New Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies 2026

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The Intercultural Studies Group held its eighth international conference in Tarragona, Spain, on 25-27 June 2026.

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Keynote Speakers

	David Orrego-Carmona Associate Professor in Translation Studies, Warwick University “My research deals primarily with translation, technologies and users. It analyses how translation technologies empower professional and non-professional translators and how the democratisation of technology allows translation users to become non-professional translators.”
	Kayoko Takeda  Senior Specially Appointed Professor, Rikkyo University, Tokyo “The primary focus of my research is how states engage with the practice of interpreting and translation, especially in the context of war.”

Venue: Campus Catalunya, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 35 Avinguda Catalunya, Tarragona.

Fees: General fee: 160€; Early bird (proposals until 1 February 2026): 100€; URV staff members and past students of the URV doctorate in Translation and Intercultural Studies: 50€.

Cancellation Policy: Requests for refunds must be submitted by email to congressos(ELIMINAR)@fundacio.urv.cat.

• Cancellations received before 10 June 2026: Full fee refunded (minus 10% administration fee).

• Cancellations received after 10 June 2026: No refund will be issued.

The conference was partly a celebration of the doctoral program in Translation and Intercultural Studies organized at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili from 2003. More than 40 doctors graduated from the program, and 18 or so attended the conference.

The event also celebrated the retirement of Anthony Pym, coordinator of the doctoral program.

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Scientific Committee: 

Anthony Pym, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Nune Ayvazyan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Ester Torres-Simón, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Inés Garcia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Judith Raigal-Aran, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Sara Horcas-Rufián, Universidad Alcalá de Henares / Universitat Rovira i Virgili  

Jun Wang, Hubei Minzhu University