The fear of making any mistake is a mistake.

وقد قيل أن ما كان لك سيأتيك على ضَعفك, وما ليس لك لن تناله بقوَّتك

One of the blessings of maturity is that it sometimes brings one greater courage to be truthful, regardless of what those who do not understand may think or say. —Napoleon Hill

Language matters!

Mark Twain once said, “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.” I could say the same for coffee.

⁦Lancaster Duck⁩ enjoying the snow!

The Capital C Effect

We are delighted to invite abstracts for presentation to our 16th annual conference: this is a great opportunity to meet fellow researchers and receive feedback in a supportive and inclusive environment. Deadline for submissions: 11 April Submission link: forms.gle/oMMur2hrscTCyc…

يقول إريك فروم في كتابة الهروب من الحرية أن الإنسان المعاصر يعيش في وهم أنه يعرف ما يريده ، بينما في الواقع هو يريد "ما يُفترض" أنه يريده ثم وصف أن معرفة ما يريده الإنسان "حقاً" أصعب مشاكله وإنها مهمة نحاول تجنبها من خلال قبول الأهداف الجاهزة كما لو كانت أهدافنا. Fromm, Erich

Registration is still open to join us at the Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni PG Conference!

Rakan Alibri starting our Corpus Linguistics panel in A17!

That’s a wrap! Huge thank you from this years’ conference team to all presenters and attendees. Great to be back in person networking and sharing research. Sun is out now and we are finishing up with drinks at Grizedale bar ☀️ Many thanks from the Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni conference team 2022 🤍

Maybe it is not always sunny sunny on Sunday.

Feeling grateful for the opportunity to have presented my research on how the media constructs risks to life at the @CGSCLeeds European Journal of International Security conference today. It was an enriching experience to gain new perspectives on risk and security. #cgscconf

Thank you @TonyMcEnery and anna marchi (sailed to bluesky) for the angaging and enjoyable viva experience! I appreciate the thought-provoking questions and suggestions. Thanks Gavin Brookes for chairing and your support. @_paulbaker_ thanks for the unwavering support throughout my PhD!

Chapter 3 is by Rakan Alibri! It highlights the important role that risk plays in the polycrisis framework.

الحمدلله على عونه، وأسعدني حضورك 🙏🏻