Morning #SERApeople!! It's getting close: our call for papers deadline for #SERAconf25 closes on **Friday 9 May at 5pm** Looking forward to seeing you all at the University of Aberdeen. Let's get the abstracts started....

Don’t forget to register for a panel discussion on getting published in the 2 premier sociolinguistics journals, with Susan Ehrlich & Tommaso Milani (Language in Society) & Andrew Wong, Lauren Hall-Lew & Jaspal Singh (J Sociolinguistics) 8 May, 4-5pm UTC psu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Paisley for Palestine is hosting a benefit gig to raise money for the people of Gaza. Come along to enjoy an evening of music and solidarity - all for a good cause! All proceeds from the event will go directly to Medical Aid for Palestine. More info⤵️ tickettailor.com/events/paisley…

Saturday 3rd MAY 2025, join us in celebrating workers, sending solidarity to all oppressed people and seeing off the far right. 11 am top of New St Paisley. EIS EISFela Paisley for Palestine 🇵🇸 EIS Renfrewshire UNISON - UK's largest union UCU West College Scotland - EIS FELA Branch STUC

🎓 ECRs & postgrads: Got a poster on #GenAI & Language Education? Apply for one of 4 £100 travel awards to present at our BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics /CUP seminar on 6 Jun 2025 University of Strathclyde! 📅 Deadline: 22 May 👉 Details: lltsigbaal.weebly.com/updates.html #AIinEd #TESOL #BAAL #AppliedLinguistics

Just one week away from the 2025 Scottish TESOL and Applied Linguistics PGR Conference here at UWS Paisley Campus. Really looking forward to this event hosted by UWS Languages Section. More info, including the conference programme, available here: sway.cloud.microsoft/CVYcgdJkRSAEXz…

"Universities are bureaucratic messes sometimes and struggle to provide equitable access. But they were our messes—governed by scholars, accountable to professional standards, not political agendas. It was what made the university worth defending." bit.ly/4kg9yU3

✍️Registration for our BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics Cambridge University Press seminar on #GENAI is now open: forms.office.com/Pages/Response… 🗓It will take place University of Strathclyde (& online), 6th of June 📖Programme lltsigbaal.weebly.com/updates.html 🙏A huge thank you to our speakers, #BAAL, Cambridge University Press & attendees so far!

No plan for ESOL… feweek.co.uk/tough-immigrat…

Fabulous Gig for Gaza The Bungalow last night. Raised over 3,000 4 Medical Aid for Palestinians , bands all superb, Bungalow heroes and Buddies came up with the cash. #keeptalkingaboutpalestine STUC EIS EISFela Paisley for Palestine 🇵🇸

See you tomorrow! thenational.scot/news/25203432.… Stand Up To Racism Unite Against Fascism Love Music Hate Racism

Feliz día de Castilla la Mancha

Honoured to speak at the 3rd Intl Symposium on Social Justice in ELT at Bahçeşehir Uni, Istanbul. Grateful to Ufuk Keleş for making space for urgent conversations. My session focused on #Gaza, education, and curriculum under fire. Met brilliant people—Dr Tomasz John,

Cats, smiles, and thought provoking conversations can be a good summary of the 3rd International Symposium on Social Justice in ELT in Istanbul 🇹🇷 What an excellent event! ELINET

Update: Dr Paula A Barrowcliffe from UWS Languages Section presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Social Justice in English Language Education hosted by Bahçeşehir Uni (BAU). 'How can we foster inclusive practices in the multilingual classroom without a diverse body of teachers?' ELINET

'Universities face losing over £1bn in funding, the sector warns' £1.4 billion. That's our estimate of the reduction in funding to universities as a result of government policy decisions, as featured in @PoliticsHome 📰👇 politicshome.com/news/article/u…

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Are you an English language learner interested in University study? Join us for the open day at UWS Paisley campus this Saturday for taster sessions, tours and more! Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-under…

Excellent work by my colleague Dr Katy Highet ! ⬇️⬇️

Well done to our BA (Hons) ESL graduates!!