Juho Suokas & Erja Vottonen, University of Eastern Finland, ReTra Research group RSVP here Language professionals are often an invisible yet essential part of academic publishing. Research work and academic publishing involve much multilingualism and translation – carried out by both professional language service providers and the researchers themselves. However, researchers are often not aware …
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eVent! Finding clients
Our last eVent! of the year is your chance to chat about how best to find new clients. Our eVents! have no formalities and a simple agenda: unwind, share a few laughs, and vent with colleagues. As always, this eVent! is free of charge and open to NEaT members only. Don’t forget to register in …
Celebrate the holidays with NEaT
The NEaT annual holiday party will be in Helsinki on the evening of Friday, 5 December. This year we’ll have a pizza bar and an evening of pure drama! You bring your favorite pizza topping, and we’ll supply the pizza bases to build on. Bring yourself, your favorite pizza topping and your own beverages. NEaT …
NEaT deep dive: Sensitivity in language
Join Mia Spangenberg in Helsinki on 7 November 2025 for a talk about language sensitivity and what counts as acceptable today. Fresh from translating Mika Waltari’s 1939 novella Sellaista ei tapahdu (This Kind of Thing Never Happens), Mia will explore how to handle historical texts that have ambivalent or discriminatory attitudes towards women and minorities. …