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SIGNS@HWU is a group of researchers who focus on sign language studies and Deaf Studies. We are situated in the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Watt University. SIGNS@HWU was established as a cluster of the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies in Scotland, to profile the world-leading interdisciplinary research being conducted at Heriot-Watt University.
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Projects

audism
brokering
BSL (Scotland) Act 2015
BSL linguistics
BSL teaching
business/employment
census
cochlear implants
CODA
deaf academics
deaf interpreters
deaf space
deaf students
Deaf Studies as profession
deaf youth
demographics
equality, diversity, inclusion
gender
home
identity
International Sign
interpreting - (mental) health
interpreting - justice system
interpreting - theatre
interpreting - training
interpreting - video-mediated
interpreting - work place
language attitudes/ideologies
migration/refugees
mobilities
political participation
queer
religion
sign language interpreting profession
sign language literature
sign language technologies
sign multilingualism
signing in the family
signing on TV
social media
tourism
translation
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Completed
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Deaf people’s interactions through and with technologies (2023-2027)
 
Using non-manual features (NMF) to check alignment in BSL pragmatics
 
Exploring interpreting services from a systemic lens
 
Cross-signing in Japan and the UK (2022-2024)
 
Using BSL translated children’s stories to introduce hearing parents with Deaf children to Deaf culture and BSL
 
Fostering deaf youths’ identities through participatory research methods
 
The lived experiences of Deaf Indian women who migrated to London
 
EDI Caucus (EDICa)
 
Deaf feminist activism on social media
 
Preferences of Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Hearing University Students and Staff Members for AI-Mediated Communication Technology
 
Sign LOUD: Perspectives on domestic abuse and communication issues and the impact on deaf families
 
Deaf lesbian spaces and networks in London
 
International Sign conference interpreting and gender: An intersectional exploration of interpreters’ and deaf professionals’ experiences
 
Evaluating and improving the quality of experience for sign language accessible TV sport
 
Political activism within deaf organisations and deaf communities
 
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