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Eric Laurier

@ericlaurier.bsky.social

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Writes in too much detail about ordinary practices & reasoning. Ethnomethodology & Conversation Analysis. Professor of Geography & Interaction, University of Edinburgh. He/him.

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Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 7d

Usually puts me in the right mood for the rest of the day too.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 8d

Phonecall from dentist today, now in my top 10 of AI transcription. “Hello, it's been like a message for Dr Lauria. It's um Elaine Crow from Bugsfield Dental. Just to let you know, your mouse curse is arriving today.”

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Éric Laurier, Wilson McLeod

UCU Scotland @ucuscotland.bsky.social · 13d

Staff at Edinburgh Uni to continue strike action #WeAreTheUniversity #StopTheCuts #SaveHE www.heraldscotland.com/news/2557921...

Edinburgh University lecturers to continue strike action

Staff at Edinburgh University have voted to continue strike action over proposals to cut £140m from the institution’s annual budget.

www.heraldscotland.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Éric Laurier

Daniel Buschek @dbuschek.bsky.social · 19d

While reviewing for #CHI2026, I've noticed four new writing issues in #HCI papers, likely due to an increased use of #LLMs / #AI. I describe them here - and how to fix them: dbuschek.medium.com/when-llms-wr...

When LLMs Write Our Papers

Four writing issues I notice as a reviewer — and how to fix them

dbuschek.medium.com

Reposted by Éric Laurier

Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social · 20d

The venue for today’s #USS JNC meeting - before the wind started up and the rain started just in time for us to leave this afternoon!

Photo looking up at the Liver Building, which is massive, clad in almost sandy coloured stone, with its famous clock tower in shot, and the Liver Bird standing at the top. The sky is pale and cloudy.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · 25d

Great piece.

Reposted by Elizabeth Stokoe, Éric Laurier, Sally Wiggins

😶 stuart reeves 😶 @5tuartreeves.bsky.social · 29d

short blog post (with exciting video!) on our #CSCW2025 paper "Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration", summarising our arguments about human-robot 'collaboration' (is it?)

#EMCA #CSCW

(paper with Hannah Pelikan & @marinanc.bsky.social)

medium.com/acm-cscw/ope...

Opening Up Human-Robot Collaboration

It is now routine to talk about human-AI collaboration and the possibility of AI systems acting as co-workers or partners for us. It’s…

medium.com

Reposted by Éric Laurier

𝚈𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚇𝚒𝚎 謝雅戎 @xyarong.bsky.social · Oct 7

Join us for a free workshop, exploring how our words shape conversations about racism.

#ESRCFestival

👇Click for more info and sign up
shorturl.at/Qyncp
@calvirgi.bsky.social @neyrar.bsky.social

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Sep 28

I’m voting ‘yes’ & ‘yes’ again because after 6 months Edinburgh management haven’t yet come to the table. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

Reposted by John Drury, Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda, Éric Laurier , and 2 more John Drury, Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda, Éric Laurier, Andrew Livingstone, Alexa Hepburn

Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social · Sep 23

#1
Following on from my earlier thread about claims of “bias” in universities (link below 👇), I was struck by James Marriott’s column in today’s Times. It’s full of anecdote & caricature. The real story of UK universities is structural, financial, and political. 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/prof...

Jonathan Potter @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social · Apr 28

Listening to Rest is Politics, Rest is Politics US, and reading respected commentators, it's striking how 'left-wing bias' in universities is now taken for granted. That matters, especially in the US, where academia faces political attack. Thoughts from having worked in US/UK universities. 🧵

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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · Sep 12

HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Sep 5

Maybe not Substack though? Its a cool name but a not so great company. daringfireball.net/2025/08/the_...

The Substack Branding and Faux Prestige Trap

Only with Substack does anyone perceive creator branding as being subservient to the platform — something that ought to be seen merely as an interchangeable CMS.

daringfireball.net

Reposted by John Drury, Elizabeth Stokoe, Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda , and 3 more John Drury, Elizabeth Stokoe, Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda, Charles Antaki, Éric Laurier, Sally Wiggins

𝚈𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚇𝚒𝚎 謝雅戎 @xyarong.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dr Sue Widdicombe and I are inviting submissions for a Special Issue on "Making Others Misconduct Matter In The Public Sphere". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
For questions, feel free to get in touch with us.
Looking forward to your contributions! ✨

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

The Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology publishes papers that cover the full spectrum of community and social psychology.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's worth noting that these are not merely stupid questions, but have the function - as does much of the professional and academic ethics industry - of taking up up space for serious discussion of politics and value with speculative, sci-fi bollocks.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Can AIs suffer? Big tech and users grapple with one of most unsettling questions of our times

As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient

www.theguardian.com

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yes, this one feels more independent. Thanks again Juliet.

A small comic zone of Juliet Fall’s author meets critics session at RGS-IBG. Comic is balanced on the front basket of a bicycle in Edinburgh.

Reposted by Éric Laurier, Aileen McHarg, Deborah Shaw , and 1 more Éric Laurier, Aileen McHarg, Deborah Shaw, Lisa Diedrich

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · Aug 25

BREAKING: Award-winning Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty has been arrested after wearing a T-shirt reading 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action'

Police arrested the I, Daniel Blake writer in Edinburgh this morning

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22

True, it only hints of/at your commentary.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yep. Perfect. Just need to adjust the printer margins to 0.0. Here’s my copy to take home.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22

Yep. Perfect! Thanks Juliet.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 22

Wonderful. I'm not at RGS-IBG this year. Might you consider a stayed-at-home copy? If so, a link to higher res copy. BSky seems to reduce the resolution.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 21

Very useful collection of training case studies. Thanks Charlotte.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20

Nice. A hint of art exhibit catalogue

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20

Gorgeous.

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20

What a delightful contrast to the academic publisher’s often bland books. Can you reveal a little more about its design and production?

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 20

So nicely designed and thought out. Perfect for reading and writing and looking at stacked timber. Do they serve fresh berries for snacks too?

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 5

An open access research paper that brings together Clive Barnett’s rethinking of hospitality with an EMCA study of ‘how was x’ & their responses. We trace how hospitality moves from being for anyone to being for someone. kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me

Eric Laurier @ericlaurier.bsky.social · Aug 5

It was only in doing our final revisions for the journal that we realised how relevant Gail Jefferson’s classic paper on ‘Laughter in the pursuit of intimacy’ might be. Not so much because of the laughter from staff and customers, more the pursuit of sharing who they are.

Reposted by John Drury, Éric Laurier

Elizabeth Stokoe @lizstokoe.bsky.social · Jul 29

Come and work with brilliant @lselibrary.bsky.social colleagues @rosiehigman.bsky.social @helskrw.bsky.social @niamhtumelty.bsky.social and me (in my #impact role) as our Wikimedian in Residence and Research Visibility Champion!

Closing 17th Aug 2025

#OpenResearch

jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Reposted by Charles Antaki, Éric Laurier

Pentti Haddington @penttihad.bsky.social · Apr 2

📣 Exciting opportunity for language researchers in 🇫🇮 and the University of Oulu (@unioulu.bsky.social). We are hiring a tenure track professor in "Language use and comprehensive security".

Apply here: oulunyliopisto.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

A Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor or Full Professor in Language use and comprehensive security

We are now looking for a Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor or Full Professor in Language use and comprehensive security to join us in SafeEarth Research Programme at the University of Oulu

oulunyliopisto.varbi.com

Reposted by Éric Laurier, Alexa Hepburn

Laura Jenkins @laalaajenkins.bsky.social · Jul 4

📢 Lboro CA Day 2025

A fantastic day of #EMCA presentations & networking.

📍 Lboro/hybrid
📅 15 Dec

Register now!
Call for abstracts open!

darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/ca-day...

@darg-sessions.bsky.social @saulalbert.bsky.social @lizstokoe.bsky.social @emma-richardson.bsky.social @lborocrcc.bsky.social

CA Day 2025, Monday 15th December (hybrid) – DARG

darg.lboro.ac.uk

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