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Funded by the British Academy, our project on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/psylinglab\/research-projects\/funded-research-projects\/advancing-research-synthesis-in-linguistics\/\">Advancing Research Synthesis in Linguistics<\/a> aims to promote a step-change in the use of research synthesis in linguistics and allied fields. Our first workshop will take place in-person at the University of Reading from June 29th \u2013 July 1st, 2026 and will focus on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/psylinglab\/research-projects\/funded-research-projects\/advancing-research-synthesis-in-linguistics\/metascience-and-research-synthesis-in-the-language-sciences-workshop\/\">Metascience and Research Synthesis in the Language Sciences<\/a>. 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