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Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating Most of the UK media stories about the record-breaking heatwave that struck in June failed to mention the climate crisis, analysis has found. Nearly 2,500 articles about the extreme heat – when temperatures topped 37C, a record for the time of year – appeared in the UK’s nine main national daily media publications. But nearly three-quarters of them – about 72% – left out any mention of global heating or the climate, according to the analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Continue reading...

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‘We urge the Government to prioritise this issue. Should this situation continue unchecked, the damage to the health of higher education, research and innovation will be profound and have long-lasting consequences.’ www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/stateme...

British Academy President: UK higher education crisis risks irreversible damage

As course closures, shrinking provision and widening regional inequalities threaten the future of UK higher education and research, President of the British Academy, Susan J Smith calls for an immedia...

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Join us for our summer event on 3rd July 2026. Register here: forms.gle/j9ueZKfCTgRM...

This was an excellent webinar considering the challenges for LGBTQ+ researchers/those working on LGBTQ+ topics of doing impact and public engagement work in an increasingly queerphobic cultural context. This recent article has been published by the research team: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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EDI Caucus@edicaucus.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Is all publicity good publicity? Navigating public backlash to LGBTQ+ Research An EDICa Flexible Fund project is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 12:30-14:00 BST online (BSL is available). www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-na...

Rare red warning. Risk to life. Stay out of the sun. Avoid unnecessary exposure. Picture editor: "Counterpoint: Run the fun-on-the-beach shots?" We won't improve heat coverage until we stop illustrating public health emergencies with beach photos. www.independent.co.uk/weather/heat...

UK heatwave live: Rare red weather warning issued as Britain braces for 40C heat

Britons have been warned to stay out of the sun and to avoid exercising between 11am and 3pm

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Our paper is now part of an issue; onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... tl;dr, What is often labelled 'TikTok language' is mostly AAVE. In the participatory space of TikTok, Black creators contest this ideology as a type of linguistic appropriation.

‘Gen Z Language? Y'all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’

Sociolinguistic research has long documented the appropriation of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) across media including film, music and advertising. In this article, we add to this body o...

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Christian Ilbury@christianilbury.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Super happy to see our paper (w/ @riannawalcott.bsky.social) in Journal of Sociolinguistics: "‘Gen Z Language? Y'all Mean AAVE’: The Appropriation of African American Vernacular English as ‘TikTok Language’ 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This is a must read thread if you’re concerned about what AI (or the perception of AI) is able to do to intellectual labour & academic work

Crystal Fleming クリスタル@alwaystheself.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

If you’re a researcher of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK, our Accelerator Awards might be for you. It offers flexible grants for research or research-adjacent activities, such as training, secondments and networking. (1/2)

Wake up y’all new structure ambiguity exercise just dropped. #linguistics

Yesterday's English Language GCSE was about whether AI is bad. The kids are conflicted...

Very lovely queer exhibition on right now at Graves Gallery, Sheffield: "Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement"

Engaging the public in humanities & social sciences feels more important than ever. So we are offering £8k grants for researchers to work with galleries, libraries, archives, museums or performing arts organisations to do this. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

SHAPE Involve and Engage

A funding programme for innovative public engagement from the British Academy.

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Pleased to be in the beautiful (if very hot...) Metz for "Identity Construction and English(es) from the Margins" 🇫🇷

Confs: 14th Conference of the International Gender and Language Association

Confs: 14th Conference of the International Gender and Language Association

We are delighted to announce the first Call for Proposals for the 14th Conference of the International Language and Gender Association (IGALA)! Founded in 1999, IGALA is the primary international scholarly organization committed to the promotion and support of research on language, gender, and sexuality. The 2027 IGALA conference (IGALA14) will be held at York St John University in the city of York, UK on 21-23 July 2027. The theme of the conference is ‘Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality

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We are delighted to announce the first Call for Proposals for the 14th conference of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA), to be held at York St John Univeristy (York, United Kingdom) between Wednesday 21st and Friday 23rd July 2027. @igala.bsky.social @lsjysj.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to this conference! Not looking forward to the Kafkaesque nightmare of getting a visa for travel to the UK, but it'll be worth it to hang out with my gender & language folx, some of the most interesting and welcoming scholars you'll find – so join @igala.bsky.social!

IGALA 14@igala14.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The theme of IGALA14 will be 'Researching Language, Gender and Sexuality in Times of Political Challenge'. Please head to igala14.com for all conference details, a reminder of our fantastic keynote speakers, and abstract submission/registration info! @igala.bsky.social @lsjysj.bsky.social

Very exciting news for all interested in language, gender and sexuality!! #IGALA14 is returning to the UK in July 2027 🪅

IGALA 14@igala14.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to announce the first Call for Proposals for the 14th conference of the International Gender and Language Association (IGALA), to be held at York St John Univeristy (York, United Kingdom) between Wednesday 21st and Friday 23rd July 2027. @igala.bsky.social @lsjysj.bsky.social

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Lucy Jones! Her new book, Language and LGBTQ+ Youth, Analysing Marginalised Identities Through an Intersectional Lens, has been shortlisted for the British Association of Applied Linguistics Book Prize 2026.

A year-long post for a historian of gender & empire (19th/20th century) to cover for my brilliant colleague who has a Leverhulme. I'm not on the interview panel, so if you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me. Please forward on to potential applicants. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRM192/t...

Teaching Associate in Modern History at University of Nottingham

An opportunity for an academic position as a Teaching Associate in Modern History is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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I'm looking forward to this conference in a few weeks' time, which will consider a range of marginalised languages and identities.

Linguist List@linguistlist.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Confs: Identity Construction and English(es) from the Margins

Judgment now available online. The OfS does not come out of it well at all. Final line: “The Final Decision was vitiated by bias because the OfS approached the decision with a closed mind and had therefore unlawfully predetermined the decision.” www.judiciary.uk/judgments/th...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo ago

Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim

A walk in the Welsh countryside when the weather's good is very special indeed #ConwyCastle

Experts at the University of Sheffield want to build a UK Swear Map to show how English is spoken, before the words and phrases used locally in 2026 "disappear". #language #research #HigherEd #edchat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Linguists collecting regional swear words to map UK dialects

Dr Chris Montgomery says the team is

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This looks great: Leverhulme-funded PhD scholarship to work with Olivia Knapton on how insects are framed in educational and learning contexts, aiming to better understand the widespread aversion to bugs in the UK! 🐛Please share with prospective PhD students: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Leverhulme Trust-funded PhD studentship in Language, Discourse and Communication | King's College London

PhD Title: Communicative framings of insects in children’s educational materials and their effects on children’s perceptions of and engagement with insects.

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One week to our yearly event! If you haven't joined yet, there is still time to register! See link below.

BAAL Language, Gender & Sexuality SIG@lgas-baal.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us in Southampton! store.southampton.ac.uk/conferences-...

🥁New issue published!! 🤓Interested on #MediatedDiscourse? Here are the contents! 1️⃣ Zhuyuan Han et al. look at the construction of the "ideal scholar-self" in academic vlogs. 2️⃣ Elisabetta Adami studies the construction of an influencer's identity throughout time.

It started with a seemingly innocuous assumption, an easily made logical leap: For a rather long time, archeologists who found burial sites with weapons or hunting gear inside would label the remains as male. Fresh new piece: www.broadhistory.com/weve-been-ve...

We've been very wrong about Stone Age women

"Never assume" is a golden rule – especially when looking at 10,000-year-old human remains

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🔔 final reminder! I promise! 🔔 LavLang 32 abstract submission deadline is THIS SATURDAY - get scribbling, come join us in Edinburgh in September for a brilliant conference ft. Dr. Nikki Lane, Dr. @kevinguyan.bsky.social, Prof. Erez Levon, Dr. Stamatina Katsiveli, Dr. @mxeddie.bsky.social and YOU? 🤩

Alice Ross@alice-ross.bsky.social · 5mo ago

CFP REMINDER: you like linguistics? you like queer stuff? then get your LavLang abstracts in (please)! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🪻💬🗣️ Submissions are due by 28 March, that's almost two weeks, you got this! See you in Edinburgh in September 💜 lavlang32.ppls.ed.ac.uk?page_id=231

We are delighted to announce this year's winner of the Judith Baxter Award. Congratulations, @peterbrowning.bsky.social. Join us in Southampton (on 10 April) to hear more about Peter's research. See info to register.