The TINE project produces novel accessible machine translation technology for the production of science in your own language. Across 4 countries and 5 universities, we support 4 use cases putting plain-language, own-language science into the hands of those who need it.
Open Science mandates exist across Europe indicating that science must be made accessible beyond the borders of academia affecting publishers and scientists alike.
However, simply sharing science as publicly available does not make it accessible. Scientists are constrained to write in the languages accepted by major publication venues and the languages of reviewers. Science communication written in a mother tongue is accessible only to a home audience, limiting international impact. Science communication requires accessibility to build impact. If the output of translation is complex technical language we only overcome one accessibility barrier, but many more remain.
Translation is not enough. We need simple, clear and accessible cross-lingual science communication. The goal of the TINE project is to enable both producers and lay readers of science communication to access clear scientific information in their own language, promoting multilingualism.
The TINE project is structured around four Use Cases, which will drive technological requirements for the development of accessible scientific machine translation technology.
This task, in collaboration with SIRIS Academic, will implement a solution to explore international research databases, translating project descriptions and evaluating the usefulness of concept explanations for expert readers.
This task will enable wider access to Polish-language papers, increasing reviewer diversity in a scientific journal and improving both the quality of peer review and the visibility of Polish science.
This task creates accurate, culturally relevant Welsh-language translations of research materials for social care workers, ensuring clarity, accessibility, and alignment with regional dialects for Welsh-speaking service users.
This task embeds accessible English-to-Chinese translation of science-specific academic materials at MMJI, enhancing student understanding and evaluating the impact on academic outcomes in collaboration with Hubei University.
TINE encompasses the varied interdependent use cases visualised below.
TINE gathers together a consortium of researchers in 4 European countries across 5 universities.
