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Annual conference

The Association holds an annual conference for its members during the Easter Vacation. Attendance at the conference is open to members and invited guests. Awards are available to support attendance at the annual conference by research students. Visit Funding and Support page for details.

The 2025 Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will be held face-to-face at the University of Edinburgh on Monday 7th and Tuesday 8th April, and online on Thursday 10th April 2025. We particularly encourage those who would like to participate online to consider formats such as roundtable discussions and workshops.

Please visit the 2025 conference webpage to find more information, including the Call for Papers and Panels, and links to forms for submission.

70th Annual AHGBI Conference 2025

Conference secretary

Dr Victoria Ríos Castaño

George Eliot Building (GE318)
Faculty or Arts and Humanities
Coventry University
Coventry
CV1 5FB

UK

E‑mail: hispanists.​ahgbi@​gmail.​com

Frequently asked questions

  • To have your institution host a future Annual Conference, please complete the AHGBI Conference Host Institution Proposal Form, or contact the Conference Secretary.

  • Only members of the AGHBI can apply for funding and support. You can apply for awards whilst your membership is being processed, but you will be unable to receive any actual award or funding until your membership is approved.

Become a member

Membership of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland is open to all research-active Hispanists resident in Great Britain or Ireland who have a current research interest in the languages or cultures of Iberia (Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque) or in related aspects of Hispanic, Lusophone or Latin American subjects. Hispanists living overseas who are former members of the Association, or are British subjects or Irish citizens, and who continue to be research active, qualify for membership. To be considered for membership, all applicants must be nominated by two existing members of the AHGBI.