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We’re really excited to share our #cfp for next year’s Health and Science Communication SIG event(s), Inequalities, Inclusion & Innovation to be held at Lancaster University on 22/3 (in person) and 25/3 (online). Follow the link to find out more baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/events/

New publication out in @JournalofSocio1: Language isn't just a data set. We explore why and suggest new directions for sociolinguistic research in the AI era #OpenAccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Check out the full issue.

Exciting news! The CADAAD Journal is now officially part of University of Groningen Press. We would also like to welcome new incoming co-editors, Dimitris Serafis Dimitris Serafis | @dimitrisrf.bsky.social and Stavros Assimakopoulos Stavros Assimakopoulos, who were instrumental in making this transition possible.

Booklovers, your favourite game is back! 📚🔎 Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion). Play now: hiddenbooks.nationalbooktokens.com/?utm_medium=so…

Today is #TDoR We honour the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

The link for the Paper Cup Project charity single. Download and dance around! michaelbeiert.bandcamp.com/track/pay-it-f…

Since Turing could not answer "Can machines think?" he simply changed the question to "Can machines play language games?" Unfortunately Turing--following Aristotle et al.--took language use as a SIGN of intelligence. That assumption was #AI's original sin. routledge.com/AI-for-Communi…

Isaac Turner is BACK! I'm delighted to reveal Tom Clohosy-Cole's dazzling cover for THE FORBIDDEN ATLAS, a breathless treasure hunt through the secrets of Paris. Find yours in bookshops on February 27th, or pre-order now: waterstones.com/book/the-forbi…

I'm still here and won't delete/deactivate my account for now, but I'm way more active (read: posting occasionally...) on the other place now, where the skies are blue (same username).

NEW ARTICLE RELEASE! "Undoing Appropriateness" by Flores and Rosa (2015) is now available for both high school and undergrad readers! Now this crucial article can be shared to 1000's of new readers like never before! DIRECT LINK: demystifyinglanguage.fordham.edu/articles/langu…

Wie Homosexuellenfeindlichkeit zählt Transfeindlichkeit zu den Ideologien der Ungleichwertigkeit, beides sind Formen von Demokratie- und Menschenfeindlichkeit. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Very happy to have presented our joint work in the Departmental Research Series today Sofia Lampropoulou (she/her) Dr Ursula Kania Paige Johnson English Department #englishdepartment #multilingualism #onlinefora Watch this space for updates on the next steps of the project.

Two more weeks!

The first title in the Cambridge University Press Elements series edited by Gavin Brookes and me has been published. The short book - the latest by Teun van Dijk - is available for free for the next four weeks. cambridge.org/core/elements/…

If you can't get in to town (and who would blame you) but still want to do a pay it forward here is the link... visufund.com/warm-up-with-a…

I really enjoyed being a guest on the podcast 'Why would you tell me that?', talking about whatchamacallits - my bit starts about 30 mins. in, but the whole episode is fun, so why not listen to it while you wrap presents? English Department Humanities & Social Sciences @ Uni of Liverpool open.spotify.com/episode/6uzR2O…

On March 23rd, I'll be running the Liverpool Half Marathon - I'm raising funds for Mermaids, a charity supporting transgender, non-binary and gender diverse children, young people and their families. Please donate/share. Thank you! 🏳️‍🌈🏃‍♀️ Mermaids justgiving.com/page/ursula-ka…