CILTER Newsletter 1(12) is published
Dear IELLI Staff and Students, and friends of CILTER,
Greetings from Hong Kong!
This issue is once again filled with stories that speak to the dedication, expertise, and collaboration of our community. Before anything else, though, a gentle reminder: the Edu-X Research Fund application window is open until Friday, 12 September 2025. As shared previously, up to four projects will be funded (each up to £1,000), with £2,000 ring-fenced for professional services staff and postgraduate students. This is a unique opportunity to turn practice-led ideas into impactful outputs, whether that’s piloting new approaches, creating resources, or bringing colleagues together across academic and professional domains. If you’ve been meaning to apply, now’s the time to get your proposal in.
This month’s highlights show just how diverse our scholarly contributions are. From Dr Stefan O’Grady, Aaron Rotsinger, and Dr Mark Carver’s work on authentic pre-sessional assessment, to Donald Richardson and Dr Blair Matthews’ scoping review on location-based games for language learning, our research is pushing into exciting, practical directions. Dr Sarah Hopkyns has had a packed July, speaking at major international conferences, often in collaboration with colleagues and doctoral students. What an inspiring example of scholarly partnerships in action!
Our community is also thriving beyond publications. Angela Palmer has been commended in the British Council’s Master’s Dissertation Award, and Dr Sarah Hopkyns has joined the editorial board of the Trajectories of Gender, Cultures, and Social Change in the Middle East series. I’m personally humbled to have been awarded Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA) and to have secured two major research grants—one UK-based and another here in Hong Kong, which makes this visit all the more meaningful.
As always, I hope you find this newsletter both a source of information and a spark for your own ideas.
Best regards,
Sin-Wang
CILTER Director, IELLI Director of Research and Director of Impact and Innovation