Ianthi Maria Tsimpli - Curriculum Vitae#

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 1992 Ph.D., Dept. of Phonetics and Linguistics, University College London, UK
  
• 1988 Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics, University College London, UK
  
• 1986 BA in Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies. University of Athens, Greece

CURRENT POSITION

• July 2015 - present Professor of English and Applied Linguistics, University of Cambridge; Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Over 35 successfully completed PhD theses, over 50 Master’s Dissertations, over 15 postdoctoral research associates, mostly at the University of Cambridge and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST (selected)

• Member of the Spinoza & the Stevin Prizes Selection Committee – NWO- The Dutch Research Council (2023-2026)
  
• Leverhulme Advisory Panel (2019- )
  
• Expert panel member (Languages) of the Flemish Research Foundation (2017-2022 )
  
• Executive Committee Member of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (2021-2024)
  
• International assessor of Professorial posts: Hawai’i; City University of Hong Kong; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Utrecht; University of Malaysia
  
• Assessor of membership nominations for the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) (2018)

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES (current)

• 2023-2025: Chair of Faculty Board, MMLL, University of Cambridge (since 2021, co-Chair of Faculty)
  
• 2020- present: Chair of the Faculty’s Research Ethics Committee; Member of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences Research Ethics Committee; Member of the University of Cambridge Research Ethics Committee
  

Current grants:

‘Multilingual Dynamic Assessment for Language and Content learning: Addressing Sociolinguistic Diversity in India’s Primary schools’. AHRC-DFG. 2025-2028.

‘Multilingual Education in India: teaching, learning and assessment.’ British Council – India. January 2024-March 2027.

“Language learning through mixed language input: an exploratory experimental approach”. CHRG Scheme 2023-2025.

Selected invited/keynote presentations (2023-24)

• New Directions East Asia International Conference “The Impact of Language Assessment on Individuals and Societies”. Bangkok, 21-23 November 2024
  
• 26th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Thessaloniki, April 2024
  
• 16th International Conference on Greek Linguistics, Thessaloniki, December 2023
  
• Cambrdge Language Sciences Symposium Language and Mental Wellbeing. November 2023.
  
• 8th Panhellenic Conference on Autism. 13-15 October 2023, Thessaloniki
  
• Keynote address at the 7th International Conference on Language and Education “Multilingual education for transforming education systems and resilient futures.” UNESCO-Bangkok and the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group. October 2023, Bangkok, Thailand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ECYKZD4jNU