Susan Pickford
@libripotens.bsky.social
Professor of translation studies at the University of Geneva and academic translator. Recent books: Professional Translators in 19th-c France and Translating Science in the 18th & 19th c. Now working on an industry guide for aspiring book translators.
Si vous avez manqué la table ronde consacrée aux interprètes LSF de couleur à la FTI Genève la semaine dernière vous pouvez maintenant la rattraper en ligne: mediaserver.unige.ch/play/288225
Mediaserver - Table ronde Interpreters of colour
Mediaserver - Table ronde Interpreters of colour
mediaserver.unige.ch
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Si vous avez manqué la table ronde consacrée aux interprètes LSF de couleur à la FTI Genève la semaine dernière vous pouvez maintenant la rattraper en ligne: mediaserver.unige.ch/play/288225
How is this even vaguely sustainable
Google’s AI infrastructure head Amin Vahdat, a vice president at Google Cloud, recently presented slides to employees indicating the company needs to scale “the next 1000x in 4-5 years.”
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google’s AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How is this even vaguely sustainable
This is absolutely my favourite review of a book I have worked on 🥰
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is absolutely my favourite review of a book I have worked on 🥰
When you're writing 50 Shades-style erotica but forget to check the name works
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When you're writing 50 Shades-style erotica but forget to check the name works
Who wants to turn this into a Translation Studies PhD with me?
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Who wants to turn this into a Translation Studies PhD with me?
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My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Sign the Petition
Save Geology at the University of Leicester
www.change.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My alma mater, Leicester University, is dissolving its Geology Department leading to the loss of 14 staff. Palaeo is being completely axed, despite Leicester's long and storied history in this area (and its current strengths). Please sign this petition!!: www.change.org/p/save-geolo...
Translators, for decades: We are authors in our own right!
(Some) authors in 2025:
(Some) authors in 2025:
November 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Translators, for decades: We are authors in our own right!
(Some) authors in 2025:
(Some) authors in 2025:
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just gonna scream for a wee while in sociolinguistics over here: www.accentharmonizer.ai
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Interested in AI and translation and interpreting? Then you definitely need to read the new road map for users and policy makers from the European Language Council, available at tinyurl.com/sprymcx7
(PDF) AI for Translation and Interpreting. A roadmap for Users and Policy Makers. Reflection paper by the special interest group on AI in translation and interpreting of the European Language Council
PDF | With this reflection paper, the authors discuss the use and impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) in multi- and interlingual communication and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Interested in AI and translation and interpreting? Then you definitely need to read the new road map for users and policy makers from the European Language Council, available at tinyurl.com/sprymcx7
Alors que les professeurEs des écoles sont le fondement même de la République bordel et qu'on devrait leur quadrupler le salaire et leur dérouler le tapis rouge à chaque pas
Sur @franceinter.fr ce matin Éric Neuhoff, fraichement élu à l'Académie française, réagit à la tribune que notre collègue Julie Neveux lui a consacrée dans @liberation.fr :
« je crois qu'on n'a pas besoin de petites instits bornées à l'AF » (3'25"). Sans la *moindre* réaction de B. Duhamel.
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« je crois qu'on n'a pas besoin de petites instits bornées à l'AF » (3'25"). Sans la *moindre* réaction de B. Duhamel.
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L'invité de 7h50 : podcast et émission en replay | France Inter
Il ou elle fait l'actualité ; un entretien sans concession pour décrypter le fait politique, culturel ou économique du jour.
www.radiofrance.fr
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Alors que les professeurEs des écoles sont le fondement même de la République bordel et qu'on devrait leur quadrupler le salaire et leur dérouler le tapis rouge à chaque pas
Working on my Language Show presentation on translation and dyslexia for Saturday. Neurodiversity inclusion FTW ✊ languageshowlive.co.uk
The Language Show – For language learners, language teachers and everyone who loves languages
languageshowlive.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Working on my Language Show presentation on translation and dyslexia for Saturday. Neurodiversity inclusion FTW ✊ languageshowlive.co.uk
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
Sitting on the bus watching a kid copy her homework from chatgpt on her knees while her mate holds the phone 😑
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sitting on the bus watching a kid copy her homework from chatgpt on her knees while her mate holds the phone 😑
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
Reposted by Susan Pickford
Ma soeur a commencé à lire Une chambre avec vue, classique de la littérature anglaise, qu'elle a eu gratuitement sur la boutique kobo.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ma soeur a commencé à lire Une chambre avec vue, classique de la littérature anglaise, qu'elle a eu gratuitement sur la boutique kobo.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
If you think what happened to Rosalind Franklin was egregious (which it was), check out the story of Marthe Gautier, who died a couple of years ago at 97 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_...
Marthe Gautier - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If you think what happened to Rosalind Franklin was egregious (which it was), check out the story of Marthe Gautier, who died a couple of years ago at 97 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_...
Petition to stop the closures of the music and MFL courses at Nottingham. It worked for Cardiff, so do sign. c.org/nBXSCSYSfV
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Petition to stop the closures of the music and MFL courses at Nottingham. It worked for Cardiff, so do sign. c.org/nBXSCSYSfV
any translation publishers out there willing to share how many pitches they receive a year on average?
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
any translation publishers out there willing to share how many pitches they receive a year on average?
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
Reposted by Susan Pickford
Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
Sign the Petition
Home Office: before automating translation, please listen to the experts
c.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)