SWELL stands for Swiss Works in English Language and Linguistics
SWELL is an informal organization for the networking of all Swiss doctoral and Habilitation researchers working on the English language.
We meet once a year for a conference on the latest PhD and Habilitation projects in English linguistics. The conferences give young researchers the opportunity to obtain peer feedback on their work, to meet other linguists and to discover mutual interests and collaboration possibilities.
SWELL mailing list
We have a mailing list to keep each other informed about linguistic matters relevant to our field (guest lectures, conferences, job ads, etc.). If you would like to register, please send a request to Miriam Locher (miriam.locher at unibas.ch). Once you are a member of this list, you can directly post to it by sending a message to "swell at maillist.unibas.ch". (Notice the two 'll' in maillist.)
Next SWELL meeting
Our next Swell meeting will take place on Friday, 8 March 2024 in Fribourg.
Organizers: Didier Maillat, Sihem Abbassi & Caterina Vittoni
University of Fribourg, Building MIS03, Room 3023
The program can be found here and further practical information and the book of abstracts will be sent to all participants who registered via the link sent through the mailing list on February 15.
2023: SWELL conference in Geneva
2022: SWELL conference in Basel
2021: SWELL conference in Zurich
2020: postponed to 2021 due to covid pandemic
2019: SWELL conference in Lausanne
2018: SWELL conference in Neuchatel
2017: SWELL conference in Bern
2016: SWELL conference in Fribourg
2015: SWELL conference in Geneva
2014: SWELL conference in Basel
2013: SWELL conference in Zurich
2012: SWELL conference in Lausanne
2011: SWELL conference in Neuchatel
2010: SWELL conference in Bern
2009: SWELL conference in Fribourg
2008: SWELL conference in Geneva
2007: SWELL conference in Basel
2006: SWELL conference in Zurich
2005: SWELL conference in Bern
2004: SWELL conference in Lausanne
2003: SWELL conference in Fribourg
2002: SWELL conference in Basel
2001: SWELL conference in Zurich
2000: SWELL conference in Bern
1999: SWELL conference in Bern
1998: SWELL conference in Bern
1997: SWELL conference in Bern
1996: SWELL conference in Bern
2008: Zurich lectures, Raj Meshtrie and Joan Beal
2009: SWELL best practice workshop, University of Basle, David Britain
2010: SWELL best practice workshop, University of Basle, Dennis Preston
2012: SWELL workshop organized by the University of Berne with Prof. Janet Holmes
Due to the implementation of various doctoral schools in (English) linguistics in Switzerland, the SWELL workshops were discontinued.
Since the 2010s the Swiss universities have actively pushed teaching and learning opportunities on the PhD level. While there are no Swiss federal doctoral programs in (English) linguistics, there are a number of doctoral schools/programs that are of interest to PhD candidates:
CUSO Doctoral Program in English Language and Literature
CUSO Programme doctoral en Sciences du langage
Doctoral Programme Language & Cognition
Doctoral programme of the Center for the Study of Language and Society, University of Bern
Doktoratsprogramm Linguistik, University of Zurich
Hermann-Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg (i. Brsg.)