For our latest blog, we spoke with Dr Gisela Tomé Lourido at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social @lcsleeds.bsky.social to explore the real impact of accent bias. whiterose.ac.uk/news/tacklin...
Gise Tomé Lourido
@gisetomelourido.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Sociophonetics at the University of Leeds. Researching accent bias and related inequities. Promoting interdisciplinary language research as Director of Language@Leeds (she/her).
Hey if you or your language and #linguistics students are looking for some end-of-term de-stressing, I put a couple more pages from my coloring book project up here: tinyurl.com/coloring-gre...
![Completed coloring sheet. Block letters read "Every body has an accent," with one word on each line. A forearm palm up shows three tattoos in an homage to American traditional style: A rose; a horseshoe with '[ɡʊd lʌk' written on it, and a heart tattoo with a banner reading "[mɑm mam mʌm mɒm]]". In the space around the arm, a pair of hands meant to represent the ASL sign for "sign" and a mouth. The negative space is filled with stars.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:liba4kwcbq2y7o5aq6ar7yse/bafkreia2a26v2kunxmblpcwcavskdp6wjy3kc453a66bufukwxwdwqd2ym)
A very exciting afternoon! I’m so grateful to the Faculty and all my wonderful collaborators - all the tackling accent bias in HE work has been (and continues to be) a huge collaborative effort! Congratulations to Henry, Karen, and all colleagues in @lcsleeds.bsky.social and the Language Centre! 🥳
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds@lcsleeds.bsky.social · last yr.Celebration time 🎉🎈💐 We have been awarded AHC School of the Year 2025 in the partnership awards! Many congratulations to our winners @gisetomelourido.bsky.social for Equality and Inclusion @henryhbclarke.bsky.social for Feedback & Assesment and our Language Centre for Global Impact! 🥳 🎉 🎈
New blog with Julia Snell @snelljulia.bsky.social published by the Higher Education Policy Institute @hepi-news.bsky.social 💡We encourage Higher Education senior leaders to take proactive steps to tackle accent bias to foster a more inclusive and equitable Higher Education system.
Higher Education Policy Institute@hepi-news.bsky.social · last yr.New Post: Tackling accent bias in Higher Education could improve students’ success, sense of belonging, and wellbeing www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/04/17/t...
For more on what we've been doing for the past three years: youtu.be/GwoIV_PKRW8?...
Training sessions to stop 'accent bias' at Edinburgh University
YouTube video by STV News
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