PALA is the home for several Special Interest Groups (SIGs). These are informal networks for groups of PALA members who wish to pursue research in a particular topic together. The PALA Committee is keen to promote and support the creation and ongoing activities of SIGs. PALA members are welcome to use this webpage as a forum for their activities. If you are already running a SIG, are planning to start one, or if you want to find out if anyone is interested in a particular topic, then please email webmaster at pala.ac.uk with your news and it can be posted here. The two Special Interest Groups have webpages: