Aims
The aims of UKLO are:
- To organise a Linguistics Olympiad in the UK every year.
- To select one or more teams to represent the UK in the annual International Linguistics Olympiad.
- To provide support for schools that participate in the UK events.
- To raise funds to cover these activities.
The Committee
The committee members are all unpaid volunteers, and include not only academics from university linguistics departments but also some school teachers. The sponsors include professional associations, university departments, government-funded educational agencies, the British Academy, publishers and schools.
| Name (* = part of the core committee) | Main Role | Sub-Committees (Bold*= leader) | Other Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Appleton -=- | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Alex Robson | Schools Coordinator | Competition, Training | Coaching Coordinator |
| Anuraag Vazirani | Residential Coordinator | Events, Test Development | |
| Babette Newsome | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Benedict Randall Shaw -=- | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Billy Clark -=- | Marketing and Communications | Marketing and Communications | |
| Charles Massingham -=- (Charlie/Chance) | Webmaster, Marketing and Communications | Marketing and Communications*, Test Development | Editor (Test Development) Front End UX Developer (Website) |
| Daniel Harbour* -=- | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Daniel Turaev | Travel Manager | Events | |
| David Hellsten | Test Development | Test Development | |
| David Palfreyman -=- | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Dick Hudson* -=- | Chair | Advice*, Competition*, Test Development, Admin | Fund-Raiser (Admin) |
| Ellie Warner* | Leader of Events | Events*, Test Development | Member of the IOL jury |
| Eva Neu -=- | Camp Manager | Events | Round 2 Manager |
| Gary Wood* -=- | Leader of Logistics | Logistics* | |
| Graeme Trousdale*-=- | Vice-Chair | Training*, Events | |
| Hannah Leach* -=- | Treasurer | Admin, Logistics | |
| Jack Hodkinson -=- | Portal Manager | Admin | |
| Jim Donaldson -=- | Training | Training | |
| Julia Barron -=- | Test Development | Test Development | (formerly MFL at St Paul’s Girls School) |
| Justin Lo | Assistant treasurer | ||
| Kazune Sato -=- | Marker Coordinator | Competition, Test Development, Training | Coaching Coordinator |
| Laura Tomlinson -=- | Chief Tweeter | Marketing and Communications | |
| Liam McKnight | Events/Test Development | Events, Test Development | Member of the IOL jury |
| Luke Rudge -=- | Training | Training | |
| Marcello Giovanelli -=- | Advice | Advice | |
| Neema Kotonya -=- | Marketing and Communications | Marketing and Communications | |
| Neil Sheldon* -=- | Vice-Chair | Events | Safeguarding and Child-Protection person (Events) |
| Pavel Iosad -=- | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Sarah O’Keefe | Training | Training | |
| Simi Hellsten | Leader of Test Development | Test Development*, Training | |
| Toby Collins | Test Development | Test Development | |
| Willem Hollmann -=- | Advice | Advice |