University of Queensland · Free & Open-Access
Language Technology & Data Analysis Laboratory
Comprehensive tutorials, interactive tools, and structured courses for anyone working with language data — from complete beginners to expert researchers.
What we offer
Everything you need for computational language research
Free, open-source resources built for researchers at every level — no prerequisites, no paywalls.
Tutorials
50+ step-by-step guides on text analytics, statistics, and programming in R — with interactive Jupyter notebooks you can run directly in your browser.
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Structured short and long courses combining conceptual background, hands-on practice, and reproducible workflows — for beginners through to advanced researchers.
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Browser-based text analysis tools — concordancing, keyword analysis, topic modelling, and more. No installation or account required.
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Trusted by researchers worldwide
Used in universities and research institutions across more than 100 countries.
An authoritative and comprehensive resource that represents current best practices in the field. I recommend it to all my students in Quantitative Methods in Linguistics.
Professor of Russian, Arctic University of Norway
Whenever I come across a method I wish to implement in my research, a corresponding script with meaty instructions is already available at LADAL.
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Kiel
The clear and transparent documentation and availability of data and code sets this resource apart from many others. A tremendously useful and powerful resource.
Senior Researcher, University of Giessen
Funding & support
Proudly supported by ARDC and LDaCA
LADAL is funded by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) through the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA) — a national research infrastructure project that makes Australian language data findable, accessible, and reusable for researchers in Australia and around the world. ARDC is enabled by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).
Open science, built for language researchers
The Language Technology and Data Analysis Laboratory (LADAL) is a collaborative, open-access research infrastructure established in 2019 at the University of Queensland. Part of the Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA), LADAL provides free resources to researchers worldwide — no registration, no paywalls, no prerequisites.
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