Dick Hudson British Academy February 2018 Introductions Dick Hudson British Academy February 2018

Moscow linguistics 1963: A paper by Andrey Zaliznyak (1935-2017) 1965: first Linguistics Olympiad Executed with colleagues including: Alexander Kibrik, FBA (1939-2012) elected Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy

Linguistics for schools in Russia Universities LO language analysis Schools

Linguistics for schools in the UK Universities LO language analysis Schools

Introducing our moral supporters The British Academy Thanks for offering this celebration event! You Equally divided between HE and schools The UK Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) The UKLO sponsoring organisations (see your factsheet) The UKLO committee Our participating teachers and students Some running ‘Linguistics clubs’ for enthusiasts

Two more individuals UKLO’s patron: Christine Ohuruogu, MBE with a record-breaking 9 medals in international competitions and BA in Linguistics (UCL) Neil Sheldon, our Vice-Chair and Chief Chaperone a teacher of statistics and recently Vice-chair for Education of the Royal Statistical Society