Professor Raffaella Folli

Research Director - Modern Languages & Linguistics

School of Communication and Media

Belfast campus

Room BA-02-020,
2-24 York Street,
Belfast,
BT15 1AP,

Irish and Celtic Studies Research

Research Director - Modern Languages & Linguistics

Professor Raffaella Folli


Overview

Professor Raffaella Folli studied Philosophy at the University of Milan. In 1998 she completed an MPhil in Linguistics at the University of Oxford and in 2001 a DPhil in Linguistics, also at the University of Oxford. She joined Ulster University in 2005 having previously held research positions at the University of Arizona and then the University of Cambridge. Her main research area is theoretical syntax. Her standing in linguistics is evidenced by her extensive publications in top journals in the field, various grants from different research councils and extensive collaborations with academics in the UK and the US. In 2011 she was awarded a Distinguished Research Fellowship award in recognition of her research achievements.

Raffaella is part of the linguistics team that in 2012 established the Ulster Centre on Multilingualism (UCoM), an information service for people raising or working with children growing up with more than one language.


Research Opportunities

Research Opportunities with Professor Raffaella Folli
Title Closing Date
Linguistics  Funded PhD Opportunity Funded PhD Opportunity Monday 24 February 2025 4:00PM