A message from the organising committee of the UK Linguistics Olympiad 2012

Looking for something to do with your Gifted and Talented? Want to show that languages are fun? Then why not consider entering your school in the UK Linguistics Olympiad. It's a competition for 11-18 students, in which they have to solve linguistic data problems. It doesn’t rely on knowledge of a language but trying to find patterns in the data. Similar competitions happen in a number of other countries, though it's only recently that they've taken place in English-speaking countries.

We have 2 rounds of competition in the UK and then select a team to represent the UK at the International competition. Round 1 is taken in schools any time week commencing 6th Feb 2012 and students can be entered at either foundation, intermediate or advanced level. Round 2 will be held at a UK university in late March.

If you want to find out more about UKLO, enter your school for the 2012 competition or just register an interest, please visit our website www.uklo.org