Caitlin Halfacre
@caitlin91.bsky.social
Juggling contracts in Newcastle cos academia's *just like that*
Evangelical Christian | Research Associate | Newcastle | extraverted; wobbly jointed; love people, food, stories, Jesus
blog at http://lifeintheborderlands.substack.com/
Evangelical Christian | Research Associate | Newcastle | extraverted; wobbly jointed; love people, food, stories, Jesus
blog at http://lifeintheborderlands.substack.com/
You sir, have won the internet for today, possibly for this year #tidyverse #dplyr #genzplyr #rstats
November 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
You sir, have won the internet for today, possibly for this year #tidyverse #dplyr #genzplyr #rstats
#ManchesterVoices in the wild(ish). Maya Dewhurst is looking at nasal vowels in Blackpool and Manchester, based on folk and literature associations between nasal quality and Manchester accents. #UKLVC15
September 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#ManchesterVoices in the wild(ish). Maya Dewhurst is looking at nasal vowels in Blackpool and Manchester, based on folk and literature associations between nasal quality and Manchester accents. #UKLVC15
There have been better years to be on the academic job market...
that's 15 UK universities in dispute over job cuts
that's 15 UK universities in dispute over job cuts
May 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
There have been better years to be on the academic job market...
that's 15 UK universities in dispute over job cuts
that's 15 UK universities in dispute over job cuts
May 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Sharing the academic highs and lows...
Hey look - that's me! Delighted to have been invited to speak to the Manchester Forum in #Linguistics this week
I did my first ever conference presentation here in 2019 so it's a wonderful full circle to be back as a plenary
#MFiL2025
Hey look - that's me! Delighted to have been invited to speak to the Manchester Forum in #Linguistics this week
I did my first ever conference presentation here in 2019 so it's a wonderful full circle to be back as a plenary
#MFiL2025
![Screenshot of part of a document reading:
PLENARY TALK 2: Caitlin Halfacre
Title: “RP or more? A way forwards for understanding social stratification and English accent variation”
Conference Room: [redacted]
Chair: Patrycja Strycharczuk](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gflc4snrs4dflcyemmlorppl/bafkreig6xfsx6obawgitt7fwwblce6u47ntn326qjfhbyx6j6a32svyopq@jpeg)
April 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Sharing the academic highs and lows...
Hey look - that's me! Delighted to have been invited to speak to the Manchester Forum in #Linguistics this week
I did my first ever conference presentation here in 2019 so it's a wonderful full circle to be back as a plenary
#MFiL2025
Hey look - that's me! Delighted to have been invited to speak to the Manchester Forum in #Linguistics this week
I did my first ever conference presentation here in 2019 so it's a wonderful full circle to be back as a plenary
#MFiL2025
Have we actually found a sensible usage case for a pie chart? #DataViz
(context, my dislike for pie charts has become such a running joke that my friends now send me examples whenever they come across them)
(context, my dislike for pie charts has become such a running joke that my friends now send me examples whenever they come across them)
March 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Have we actually found a sensible usage case for a pie chart? #DataViz
(context, my dislike for pie charts has become such a running joke that my friends now send me examples whenever they come across them)
(context, my dislike for pie charts has become such a running joke that my friends now send me examples whenever they come across them)
Anyone know a way to turn these alerts off...the academic job market is depressing enough without an email reminder of it on a regular basis...
March 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Anyone know a way to turn these alerts off...the academic job market is depressing enough without an email reminder of it on a regular basis...
January 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
End of work for Christmas when working from home means swapping from screen 1 to screen 2 (and yes my TV is on the floor - my housemate moved out and took the stand with her)
Merry Christmas y'all.
Merry Christmas y'all.
December 20, 2024 at 4:10 PM
End of work for Christmas when working from home means swapping from screen 1 to screen 2 (and yes my TV is on the floor - my housemate moved out and took the stand with her)
Merry Christmas y'all.
Merry Christmas y'all.
