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unstoppable force (love is blind experiment) meets immovable object (the uk’s accent-based class system)

Good morning! I'm putting some final touches on a talk i'm giving this week on neurodivergence in the workplace. Lots to say here, obvs...but if there was ONE THING that could make your workplace/ could have made your workplace more accessible for you as an ND person, what is it?

this is a joke but that's genuinely how Tesco had it listed on their website for a while back in 2011

One of our research associates, Armineh Soorenian, is setting up a network for academics and researchers with speech impairments. It's important to create spaces for peer support + sharing of experiences - we're very excited for this! Get in touch at [email protected]

This person's postdoc supervisor is failing them.

‼️ ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ The 15th UK Language Variation and Change conference will take place on 2-4 September 2025, co-organised by Lancaster University & The University of Central Lancashire. Lancaster University Phonetics Lab Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster Uni @UCLan More information on our website! wp.lancs.ac.uk/uklvc15/

We are also delighted to announce the following plenary speakers: - Gabrielle Hodge @gab_hodge - Christian Ilbury Christian Ilbury - Sophie Meekings Dr Sophie Meekings (she/her) Very excited to hear about so much interesting research! The call for papers is coming soon!

My colleague Amelia's bag this morning.... Just a normal day in the life of a forensic speech scientist 🤷🪇

Academia is held together by caffeine, free labour, and the two people who nod encouragingly during presentations

Delighted to have been elected alongside some v impressive people to help lead the UK Young Academy. Complex problems need complex solutions that extend beyond any one discipline/sector- the UKYA has incredible potential to break down those boundaries & create meaningful change.

The leadership skills I learned as part of SUSTAIN will definitely help with this! 🥰

Next up, we introduce our new Executive Group representative, Dr Sophie Meekings (she/her), a neuroscientist focused on understanding speech production in both typical speakers and those with communication disabilities. Despite being profoundly deaf, Sophie’s lived experience adds depth to

If you travel between Finsbury Park and Highbury & Islington on the Victoria Line, you’ll know the familiar feeling of wincing at the noise levels. We want to raise awareness of the damage that exposure to loud noise can do to people’s hearing. ⬇️ (1/2) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Are you clinically or self-diagnosed with any type of #neurodivergence? Do you work in the UK? We’re looking for participants to take part in our survey to better understand the current state of workplaces across the UK. This is part of our THRIVE project, which aims to make

Meet Dr Dr Sophie Meekings (she/her) from The Royal Society and University of York, a deaf speech neuroscientist championing inclusivity. She studies what happens in your brain during a conversation. #SmashingStereotypes #BSW25 youtube.com/watch?v=YwGrjx…

Labour wants to scrap PIP for those with "lower needs" i.e. scoring 3 or less for each activity. Let’s look at what that means. Need someone to lift you in and out of the shower? = 3 points. Need someone to dress your lower body – to put on your pants and trousers? = 2 points.