Diane Nelson
@gplady.bsky.social
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Professor of Linguistics at the University of Leeds. Leverhulme Extinction Studies DTP. Linguistic diversity and biodiversity. All views my own.
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gplady.bsky.social
Excited to be part of this gorgeous film homage to the natural world through language inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, screening at Sheffield DocFest on 21 June! @HannahPapacekHarper @RetroviseurProductions @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
Project | Lost For Words
Lost For Words A feature documentary directed by Hannah Papacek Harper
www.lostforwords.fr
gplady.bsky.social
Excited to be part of this gorgeous film homage to the natural world through language inspired by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, screening at Sheffield DocFest on 21 June! @HannahPapacekHarper @RetroviseurProductions @extinctionleeds.bsky.social
@lcsleeds.bsky.social
www.lostforwords.fr
Project | Lost For Words
Lost For Words A feature documentary directed by Hannah Papacek Harper
www.lostforwords.fr
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davidhiggins.bsky.social
This is an excellently clear account of how LLMs work and why they hallucinate. I would like all my students to read it.
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gisetomelourido.bsky.social
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! 🥳
lcsleeds.bsky.social
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! 🥳 🎉 🎈
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modlangopen.bsky.social
'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' by @mishee54.bsky.social, Alice Corr, Anna Havinga, @jrkasstan.bsky.social & Norma Schifano argues for linguistics in the UK Mod Langs curriculum. Read it #OA: bit.ly/MLO-linguisitics @ciol-linguists.bsky.social
The article title 'Rethinking the UK Languages Curriculum: Arguments for the Inclusion of Linguistics' on a blue background.
gplady.bsky.social
Went to the wonderful #GrantMuseum of Zoology the other day. If you like the Jar of Moles, you’ll love the Jar of Assorted Lizards
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verybadllama.bsky.social
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
gplady.bsky.social
But this is your publication, and readers should be able to access your whole paper, not just part of it. Plus this could be a useful learning experience for the editors!
gplady.bsky.social
I’d email the editors again. It’s not ok!
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lahri.bsky.social
We're very much looking forward to this - “Watch your language! A linguist‘s tale of education, science and scholarship” @saschastollhans.bsky.social professorial inaugural lecture on 7 May at 5pm. We've got our tickets, to get yours register via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/prof-sasch...
Prof. Sascha Stollhans - Inaugural Lecture
Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre, Michael Sadler Building, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT , #origin.bottle.wishes
www.eventbrite.co.uk
gplady.bsky.social
Update: 4 eggs!
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bttnhg.bsky.social
You have until the 4th of April to apply for the Linguastars Residential! A great opportunity to explore what it’s is like studying languages at uni! For more information and how to apply, read below 👇 #languages #mfl #mfltwitterati
bttnhg.bsky.social
Have you applied for our Linguastars residential yet? The Linguastars residential is a great opportunity to explore what studying languages at University is like!
Applications are now open!
📢 24-26th June #mfltwitterati #mfl #languages
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk/our-activiti...
#languagelearning
Our outreach offer | Arts and Humanities Outreach Team
artsoutreach.leeds.ac.uk
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extinctionleeds.bsky.social
"To live and die in an age of extinction: a conversation with Juno Salazar Parreñas." A new paper published by #Extinction Studies PhD student MT Talensby explores experiences of studying #conservation, #death, #loss, and wider socio-cultural aspects of #fieldwork
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Seeing as it’s the Ides of March, here’s our very fun guide to how Julius Caesar rose to power and then destroyed the stability of the state, ignored the law, undermined political institutions, and leveraged the wealth of the richest man in the nation… ahem…

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You're Dead to Me - Julius Caesar’s Rise To Power - BBC Sounds
Join Greg Jenner in Ancient Rome to meet one of history’s biggest names, Julius Caesar.
www.bbc.co.uk
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victoriaxiaoxiaoma.bsky.social
First egg of 2025! From the brilliant peregrine falcon who lives at Parkinson clock tower, University of Leeds.
sustainability.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/bio...
gplady.bsky.social
Proud to have published your excellent paper! I really enjoyed reading it.
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extinctionleeds.bsky.social
"How #poetry can help us understand mass extinction events" - a new post on @theconversation.com by #Extinction Studies Researcher @kate-elspeth.bsky.social on #paleontology and poetic methods (strata/stanza, negative space) and how they interact
How poetry can help us understand mass extinction events
Poetry and palaeontology both work with strata.
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