Thinking a lot about Jason Arday. Our time at Roehampton overlapped but I didn't meet him. However, I do know his former colleagues and they are deeply grieving. At the heart of this is a man - perhaps a flawed man, but a deeply human one. I don't want to lose sight of his humanity 1/

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As an academic, I have decided to pre-empt AI taking my job, so I am going to take ITS job! I am going to start hallucinating, lying to my students, and drinking 700,000 litres of water

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It's official: after 22 (!) years at @lancslinguistics.bsky.social, I will start as Professor of Organisational Communication at @sdu.dk's Department of Language and Culture on 1 September this year. 1/2 www.sdu.dk/en/om-sdu/in...

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We're delighted to announce Dr J Calder (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) as a keynote for #IGALA14. Their research explores phonetic variation, identity, and marginalisation in queer/trans communities and people of colour. 📍York St John | 21–23 July 2027 @igala.bsky.social @lsjysj.bsky.social

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I don't see this said enough: the widespread use of generative AI is not only making our jobs as educators harder logistically, but also emotionally. It is genuinely sad to be suspicious of students when you have spent so much time building a pedagogy based on trust and not being a cop. It sucks.

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