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This article by @smellosopher.bsky.social on Mary Hesse, of whom I was/am scandalously ignorant is a brilliant introduction to a brilliant and important thinker about how science works.

The UK was one of the first countries to sign the UN Refugee Convention. They made a promise that people fleeing war and persecution would be protected. To mark this anniversary, we asked Scots about their views on refugees. Here's what we found: https://ow.ly/EvMl50Zttq4

I've signed and sent a letter - from authors, broadcasters, journalists, artists, scholars and performers - to express our deep concern at @exeter.ac.uk’s troubling plans to make mass redundancies within the Humanities Dept @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social. I would love it if you read and shared widely.

Proud to celebrate two inspiring graduates whose journeys to UofG began after seeking safety in Scotland. Hosay Zazai, from Afghanistan, graduated in Community Development. Dr Pinar Aksu, from Turkey, earned a PhD in Education and Law. Congratulations Hosay and Pinar!

Sharing our cultures and languages with children from a local primary school today! #TESOLschoolvisits @uofgeducation.bsky.social

Today's post goes back to the issue of #polysemy or multiple meanings in #AI discourse and calls for more critical polysemy awareness as part of AI #literacy makingsciencepublic.com/2026/05/29/a...

AI literacy and the case for polysemy awareness

I have recently written two posts on the issue of multiple meanings, polysemy and ambiguity, in AI discourse. When chatting with various people interested in AI metaphors, which has so far been my …

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If 2,700 signatories, including six physics Nobel laureates, are not enough to convince them, then I don't know what they need... Hopefully this will end well 🤞 If not, many UK academics should fear for the stability of their careers these days... 🧪🔭

Clare Burrage@clareburrage.bsky.social · 5mo ago

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Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

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For weekend readers some reflections on technical #metaphors in #AI research in the context of the debate about Claude Mythos and what that might mean for #scicomm makingsciencepublic.com/2026/04/17/s...

Sandboxes and moats: Wrestling with AI metaphors

After this morning’s (17 April 2026) news reports, most of you will know about the furore surrounding the non-release of Anthropic’s Claude Mythos AI model and its implications for cybersecur…

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Nature's way of saying: "Never give up"

The language in this X post is horrendous. Other than the obvious cruel nature of such rhetoric, student visa ‘crackdown’ is an act of self-destruction. The UK higher education sector is suffering because of this mindless mimicking of Reform.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Of course no one from *checks notes* Sudan or Afghanistan could be in genuine danger.

"In the name of the University's final AI principle - responsiveness to the stakeholders involved (i.e. all of us ...) - we ask that the University of Edinburgh not renew its contract with OpenAI and stop using OpenAI as a supplier." docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open Letter: End the University of Edinburgh's Contract with OpenAI

Dear EDINA Leadership Team and those responsible for the University's contract with OpenAI, We are publicly writing to you as the University of Edinburgh's contract with OpenAI is coming to an end, a...

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A really thought provoking talk by @eleanorinjapan.bsky.social on native speakerism, COIL, CLIL & Global Englishes. Your visit has been so enriching for the TESOL team! @uofgeducation.bsky.social @uofgtesol.bsky.social

Have you seen our venue for the seminar? It offers on-site accommodation and meals. Check out all the details on our website! 🔗 ¿Has visto ya dónde celebraremos el seminario? La sede ofrece alojamiento in situ y opciones de comidas. ¡Descubre más detalles en nuestra web! 🔗

I am truly honoured to contribute this chapter on figurative language acquisition to the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd ed.)

Super blog about multilingualism. This message from Denise Amankwah should underpin all the work we do as educators. 'we cannot assume we already know what meaningful inclusion looks like from a young person’s perspective. We need to ask them.'

Louise Rolland@lrollandmulti.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Great blog by Denise Amankwah, highlighting how to involve young people in planning initiatives that explore and celebrate multilingualism: naldic.org.uk/internationa... #NALDIC #Multilingualism #RepresentationMatters #YouthVoices #Collaboration #Languages #Lingsky #Langsky

It's always good to collaborate, learn and exchange ideas with colleagues and students from Universidad de Extremadura, Spain! #COIL,#Tesol, @uofgeducation.bsky.social

Ana M. Piquer Píriz@anapiquerpiriz-uex.bsky.social · 8mo ago

And here we are again this year, enjoying this wonderful COIL experience with @glasgow.ac.uk. Thank you @salzacharias.bsky.social and @dobrochnafutro.bsky.social (+colleagues and students) for making this possible in such an enriching way (and for the pics 😉)! Can't wait for our next session!

Analogy and metaphor galore! I was interviewed by the @nightsciencepod.bsky.social podcast about metaphor and analogy in science: open.spotify.com/episode/1hqU... Pairs well with @sflusberg.bsky.social's interview on metaphor on the @manymindspod.bsky.social podcast disi.org/the-aura-of-...

Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation

Why AI writing is so generic, boring, and dangerous: Semantic ablation

The subtractive bias we're ignoring opinion  Just as the community adopted the term "hallucination" to describe additive errors, we must now codify its far more insidious counterpart: semantic ablation.…

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✨We are delighted to announce Reyes Llopis García as a plenary Speaker! Check the full abstract on the website. ✨¡Estamos encantados de anunciar a Reyes Llopis García como ponente plenaria! Tienes el abstract completo en la web. @rllopisg.bsky.social

It’s an honor to have Fiona Macarthur as a plenary speaker! Read the full abstract on the website 📚 ¡Es un honor contar con Fiona Macarthur como ponente plenaria! Lee el abstract completo de su intervención en la web 📚

Hi fellow #linguists & #educators! Interested in #multilingualism in #teaching & #learning? I'm giving a free, online talk Wed 18 Feb, 4-5pm UTC Lessons from a multilingual #library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning Link here: tiny.cc/fu0z001 @multilinglibrary.bsky.social

Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks

"Lessons from a multilingual library of picturebooks: Implications for teaching and learning" with speaker Dr. Hannah M. King

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📚Snapshots of LLYML course🤓 What is LLYML? 🥸 It is short for ‘Language Learning for Young Multilingual Learners’, one of our TESOL option course. On Monday, we had a COIL session with Spanish students online. It was a lovely chance for exchanging ideas and thoughts!🤩 #uofgtesol #uofglasgow

Greetings from Kyiv. Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I want to send a hug to everyone whose families suffered. Let’s do what we can to ensure such horrors never happen again. Let’s think of others, and care for them. 🫂

For those who want to try AI models without paying Silicon Valley fascists, mistral.ai is French and works really well.

Ruslan Trad@ruslantrad.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The French government announced a major "digital sovereignty initiative" to reduce dependency on American technology platforms by rolling out a domestic videoconferencing solution called "Visio" across its entire administration by 2027.

A rather wonderful Burns-Broons crossover mural by Toots Spilled Ink on the Clyde Street legal graffiti walls in Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #streetart #mural #robertburns #burnsnight

📑 We are really excited to read your abstracts! Remember that the call for abstracts is open until February 27. More the info on our website. 📑 ¡Estamos deseando leer vuestros resúmenes! Recordad que está abierto el plazo de envío de propuestas hasta el 27 de febrero. Más info en nuestra web.

In these times of trouble, something a bit niche but also a bit soothing - a post where I dug out some old roots of #metaphor theory that we have largely forgotten makingsciencepublic.com/2026/01/23/f... #histling

From metaphors on market day to metaphors we live by

I was talking the other day with some people about AI metaphors. During that discussion the thorny question came up ‘what are metaphors anyway?’, followed by ‘is there anything in language that’s n…

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Meanwhile, at Edinburgh Zoo

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Poly the one-eyed penguin has made a full recovery after having surgery on a seriously infected eye socket 🐧 The Northern Rockhopper penguin is now back with the colony at Penguin's Rock at Edinburgh Zoo – just in time for Penguin Awareness Day 👏