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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📣 Join us tomorrow (May 21st @ 12-13:30pm UK time) for the final event in our webinar series, on the theme of ‘Medical Communication’ 👇 Full details and sign up link below

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Our 2026 webinar series 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀 is here! 🗓️ Events will take place on the 7th, 14th and 21st May @ 12:00-13:30 (UK time) 📌 Programme, registration details and book of abstracts: baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/2...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 3mo ago

For those of you who attended our webinar on May 7th (and anyone else interested!) Our speaker, Dr. Tamsin Parnell, was unfortunately unable to deliver her talk on reporting around AI psychosis. However, she has very kindly made her slides available here 👇 Thank you @tamsinparnell.bsky.social!

Tamsin Parnell@tamsinparnell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I was very sad to miss the BAAL Health and Science Communication SIG webinar I was due to present at on 7 May. I have made the slides of my talk available on ResearchGate @baal-health-sig.bsky.social www.researchgate.net/publication/...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Join us today at 12:00 (UK time) for the second event in the series, titled: Exploring Lived Experience 👇Details and sign up link below:

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Our 2026 webinar series 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀 is here! 🗓️ Events will take place on the 7th, 14th and 21st May @ 12:00-13:30 (UK time) 📌 Programme, registration details and book of abstracts: baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/2...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Join us tomorrow (May 7th) for the first event in our webinar series: ‘Interrogating health in the public sphere’ ⏱️ Note: Due to a schedule change, the May 7th webinar will now take place at 12:30 - 13:30 (UK time) Sign up link below 👇

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Our 2026 webinar series 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀 is here! 🗓️ Events will take place on the 7th, 14th and 21st May @ 12:00-13:30 (UK time) 📌 Programme, registration details and book of abstracts: baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/2...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📣 Our 2026 webinar series 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬𝘀 is here! 🗓️ Events will take place on the 7th, 14th and 21st May @ 12:00-13:30 (UK time) 📌 Programme, registration details and book of abstracts: baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/2...

2026 Webinar Series: Key Health and Science Communication Challenges and Opportunities in the 2020s

This year, we are showcasing some of the excellent work being done on health and science communication through an online seminar series that aims to grapple with some of the key challenges and oppo…

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Tamsin Parnell @tamsinparnell.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you would like to know more about our work on social media and eating disorders, you can sign up for our CPD-certified workshop with Beat: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/get-informat...

Social Media & Eating Disorders Workshop - Beat

Join Dr Heike Bartel and Dr Tamsin Parnell, alongside other expert speakers, for a virtual workshop exploring the relationship between social media, e

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The Mental Elf@thementalelf.bsky.social · 7mo ago

So EDIFY is shaping a fresh approach to eating disorders. For example, their analysis of social media has provided insights into how social media affects young people. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41419991/ #AMHDMshowcase

For example, their analysis of social media has provided insights into how social media affects young people.

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 7mo ago

‼️ Deadline Extension ‼️ The deadline to submit abstracts for our 2026 webinar has now been extended to Monday, March 9th @ 5pm We’d love to hear from you!

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Call for Papers for our 2026 webinar: ‘Key Health and Science Communication Challenges in the 2020s’ We’re delighted to share the cfp for our upcoming event. If you’re considering submitting, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline for submission is 5pm, February 9th 2026. wp.me/pcqSKn-dv

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 Just one week to go to the deadline for submissions to our 2026 webinar series. If you’re working on research addressing key topics in the fields of health & science communication, we want to hear from you!

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Call for Papers for our 2026 webinar: ‘Key Health and Science Communication Challenges in the 2020s’ We’re delighted to share the cfp for our upcoming event. If you’re considering submitting, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline for submission is 5pm, February 9th 2026. wp.me/pcqSKn-dv

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 7mo ago

👇New chapter out now from the Public Discourses of Dementia project

Public Discourses of Dementia@pubdiscdementia.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our team, @gavinbrookes.bsky.social and @emma-putland.bsky.social, have a new chapter with Kevin Harvey! 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites' Interested? You can read the author copy here wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 7mo ago

👇 A great read for anyone interested in corpus linguistics and healthcare:

CASS@corpussocialsci.bsky.social · 11mo ago

After the excitement of last week’s book launch, here's a blog from our team that lifts the lid on how corpus linguistics can be used to explore illness and healthcare. A look at the methods, the hurdles, and the insights along the way: cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG @lgas-baal.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please find below all information to nominate wonderful researchers in language, gender and sexuality.

In this and the following pictures, we share information about the judith baxter award!

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 Reminder! 👇 Just 3 weeks to go until the deadline for our 2026 online webinar. We look forward to seeing your submissions!

BAAL Health & Science SIG@baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Call for Papers for our 2026 webinar: ‘Key Health and Science Communication Challenges in the 2020s’ We’re delighted to share the cfp for our upcoming event. If you’re considering submitting, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline for submission is 5pm, February 9th 2026. wp.me/pcqSKn-dv

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 8mo ago

👇Exciting opportunity for a postdoc position at Queen Mary, University of London. This project is situated at the intersection of digital linguistics, visual studies, and critical autism studies.

Jessica Aiston@jessaiston.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We're hiring! Come join Nelya & I on the Autism in Affinity Spaces project - we're looking for a postdoc with expertise in working with multimodal datasets. Autistic researchers are highly encouraged to apply. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQC919/p...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Call for Papers for our 2026 webinar: ‘Key Health and Science Communication Challenges in the 2020s’ We’re delighted to share the cfp for our upcoming event. If you’re considering submitting, we’d love to hear from you. The deadline for submission is 5pm, February 9th 2026. wp.me/pcqSKn-dv

2026 webinar series: Key Health and Science Communication Challenges and Opportunities in the 2020s

This year, we’re looking to showcase some of the excellent work being done on health and science communication through an online seminar series that aims to grapple with some of the key challenges …

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Qualitative Applied Health Research Centre @quahrc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Happy new year! Just under two weeks to go until our free seminar on power in autism research www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quahrc-sem...

QUAHRC Seminar: Rethinking Power in Autism Research

Rethinking Power in Autism Research: Intersectional, Participatory, and Afrocentric Futures?

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Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience@kingsioppn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Whose power and knowledge matters when we talk about autism and neurodiversity? @quahrc.bsky.social hosts Dr Olivia Matshabane and Dr Monique Botha for a frree webinar on 20 January 2026 as they speak on their research coming from diverse perspectives. Register now:

Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@baal-health-sig.bsky.social are now looking for a SIG Secretary. This post offers a great opportunity to get involved with the linguistics health and science communication community, BAAL more broadly and to help steer the direction of the SIG. For info, please go to baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

Health and Science Communication SIG

The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 12mo ago

@baal-health-sig.bsky.social would like to thank our outgoing General Secretary, @lukeccollins.bsky.social , and Ordinary Member, Kate Sayers, for all of the work that they've put into the SIG. Wishing you both the best of luck moving forward!

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Calling all @baal-health-sig.bsky.social members (old and new)! You are warmly invited to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held at 12-1pm on Wednesday 15th October. Check out our website baalhealthsci.wordpress.com for the link and we look forward to seeing you there

Health and Science Communication SIG

The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

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Emma Putland @emma-putland.bsky.social · 12mo ago

3. I loved attending the @baal-health-sig.bsky.social panel, featuring Olivia Knapton's great work with people with insect/bug phobias, Esranur Efeoglu-Ozcan's innovative comparative study of climate crisis framings, and Mimi Huang's important work with volunteer waterside responders.

International Consortium for Communication in Health Care @ic4ch.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care! 📆When: 11-12 September 2025 📍At: Lancaster University, UK Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration... More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Image shows the entrance of Lancaster Castle in spring.

Image shows day 1 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 1: Thursday 11th of September 2025

09.30 - 10.15 Registration
10.15 - 10.30 Symposium Opening Address
10.30 - 12.00 Panel 1: Chronic and long-term health
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Panel 2: Infectious diseases and pandemics
How will we work together? Communication and Caring in the Time of Pandemics
14.30 - 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.30 Panel 3: Vaccinations
16.30 – 17.00 Roundtable discussion

Image shows day 2 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 2: Friday 12th of September 2025

09.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: Interactions in healthcare settings
11.00 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Panel 4 (Continued): Interactions in healthcare settings
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Panel 5: Interactions in healthcare settings and end of life
15.30 – 16.00 Roundtable discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Event Close

International Consortium for Communication in Health Care @ic4ch.bsky.social · last yr.

📬Registration is now open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)! 📆When: 11-12 September 2025 📍At: Lancaster University, UK For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Image shows day 1 of the programme, which can be read as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Symposium Programme
Day 1: Thursday 11th of September 2025

09.30 - 10.15 Registration
10.15 - 10.30 Symposium Opening Address
10.30 - 12.00 Panel 1: Chronic and long-term health
Sex differences on a forum about anxiety
Paul Baker (Lancaster University, UK)
Shared decision making, health literacy and management of heart failure: an analysis of patients’ interactions through their hospital journey.
Susy Macqueen, Diana Slade and Suzanne Raine (Australian National University)
Communicating dementia: Comparing AI-generated stereotypes to experience-led discussions
Emma Putland and Gavin Brookes (Lancaster University, UK)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Panel 2: Infectious diseases and pandemics
How will we work together? Communication and Caring in the Time of Pandemics
Elizabeth A. Rider (Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA)
The mental health of university graduates in a post-COVID world: A mixed-methods sociolinguistic approach
Olga Zayts-Spence, Paul W.C. Wong, David Matthew Edmonds (University of Hong Kong)
Challenges and Opportunities in Participatory Surveillance for Dengue Prevention: A Sri Lankan Case Study
Prasad Wimalaratne (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) and May O. Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
14.30 - 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.30 Panel 3: Vaccinations
Post-pandemic challenges in communication about vaccines
Elena Semino (Lancaster University, UK)
Enhancing the value and wider benefit of research into Coronavirus Discourses: A Pan-London Immunisation Campaign
Svenja Adolphs, Emma McClaughlin and Sara Vilar-Lluch (University of Nottingham and Cardiff University, UK)
The problem with ‘side effects’
Zsófia Demjén (University College London, UK)
16.30 – 17.00 Roundtable discussion

Image shows day 2 of the programme, which can be read as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 2: Friday 12th of September 2025

09.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: Interactions in healthcare settings
Intercultural moments in emergency calls: Issues of access, accommodation, and attitude
Jennifer Watermeyer and Rhona Nattrass (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
(In)equality, (in)visibilised diversity and exclusion: the ideological framing of language in NHS interpreting and translation guidelines.
Emma Brooks (University College London, UK)
Medical consultations with older adult patients in a multicultural setting: Dynamics of doctor-patient communication and the impact of companions
May O. Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
11.00 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Panel 4 (Continued): Interactions in healthcare settings
Enhancing Patient Engagement in Oncology-Specific Genetic Counselling: A Conversation Analytic Approach
K.K. Luke (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
How REACHE equips asylum seeker and refugee doctors for safe and effective practice in the NHS
Hayley Poulson (Refugee and Asylum Seekers Centre for Healthcare Professionals Education (REACHE Northwest), Salford Royal Hospital, UK)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Panel 5: Interactions in healthcare settings and end of life
The EMPATHY Protocol: Modern Support in Challenging Moments of Patient Care
Aldona Katarzyna Jankowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Poland)
The taboo of communication about assisted dying
Nancy Preston (Lancaster University, UK)
How to Talk about Dying? Lessons Learned from a Swiss Framework for Teaching Compassionate Communication about the End of Life
Sibylle Felber (University Hospital Bern and University of Bern, Switzerland)
15.30 – 16.00 Roundtable discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Event Close

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · last yr.

We are really looking forward to the event today - some wonderful presentations ahead!! Welcome to Lancaster @lancslinguistics.bsky.social baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · last yr.

Please join us for our upcoming workshops on social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. A wonderful line-up of presentations! baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · last yr.

Super-excited for our upcoming workshops: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. Plenaries by @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social + wonderful presentations! Please join us baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 2y ago

Really looking forward to thought-provoking presentations and stimulating discussions at our upcoming #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person in Lancaster on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

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The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

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BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are delighted to confirm our #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person @lancslinguistics.bsky.social on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. Plenaries @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com