The Hub of Interaction Research (hitherto known as the Conversation and Interaction seminar (SIS) targets the interface of linguistic and bodily behaviour in social interaction. This involves explicating how not only the human voice and body, but also artefacts and technologies are used for sense-making. By combining linguistic, pedagogical, technological, and psychological expertise in a new fashion, it creates a close collaboration across faculties and departments in fresh ways, and allows us to better synchronize the different PhD programs with an interaction analytic profile. It also gives us an opportunity to diagnose and suggest solutions to communication difficulties in society.
The Hub of Interaction Research provides a structure for joint analysis, networks for dissemination, and allows coordinated showcasing of research outcomes, creating spin-off effects through international recruitment, to further its unique take on the social organization of human action in an ecologically valid manner. It will address methodological and theoretical challenges in the respective academic fields, as well as practical challenges in society, in particular informing professions, innovating social technologies, and offering interventions that promote equity in care, and quality of life for people with cognitive or communicative impairments.
