Welcome to the tenth conference of the Nordic network for research in L1 education (NNFF10) at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Copenhagen Campus, 3–4 December 2025.
The theme of the conference is School subject, student, world: new relationships? This theme embraces exploration and reflection on first language education in a changing world. For example, do phenomena such as the climate crisis, inequality, war, mobility and digitalisation reinforce or require a rethinking of the relationship between L1 education and the world? How does this affect our understanding of and approach to the student's role in teaching and their opportunities for personal development, formation and Bildung? Which theories can help us explore the theme and what needs further study? We welcome contributions that address the conference theme, but also invite contributions of broader relevance to L1 education research.
Keynote speakers are Professor Emerita Cathy Burnett, Sheffield Hallam University, and Associate Professor Helle Pia Laursen, Aarhus University.
The conference will take place at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University's campus in Copenhagen, Denmark. A pre-conference for PhD students will take place Tuesday 2 December 2025.
The conference languages are Danish, Swedish and Norwegian, but presentations in English are also welcome, in line with the network's language policy.
We have made pre-reservations for conference participants in the following hotels:
For more options on accommodation in Copenhagen, see https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/hotels-copenhagen
All participants need to register online. Registration opens 1 June 2025.
Fees:
The registration fee includes admission to the entire scientific programme, conference materials, welcome reception, lunch and coffee/tea with snacks during the breaks on conference days.
Conference dinner fee includes welcome drink, three-course meal and drinks.
Call for abstracts opens: 1 October 2024
Call for abstracts closes: 15 March 2025
- NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE: 31 March 2025
Notification of accepted abstracts: 23 May 2025
Registration opens: 1 June 2025
Early bird registration closes: 1 September 2025
Late registration closes: 1 November 2025
Registration for the pre-conference: the same deadlines as above – 1 September (early bird) and 1 November (late registration). No abstracts are submitted for the pre-conference, but a short text (3–5 pages) should be provided to Lone Nielsen no later than 1 November 2025 (read more under pre-conference).
NNFF is a network for research in teaching, learning and development in L1 contexts in the Nordic countries. The network is concerned with the use of language and literature, as well as broader aesthetic texts and other forms of communication that contribute to education and learning.
