(Text) Translation

The Translation Unit has an online form and workflow system. This system allows customer to keep track of the work sent for translation, as all requests are shown on their personal record. Both the original document and its translation are kept on a designated server for 5 years.

All translation requests should be sent via this system but you are welcome to continue to use the e-mail (translation@aber.ac.uk) for any enquiries/questions. The form also allows customers to include comments.

To submit a request, sign into https://myadmin.aber.ac.uk/ then click Translation then the blue ‘Create Translation Request’ button.

Students who wish to apply for a translation relating to their academic research should contact translation@aber.ac.uk to discuss their needs.

We encourage staff and departments to plan ahead and allow a reasonable timeframe for translation work. The timeframe for translation will depend on our workload and priorities, so if your request is urgent please contact the Centre to discuss.

Staff within departments and offices are also encouraged to contact the Centre should they require assistance in proofreading or editing a piece of work which they have translated or written themselves before it is made public, in order to ensure that the work is correct and that every word and mutation is in place!

If you send a document for updating which has already been translated or to change the details please mark clearly which parts of the document have changed by highlighting or other clear method. Please remember to send the previous Welsh version also.

Editing

We encourage staff who are able to do so to prepare letters/documents bilingually. Staff are welcome to send Welsh versions of letters/ documents which they write to be checked or edited. It helps our work if you send the English versions as well so that we may compare the text in both languages.

The Centre charges a fee for translating work relating to projects which are externally funded and therefore staff and departments who apply for project grants are asked to remember that translation requirements should be considered as part of the project proposal. It is good practice to contact the Centre when preparing an application to clarify which aspects of the work should be provided bilingually and to discuss costs and a timetable. We typically charge £75 per 1000words for externally funded projects.

If you need assistance in translating a document relating to your academic research we might be able to help you. Please contact translation@aber.ac.uk directly to discuss your requirements and note the number of words to be translated and the timescale.

Undeb Aber also has a translation service.