Vicky Loras
@vickyloras.bsky.social
Educator and linguist since 1997. #firstgen PhD researcher at
@UZH_en. Canadian-Greek 🇨🇦🇬🇷Researching Canadian English/Indigenous Englishes.
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@UZH_en. Canadian-Greek 🇨🇦🇬🇷Researching Canadian English/Indigenous Englishes.
Read my Meet the PhDs newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/vickyloras
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✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
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Canada is posting a travel advisory for the USA due to violent crimes committed by ICE on innocent people.
U.S. travel concerns heightened for southern Alberta Blackfoot First Nation | CBC.ca share.google/gAfrmThf26WB...
U.S. travel concerns heightened for southern Alberta Blackfoot First Nation | CBC.ca share.google/gAfrmThf26WB...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Canada is posting a travel advisory for the USA due to violent crimes committed by ICE on innocent people.
U.S. travel concerns heightened for southern Alberta Blackfoot First Nation | CBC.ca share.google/gAfrmThf26WB...
U.S. travel concerns heightened for southern Alberta Blackfoot First Nation | CBC.ca share.google/gAfrmThf26WB...
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Auditory illusions in speech perception: When our brain misinterprets acoustic information, making us understand something different from what was said.
#linguistics #auditoryphonetics #phonetics
#linguistics #auditoryphonetics #phonetics
Auditory Illusions in Speech Perception: Definition and Examples - About Linguistics
Auditory illusions in speech perception are perceptual errors where your brain hears something different from the sounds produced.
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February 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Auditory illusions in speech perception: When our brain misinterprets acoustic information, making us understand something different from what was said.
#linguistics #auditoryphonetics #phonetics
#linguistics #auditoryphonetics #phonetics
✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
✨ Late nights, lofi vibes, and chasing PhD progress - are you an early bird or a moonlighter? 🌙📚
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
Plus, the Music Highlight and a trip down memory lane!
vickyloras.substack.com/p/moonlighting
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Registration for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse Conference is now... open! Please follow the link below to register, and do so by 5th April to get the early bird price! wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/reg... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social
Registration – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Registration for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse Conference is now... open! Please follow the link below to register, and do so by 5th April to get the early bird price! wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/reg... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social
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Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/... via @theguardian.com
Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy
By travelling during the day on scenic routes, travellers can soak up spectacular landscapes before taking in Turin’s cultural heritage
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February 3, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Slow train to Turin: a winter journey through the Swiss Alps to Italy www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/... via @theguardian.com
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Hello there, Second Edition! Excellent company as well, e.g @saragoodman.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Hello there, Second Edition! Excellent company as well, e.g @saragoodman.bsky.social
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Often during the PhD we feel that we don’t know things - and we have to constantly remind ourselves, it’s a huge and ongoing learning process.
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Is there something I should know?
What have we learned from the PhD so far? Plus, the Music Highlight
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January 31, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Often during the PhD we feel that we don’t know things - and we have to constantly remind ourselves, it’s a huge and ongoing learning process.
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
Read this week’s newsletter here: vickyloras.substack.com/p/is-there-s...
#phd #phdlife #knowledge
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Another Saturday, another newsletter - with new sections from now on, in this new year!
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#phd #phdresearch #phdlife #phdplanning #podcasts #books #meetthephds
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#phd #phdresearch #phdlife #phdplanning #podcasts #books #meetthephds
January 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Another Saturday, another newsletter - with new sections from now on, in this new year!
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#phd #phdresearch #phdlife #phdplanning #podcasts #books #meetthephds
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#phd #phdresearch #phdlife #phdplanning #podcasts #books #meetthephds
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This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! vickyloras.substack.com/p/la-da-dee-...
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! vickyloras.substack.com/p/la-da-dee-...
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
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Waiting.
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
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#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Waiting.
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
The sun always shines on tv - have you read my latest Substack?
#phd #phdlife
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#phd #phdlife
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The sun always shines on tv
Showcasing as researchers on social media - plus, the Music Highlight
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January 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The sun always shines on tv - have you read my latest Substack?
#phd #phdlife
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#phd #phdlife
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✨ New Blog Post ✨
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza — The Hands Up Project
Sahar, who taught English to students at a UNRWA Centre before the outbreak of war teamed up with me and other fabulous TEFL teachers, Vanessa, Sonja, Donal and Liz to facilitate online classes f...
www.handsupproject.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
✨ New Blog Post ✨
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
Learning, Laughter, and Hope: Our Weekly Conversation Classes for Gaza shares how connection, language, and joy.
📖 Read the blog here:
www.handsupproject.org/blog-hup/lea...
This week’s newsletter is here!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘃
Our work lives in good days and bad ones.
This newsletter - and the Meet the PhDs community - is about sharing both!
Plus, what’s new, what I’m listening to - and the Music Highlight ✨⭐️
vickyloras.substack.com/p/the-sun-al...
#phd
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘃
Our work lives in good days and bad ones.
This newsletter - and the Meet the PhDs community - is about sharing both!
Plus, what’s new, what I’m listening to - and the Music Highlight ✨⭐️
vickyloras.substack.com/p/the-sun-al...
#phd
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
This week’s newsletter is here!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘃
Our work lives in good days and bad ones.
This newsletter - and the Meet the PhDs community - is about sharing both!
Plus, what’s new, what I’m listening to - and the Music Highlight ✨⭐️
vickyloras.substack.com/p/the-sun-al...
#phd
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝘃
Our work lives in good days and bad ones.
This newsletter - and the Meet the PhDs community - is about sharing both!
Plus, what’s new, what I’m listening to - and the Music Highlight ✨⭐️
vickyloras.substack.com/p/the-sun-al...
#phd
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‘I thought it was going to perish’: the remarkable revival of an endangered language in Lesotho
‘I thought it was going to perish’: the remarkable revival of an endangered language in Lesotho
Concentrated among 1,000 people in the remote Daliwe valley, siPhuthi has gained a dictionary, a Bible translation and official recognition thanks to intrepid linguists and activists
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January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘I thought it was going to perish’: the remarkable revival of an endangered language in Lesotho
Waiting.
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Waiting.
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
It’s one of the least talked-about parts of doing a PhD - yet it’s something we all know too well!
Waiting for a response, waiting for feedback, waiting for results, waiting for opportunities…and somehow still hanging on.
lnkd.in/d_VnANHC
#MeetthePhDs #PhD #PhDlife
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Episode 20 of Meet the PhDs is here!
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
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#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
January 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Episode 20 of Meet the PhDs is here!
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
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Confs: Sound Systems of Latin America 5
Confs: Sound Systems of Latin America 5
The fifth meeting on Sound Systems of Latin America (SSLA 5) will be held at the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico City, from May 20 to 22, 2026.
Plenary Speakers:
Charles Reiss-Concordia University
Pafnuncio Antonio-Universidad de Sonora
Ben Eischens-UCLA
The objective of SSLA is to bring together an international group of linguists to address theoretical and descriptive issues related to the phonetics and pho
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January 12, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Confs: Sound Systems of Latin America 5
Episode 20 of Meet the PhDs is here!
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
January 11, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Episode 20 of Meet the PhDs is here!
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
I am joined by Anna Herran, PhD candidate in History exploring 20th c. East Central Europe & the Baltic region.
A thoughtful conversation about how we remember the past.
🔗 lnkd.in/dmYvQZ36
#HistoryPodcast #MemoryStudies #MeetThePhDs #AcademicPodcast
This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! vickyloras.substack.com/p/la-da-dee-...
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
January 10, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This week’s Meet the PhDs newsletter is here! vickyloras.substack.com/p/la-da-dee-...
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
#phd #meetthephds #phdchat #phdlife
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In this episode of Linguistics Now, I am excited to talk with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱, a remarkable Canadian linguist and founder of the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺.
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In this episode of Linguistics Now, I am excited to talk with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱, a remarkable Canadian linguist and founder of the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺.
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
In this episode of Linguistics Now, I am excited to talk with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱, a remarkable Canadian linguist and founder of the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺.
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
January 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
In this episode of Linguistics Now, I am excited to talk with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱, a remarkable Canadian linguist and founder of the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺.
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8
Dr. Gold is truly a national treasure of Canada; her work highlights the beauty & diversity of Canada’s linguistic heritage.
shorturl.at/f1Ic8