# THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCHING AND APPLYING METAPHOR (RAAM)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1119686
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** June 18, 2007
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1119686


## Contact

- **Address:** Department of English Language & Linguistics, University Of Birmingham, Edgbaston, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B15 2TT
- **Phone:** 0121 414 6208
- **Email:** j.m.littlemore@bham.ac.uk
- **Website:** http://www.raam.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.  THE OBJECTS.RAAM IS AN INTERNATIONAL, NON-POLITICAL AND INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONITS OBJECT IS:TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF METAPHOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WITH A COMMITMENT TO THE APPLICATION OF METAPHOR RESEARCH TO REAL WORLD ISSUES.

**Activities:** RaAM's aim is to advance the study of metaphor for the public benefit. To this end it organises annual international metaphor conferences/seminars and practical training workshops, offers prizes for high quality presentations by research students and publications by academics early in their career, and tries to bring together academics and students.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2025 | £8937 | £13936 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 4, 2024 | £8724 | £11057 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 4, 2023 | £8204 | £3560 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 4, 2022 | £9466 | £1420 |  -  |  -  |  |
| April 4, 2021 | £9026 | £1373 |  -  |  -  |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Girardi Ferrari |  | Sept. 24, 2022 |
| Dr Alan Wallington |  | Sept. 24, 2022 |
| Dr Justyna Wawrzyniuk |  | June 20, 2020 |
| Dr Lorena Bort Mir |  | June 20, 2020 |
| Dr Paula Perez Sobrino |  | Nov. 17, 2021 |
| Dr Sarah Lucy Turner |  | Sept. 24, 2022 |
| Dr Sui He |  | June 25, 2021 |
| Professor Jeannette Littlemore |  | Sept. 24, 2022 |