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Academic Endgame
I’ve applied for a job. In itself, this is unremarkable, but as I write this post (which is long before you will get to read it), I know that this job is different for a couple of reasons. Firstly, because I really, really, really want it. It is my dream job: a permanent research and…
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Corpus Linguistics Course Week 8
I’ve made it to the end of the FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It ran for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so I’m pleased to have made it this far, even if I’ve only been able to dip in and…
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Corpus Lingustics Course Week 7
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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Corpus Linguistics Course Week 6
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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Corpus Linguistics Course Week 5
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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Corpus Linguistics Course Week 4
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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Corpus Lingustics Week 3
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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From Nature = A kinder research culture is possible
Wellcome is right to call out hyper-competitiveness in research and question the focus on excellence. But other funders must follow its move. — Read on www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02951-4
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Corpus Lingustics Course Week 2
I’m still working on a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen, given my new teaching commitments and other roles to…
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Corpus Linguistics Course Week 1
This week I started a FutureLearn/Lancaster University course on Corpus Linguistics (CL). It runs for 8 weeks and is much more work than any of the previous FutureLearn courses that I have undertaken, so whether I’ll get to the end of it remains to be seen. But the course leader suggests that once we get…
