VARIENG by numbers

In terms of both personnel and research activities, VARIENG is the largest humanities research unit in Finland. With 60 members, 53 of whom are researchers, VARIENG represents a considerable concentration of expertise in English linguistics.

Publications and presentations

The average annual output of VARIENG members is approximately 70 titles, the bulk of which appear in refereed journals and proceedings volumes. The chart (below) shows VARIENG research output for the first funding period (2000-2005) and for the first two years of the present funding period (2006-2011).

The international visibility of VARIENG research is also enhanced by conference presentations, plenary lectures, guest lectures and research visits. VARIENG provides researchers with an annual travel grant for conference and research visits, in addition to which members frequently receive travel funding from various other sources.