Zara Fahim
@zarafahim15.bsky.social
AHRC Midlands4Cities-funded PhD linguistics (modern languages) @ uni of nottingham 🗣️🇦🇹🏔️• activities secretary @ LAGBPSC • linguist • language contact | MFL uptake & policy • she/her •🪴☕️🐹🌷🦍
https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_profile/zara-fahim/
https://www.midlands4cities.ac.uk/student_profile/zara-fahim/
it’s been a very sad day within our v big, v active (with v strong record of funding!) linguistics/modern languages group at nottingham💔 still just so lost for words at how incredulous this is (esp finding out via an instagram bbc news post & STILL not from uni comms…)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
it’s been a very sad day within our v big, v active (with v strong record of funding!) linguistics/modern languages group at nottingham💔 still just so lost for words at how incredulous this is (esp finding out via an instagram bbc news post & STILL not from uni comms…)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Truly awful news. Ruthless, short-sighted and ill-informed. I remember working at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social about a decade ago and the University taking great pride in being one of the biggest languages departments in the country… Where’s that pride gone?! www.bbc.com/news/article...?
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Truly awful news. Ruthless, short-sighted and ill-informed. I remember working at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social about a decade ago and the University taking great pride in being one of the biggest languages departments in the country… Where’s that pride gone?! www.bbc.com/news/article...?
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FYI: LAGB Student Event Sponsorship – Applications open until Nov. 15th
FYI: LAGB Student Event Sponsorship – Applications open until Nov. 15th
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for LAGB sponsorship for student events.
Who can apply: Students organising linguistics conferences, workshops, or other academic events for fellow students, in the UK.
Deadline: 15/11/2025
Apply here: https://www.lagbpsc.co.uk/resources/conference-funding
The LAGB invites applications for funding to support linguistics events by students, for students. Please note that this funding is intended for event organisers, not for i
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October 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: LAGB Student Event Sponsorship – Applications open until Nov. 15th
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Das crazy! Ich wurde für die SZ zum Thema Jugendwort des Jahres interviewt - hier ohne Paywall (checke hätte gewonnen 🥀) archive.ph/202510171219...
archive.ph
October 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Das crazy! Ich wurde für die SZ zum Thema Jugendwort des Jahres interviewt - hier ohne Paywall (checke hätte gewonnen 🥀) archive.ph/202510171219...
somewhat poignant yet comforting end to our AHRC Midlands4Cities returners day in Birmingham, from a room full of incredible, impostery phd students all just muddling through.🥹❤️🩹 and now i officially enter second year… what!! 😵💫
October 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
somewhat poignant yet comforting end to our AHRC Midlands4Cities returners day in Birmingham, from a room full of incredible, impostery phd students all just muddling through.🥹❤️🩹 and now i officially enter second year… what!! 😵💫
conference clash week in linguistics for me🐝 started with a fab few days in rainy oxford ☔️ at @ags-gbi.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social presenting what i’ve been up to in Y1 of my phd🇦🇹🏔️🗣️✨
next stop LAGB! 🔜
(ps oxford johns is nice n all but I was def at the better johns in cam… just saying🤪)
next stop LAGB! 🔜
(ps oxford johns is nice n all but I was def at the better johns in cam… just saying🤪)
September 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
conference clash week in linguistics for me🐝 started with a fab few days in rainy oxford ☔️ at @ags-gbi.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social presenting what i’ve been up to in Y1 of my phd🇦🇹🏔️🗣️✨
next stop LAGB! 🔜
(ps oxford johns is nice n all but I was def at the better johns in cam… just saying🤪)
next stop LAGB! 🔜
(ps oxford johns is nice n all but I was def at the better johns in cam… just saying🤪)
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Don’t miss our @lagbling.bsky.social summer school for 2025 including a range of academic & developmental talks below @linguistlaura.bsky.social 👇🏽 Reserve your spot today!*
*The full conference package does not include the summer school. Please register for this separately
Don’t miss our @lagbling.bsky.social summer school for 2025 including a range of academic & developmental talks below @linguistlaura.bsky.social 👇🏽 Reserve your spot today!*
*The full conference package does not include the summer school. Please register for this separately
August 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
🔔 LAST DAYS TO REGISTER 🔔
Don’t miss our @lagbling.bsky.social summer school for 2025 including a range of academic & developmental talks below @linguistlaura.bsky.social 👇🏽 Reserve your spot today!*
*The full conference package does not include the summer school. Please register for this separately
Don’t miss our @lagbling.bsky.social summer school for 2025 including a range of academic & developmental talks below @linguistlaura.bsky.social 👇🏽 Reserve your spot today!*
*The full conference package does not include the summer school. Please register for this separately
had a nightmare last night about results day (??) where i opened my results live on TV, saw i didn’t get an A* in my french a level and meant i couldn’t do my c19th french gorilla placement anymore 🦍 what 😭 your honour take me away i fear i’ve officially lost the plot with this sodding gorilla- 😵💫‼️
August 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
had a nightmare last night about results day (??) where i opened my results live on TV, saw i didn’t get an A* in my french a level and meant i couldn’t do my c19th french gorilla placement anymore 🦍 what 😭 your honour take me away i fear i’ve officially lost the plot with this sodding gorilla- 😵💫‼️
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I welcome the UK Government’s commitment to recognise the State of Palestine, but it shouldn’t be subject to conditions.
It must be unequivocal, irreversible and backed by sanctions on Israel.
Israel must agree to a ceasefire now and allow more aid into Gaza to stop starvation.
It must be unequivocal, irreversible and backed by sanctions on Israel.
Israel must agree to a ceasefire now and allow more aid into Gaza to stop starvation.
July 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I welcome the UK Government’s commitment to recognise the State of Palestine, but it shouldn’t be subject to conditions.
It must be unequivocal, irreversible and backed by sanctions on Israel.
Israel must agree to a ceasefire now and allow more aid into Gaza to stop starvation.
It must be unequivocal, irreversible and backed by sanctions on Israel.
Israel must agree to a ceasefire now and allow more aid into Gaza to stop starvation.
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When I pointed out King’s will lose 90% of its AHRC student-led places under the new scheme, I got piled on by the AHRC Chair claiming I was wrong and scaremongering.
It wasn’t quite 90%.
This year King’s students got 27 AHRC student-led scholarships.
Next year they’re giving us 3.
So 89% then.
It wasn’t quite 90%.
This year King’s students got 27 AHRC student-led scholarships.
Next year they’re giving us 3.
So 89% then.
'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3
‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’
Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still
www.timeshighereducation.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
When I pointed out King’s will lose 90% of its AHRC student-led places under the new scheme, I got piled on by the AHRC Chair claiming I was wrong and scaremongering.
It wasn’t quite 90%.
This year King’s students got 27 AHRC student-led scholarships.
Next year they’re giving us 3.
So 89% then.
It wasn’t quite 90%.
This year King’s students got 27 AHRC student-led scholarships.
Next year they’re giving us 3.
So 89% then.
SO excited to share our new series on ‘Applying for a PhD in Linguistics’ with Fae @lagbpsc.bsky.social @lagbling.bsky.social on all from choosing a project & supervisor to hopefully deciding between offers! Join our first session (07/08) where we’ll explore PhDs in the UK & choosing a supervisor!👇🏽🌟
July 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
SO excited to share our new series on ‘Applying for a PhD in Linguistics’ with Fae @lagbpsc.bsky.social @lagbling.bsky.social on all from choosing a project & supervisor to hopefully deciding between offers! Join our first session (07/08) where we’ll explore PhDs in the UK & choosing a supervisor!👇🏽🌟
happening in one hour! come join us for our final ‘careers for linguists’ talk of the series today, 10 July at 16:30 BST. joining details are on our @lagbpsc.bsky.social website! 👇🏽👇🏽
www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/caree... @lagbling.bsky.social
www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/caree... @lagbling.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
happening in one hour! come join us for our final ‘careers for linguists’ talk of the series today, 10 July at 16:30 BST. joining details are on our @lagbpsc.bsky.social website! 👇🏽👇🏽
www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/caree... @lagbling.bsky.social
www.lagbpsc.co.uk/events/caree... @lagbling.bsky.social
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✨ The Languages in UK Education special issue is now complete! Many thanks to our guest editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for compiling this important collection, and to every contributor for sharing bold ideas to shape language education policy.
🔗 www.lspjournal.com
🔗 www.lspjournal.com
LANGUAGES, SOCIETY AND POLICY - HOME | LSP
Languages, Society and Policy
www.lspjournal.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
✨ The Languages in UK Education special issue is now complete! Many thanks to our guest editors @wendya-b.bsky.social & @cforsdick.bsky.social for compiling this important collection, and to every contributor for sharing bold ideas to shape language education policy.
🔗 www.lspjournal.com
🔗 www.lspjournal.com
excited to be sharing preliminary research from my PhD (on language contact in Vienna) at the @oxfordgerman.bsky.social ‘German Graduate Symposium’ in a v sunny oxford today☀️, with broader themes of ‘constructions of sameness, constructions of difference: identity discourses in Germanophone culture’
June 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
excited to be sharing preliminary research from my PhD (on language contact in Vienna) at the @oxfordgerman.bsky.social ‘German Graduate Symposium’ in a v sunny oxford today☀️, with broader themes of ‘constructions of sameness, constructions of difference: identity discourses in Germanophone culture’
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Hello hello, our final event of this Careers Event series will be on the 10th of July at the usual time in the usual place!
More details to come, or you can check out our website lagbpsc.co.uk
More details to come, or you can check out our website lagbpsc.co.uk
lagbpsc.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hello hello, our final event of this Careers Event series will be on the 10th of July at the usual time in the usual place!
More details to come, or you can check out our website lagbpsc.co.uk
More details to come, or you can check out our website lagbpsc.co.uk
so many chaotically nonsensical (but v exciting!) things going on in the phd over the next few months that i fear i’m entering whatever the academic equivalent is of a brat summer💚
June 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
so many chaotically nonsensical (but v exciting!) things going on in the phd over the next few months that i fear i’m entering whatever the academic equivalent is of a brat summer💚
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Find out how to embrace the diverse cultural and linguistic perspectives of your students and prepare them to thrive in an interconnected world, with this guide from educators at
@sfu.ca : ow.ly/NXMm50WaGUK #highered #language #inclusion #edusky #academicsky #teaching
@sfu.ca : ow.ly/NXMm50WaGUK #highered #language #inclusion #edusky #academicsky #teaching
A practical guide to creating a linguistically inclusive classroom
Here’s how to embrace the cultural and linguistic perspectives of your students and prepare them to thrive in an interconnected world
ow.ly
June 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Find out how to embrace the diverse cultural and linguistic perspectives of your students and prepare them to thrive in an interconnected world, with this guide from educators at
@sfu.ca : ow.ly/NXMm50WaGUK #highered #language #inclusion #edusky #academicsky #teaching
@sfu.ca : ow.ly/NXMm50WaGUK #highered #language #inclusion #edusky #academicsky #teaching
Such fun discussions today at the Natural History Museum (London) on ‘named historical animals’ & my AHRC-funded M4C placement w/ Nottingham Museums/Uni of Nottingham (with Dr Holly Miller), in which I’ll be researching & decolonising the C19th history of George the Gorilla.
Next stop: Paris..?🇫🇷🦍🔎
Next stop: Paris..?🇫🇷🦍🔎
May 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Such fun discussions today at the Natural History Museum (London) on ‘named historical animals’ & my AHRC-funded M4C placement w/ Nottingham Museums/Uni of Nottingham (with Dr Holly Miller), in which I’ll be researching & decolonising the C19th history of George the Gorilla.
Next stop: Paris..?🇫🇷🦍🔎
Next stop: Paris..?🇫🇷🦍🔎
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I have a new paper out in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (and it's open access!): "“And it just becomes queer slang”: Race, linguistic innovation, and appropriation within trans communities in the US South" doi.org/10.1111/jola...
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library
This article examines how seven transgender South Carolinians drew on racialized conceptions of linguistic ownership during metalinguistic discussion about queer and trans language during ethnographi...
doi.org
May 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I have a new paper out in the Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (and it's open access!): "“And it just becomes queer slang”: Race, linguistic innovation, and appropriation within trans communities in the US South" doi.org/10.1111/jola...
so in the same week as me winning a travel scholarship to part-fund my phd fieldwork in vienna next year, austria has also just won #eurovision (and thus hosting next year while i’m there)…. don’t give me ideas… 👀🏔️ what a slay✨
We have a winner 🇦🇹
Congratulations to Austria's JJ, who has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Wasted Love.
Congratulations to Austria's JJ, who has won the 69th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Wasted Love.
May 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
so in the same week as me winning a travel scholarship to part-fund my phd fieldwork in vienna next year, austria has also just won #eurovision (and thus hosting next year while i’m there)…. don’t give me ideas… 👀🏔️ what a slay✨
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As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead. 🍃🇮🇩
The first in a series (!) of positive climate solution stories, only on @npr.org 📻🎧
The first in a series (!) of positive climate solution stories, only on @npr.org 📻🎧
This country is slowing climate action. Its capital city is stepping up
As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead.
www.npr.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
As many federal governments slow — or reverse — climate action, Austria's capital, Vienna, wants to show how cities can take the lead. 🍃🇮🇩
The first in a series (!) of positive climate solution stories, only on @npr.org 📻🎧
The first in a series (!) of positive climate solution stories, only on @npr.org 📻🎧
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Don't worry if you couldn't make it to our last careers event, Navigating Academia with more Possibilities, you can ow check it out on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RiE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RiE...
Navigating Academia with more possibilities
YouTube video by LAGB Postgraduate Student Committee
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Don't worry if you couldn't make it to our last careers event, Navigating Academia with more Possibilities, you can ow check it out on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RiE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RiE...
‘gosh, what a week!’ she says. on a tuesday. 😵💫
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
‘gosh, what a week!’ she says. on a tuesday. 😵💫
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We need a new treasurer! If the idea of managing the finances of a national postgraduate linguistics society sounds fun check out our website for details of the application.
May 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We need a new treasurer! If the idea of managing the finances of a national postgraduate linguistics society sounds fun check out our website for details of the application.
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How do we meet the challenge of language teacher shortages? Read Lisa Panford's new thought-provoking piece in LSP on the recruitment of teachers of Colour:
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social
The Recruitment and Retention of Languages Teachers of Colour from the Global South in England
In the following opinion article Lisa Panford finds that urgent intervention is needed to address the conditions into which languages teachers of Colour from the Global South are inducted. Further, th...
www.lspjournal.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
How do we meet the challenge of language teacher shortages? Read Lisa Panford's new thought-provoking piece in LSP on the recruitment of teachers of Colour:
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social
www.lspjournal.com/post/the-rec... @cforsdick.bsky.social @lspjournal.bsky.social