jagiellonian University, Poland)
• Grants & Prizes Officer: Maíra Avelar (State University of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil)
• Postgraduate Liaison: Rafaeli Miorando (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) and Bonnie Xinyue Ren (City University of Hong Kong)

ℹ️ For more information about the candidates and voting instructions, please visit:
https://www.raam.org.uk/memberarea/elections/

📅 Voting takes place exclusively online through the RaAM Members Area and is open until June 3.

🤗 We warmly encourage all RaAM members to participate in the elections and help shape the association through their vote.

06/05/2026

Nominations for the upcoming elections are now open and will remain open until 15 May. This is a great opportunity to get involved and actively contribute to the metaphor community.

Positions which are up for election in 2026: Chair; Secretary; Communications Officer; Grants & Prizes Officer; and Postgraduate Liaison.

If you would like to stand for a position, please note that the standing form must be completed in the Members Area of the website (https://www.raam.org.uk/memberarea/).

28/04/2026

Our upcoming elections are approaching. This is a great opportunity to get involved and contribute to the metaphor community.

The positions up for election this year are:
• Chair
• Secretary
• Communications Officer
• Grants & Prizes Officer
• Postgraduate Liaison

If you’re thinking about running, now is the time to start preparing!

🗓 Nominations open on 4th May.

For more information about the positions, please check our website: https://www.raam.org.uk/about-raam/

14/04/2026

We are pleased to announce that registration for the RaAM Seminar 2026 is now open.

The registration link is available through the members’ area of the RaAM website and can be accessed with an active, paid membership (https://www.raam.org.uk/memberarea/).

Once logged in, you will find separate options for seminar and workshop registration. Participants are kindly asked to complete both (if attending workshops). Please note that workshop places are limited, so early registration is strongly recommended.

🏷️ Registration fees:
Student rate: €200
Regular rate: €300

📅 Registration is open until May 15.

ℹ️ For further information, please contact: [email protected]

We look forward to welcoming you to RaAM Seminar 2026.

08/04/2026

Call for Contributions – May 2026 RaAM Newsletter

We’re currently preparing our May 2026 Newsletter and welcome contributions from the community, including:
🔸 Conferences & workshops (upcoming or past)
🔸 MA/PhD programmes & summer schools
🔸 New, ongoing, or completed projects
🔸 Recent publications
🔸 Calls for contributions
🔸 Self‑introductions
🔸 And any other news of interest to RaAM members

PhD students are especially encouraged to contribute to the Metaphor Column through interviews.

📩 Submit your news via https://www.raam.org.uk/newsletters/contributions/ by April 20, 2026 (23:59 GMT).

27/03/2026

RaAM is happy to offer a limited number of bursaries for its active members to attend RaAM 2026 Specialised Seminar, Metaphor in vitro: from texts to brains, to be held in Pavia (Italy) on 16-17 June 2026. The bursaries are based on financial need, with a focus on developing countries.

The application period for the 2026 seminar is now open and will close at 23.59 CET on Sunday, April 5th.

If you wish to apply for a bursary, please visit the Members' Area of the RaAM website (https://www.raam.org.uk/sign-in/). There, you will find the application page, where you will be asked to submit a 200-word statement explaining your reasons for applying. The application form is only visible to active (paid-up) RaAM members. If you log in and are unable to see the form, this likely means that your membership has expired.

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