Leigh Harrington
@leighharrington.bsky.social
Academic Skills Tutor at Nottingham Trent University. Applied linguist. Honorary Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Manchester. Honorary Member, Aston Institute for Forensic Linguistics.
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Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.
Why do some of us love AI, while others hate it? The answer is in how our brains perceive risk and trust
Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.
tcnv.link
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Sometimes, distrust of machines can be a rational reaction.
Really pleased to see this finally out there 😊
OUT NOW: @leighharrington.bsky.social , @drkevingerigk.bsky.social & Maria Fano Gonzalez offer a corpus-assisted discourse analysis of representations of fuel poverty and the (new) fuel poor in UK newspapers
Work carried out in association with fuelpovertyresearch.net
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
Work carried out in association with fuelpovertyresearch.net
doi.org/10.1075/ijcl...
Plunged into fuel poverty | John Benjamins
Abstract
Fuel poverty, a household’s inability to achieve thermal comfort in line with a healthy standard of living at a
reasonable cost, became an increasingly prevalent and visible socio-economic is...
doi.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Really pleased to see this finally out there 😊
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Fascinating data. There are three things here that really matter to people, and they think matter to everyone:
Healthcare
Economy
Prices
There is ONE thing that they assume matters to everyone, because it dominates so much of the narrative, but it is NOT affecting them personally:
Immigration
Healthcare
Economy
Prices
There is ONE thing that they assume matters to everyone, because it dominates so much of the narrative, but it is NOT affecting them personally:
Immigration
Fantastic piece. This graph particularly caught my eye. What is going on here?
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Fascinating data. There are three things here that really matter to people, and they think matter to everyone:
Healthcare
Economy
Prices
There is ONE thing that they assume matters to everyone, because it dominates so much of the narrative, but it is NOT affecting them personally:
Immigration
Healthcare
Economy
Prices
There is ONE thing that they assume matters to everyone, because it dominates so much of the narrative, but it is NOT affecting them personally:
Immigration
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Lancaster University can't slash its workforce and still provide the same level of provision to students
Our members at will fight these cuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1406...
Our members at will fight these cuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1406...
Union vows to fight Lancaster University threat to axe one in five academics
UCU has vowed to fight Lancaster University management over its threat to cut hundreds of jobs.
www.ucu.org.uk
June 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Lancaster University can't slash its workforce and still provide the same level of provision to students
Our members at will fight these cuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1406...
Our members at will fight these cuts
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1406...
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If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
May 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If you're a grad student or an undergrad interested in research I need to you listen to me very carefully.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
You cannot learn to write good research papers if you do not read good research papers.
Stop asking LLMs to summarize papers for you.
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here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
April 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘
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What parents need to know about misogynistic communities online.
What parents need to know to talk to their children about the manosphere
What parents need to know about misogynistic communities online.
tcnv.link
April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What parents need to know about misogynistic communities online.
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We cannot afford to continually undervalue the future.
The UK has closed its flagship sustainable farming scheme, choosing short-term cuts over long-term security
We cannot afford to continually undervalue the future.
tcnv.link
March 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We cannot afford to continually undervalue the future.
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We're recruiting! New fully funded PhD studentship in Forensic Linguistics, starting October 2025: 'Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence'.
Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence at Aston University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence at Aston University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We're recruiting! New fully funded PhD studentship in Forensic Linguistics, starting October 2025: 'Conceptual mapping in psychiatric evidence'.
Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Would you like to work on a research project with @felicitydeamer.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social? Apply now 👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Our #internationalwomensday jigsaw is complete! 🧩
Thank you to everyone who got involved 💪
Thank you to everyone who got involved 💪
March 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our #internationalwomensday jigsaw is complete! 🧩
Thank you to everyone who got involved 💪
Thank you to everyone who got involved 💪
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‘The coal fire was where most of our participants let their minds linger.’
Heat pumps have a cosiness problem
‘The coal fire was where most of our participants let their minds linger.’
tcnv.link
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
‘The coal fire was where most of our participants let their minds linger.’
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🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal
In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...
www.bmj.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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A reminder that we are hosting the BAAL Health and Science Communication SIG event on the topic of Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
We are delighted to confirm our #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person @lancslinguistics.bsky.social on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. Plenaries @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A reminder that we are hosting the BAAL Health and Science Communication SIG event on the topic of Inequalities, inclusion and innovation
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Day 1: Friday 21 March, Lancaster University (hybrid)
Day 2: Tuesday 25 March (online only)
Registration is open and FREE: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Appreciating the focus on the reality for staff, who are not at fault for this marketised deathspiral and have fought it every step of the way, and universities as a public good. Not a transaction about individual students' future pay cheque, but a good that serves us all.
The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial
Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Appreciating the focus on the reality for staff, who are not at fault for this marketised deathspiral and have fought it every step of the way, and universities as a public good. Not a transaction about individual students' future pay cheque, but a good that serves us all.
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Our new paper just got published at Nature Human Behavior! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We study trust in science in 68 countries and how it relates to other variables.
It was wild to be part of this project 👌✨
We study trust in science in 68 countries and how it relates to other variables.
It was wild to be part of this project 👌✨
Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries - Nature Human Behaviour
What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? To answer this question, the authors surveyed 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and found that trust in scientists is moderately high.
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Our new paper just got published at Nature Human Behavior! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We study trust in science in 68 countries and how it relates to other variables.
It was wild to be part of this project 👌✨
We study trust in science in 68 countries and how it relates to other variables.
It was wild to be part of this project 👌✨
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
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Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
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December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
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We've got good news!
Information regarding our 2025 International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis is now online - check it out now 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
#ISSFLA25
#academicsky
#linguistics
#forensiclinguistics
Information regarding our 2025 International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis is now online - check it out now 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
#ISSFLA25
#academicsky
#linguistics
#forensiclinguistics
ISSFLA 2025
www.aston.ac.uk
December 18, 2024 at 7:45 AM
We've got good news!
Information regarding our 2025 International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis is now online - check it out now 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
#ISSFLA25
#academicsky
#linguistics
#forensiclinguistics
Information regarding our 2025 International Summer School in Forensic Linguistic Analysis is now online - check it out now 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
#ISSFLA25
#academicsky
#linguistics
#forensiclinguistics
🚨As I am leaving my current post at Manchester at Christmas, an 8 month Lectureship in Discourse Analysis and Stylistics (Teaching-focussed) is now being advertised. Deadline 12th Dec.
Please share widely!
It’s an excellent department!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Please share widely!
It’s an excellent department!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Discourse Analysis and Stylistics (Teaching-Focused):Oxford Road
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
November 29, 2024 at 12:14 PM
🚨As I am leaving my current post at Manchester at Christmas, an 8 month Lectureship in Discourse Analysis and Stylistics (Teaching-focussed) is now being advertised. Deadline 12th Dec.
Please share widely!
It’s an excellent department!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Please share widely!
It’s an excellent department!
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
**Tell Everyone**
www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...