Florian Breit
@florian.me.uk
Linguist at Bangor University. 100% human. // Ieithydd ym Mhrifysgol Bangor. Dim ond bod dynol.
https://florian.me.uk
https://florian.me.uk
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Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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March 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Why academia is sleepwalking into self-destruction. My editorial @brain1878.bsky.social If you agree with the sentiments please repost. It's important for all our sakes to stop the madness
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If any other major sector of the UK economy was making mass redundancies on the scale that universities are, would the media and government be so silent?
February 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If any other major sector of the UK economy was making mass redundancies on the scale that universities are, would the media and government be so silent?
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Horrider and horrider. 'About 200 jobs are expected to go at Bangor University after it missed its student recruitment targets – the latest in a series of cost-cutting exercises affecting Welsh institutions.' 1/2
Bangor and South Wales cuts add to jobs crisis in Welsh sector
Universities looking to lose nearly 300 roles between them as financial challenges take their toll
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Horrider and horrider. 'About 200 jobs are expected to go at Bangor University after it missed its student recruitment targets – the latest in a series of cost-cutting exercises affecting Welsh institutions.' 1/2
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The EU Commission’s proposal for a new #Europol Regulation is a Trojan Horse for surveillance: The commission is doubling down on a failed approach, civil society, policymakers, EU citizens must reject it!
Why the new Europol regulation is a Trojan Horse for surveillance
The EU Commission is framing these proposals as a humanitarian effort to “curb exploitation” by “ruthless smuggling gangs” — but this disguises a more insidious reality.
euobserver.com
February 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The EU Commission’s proposal for a new #Europol Regulation is a Trojan Horse for surveillance: The commission is doubling down on a failed approach, civil society, policymakers, EU citizens must reject it!
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🎉 Exciting news! 🎉
LAGB has officially made the move from X to BlueSky! While we’ll always appreciate more than two thousand followers we had before, we’re delighted to have already connected with 173 amazing linguistics enthusiasts here and look forward to growing this community! 🤩
LAGB has officially made the move from X to BlueSky! While we’ll always appreciate more than two thousand followers we had before, we’re delighted to have already connected with 173 amazing linguistics enthusiasts here and look forward to growing this community! 🤩
February 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🎉 Exciting news! 🎉
LAGB has officially made the move from X to BlueSky! While we’ll always appreciate more than two thousand followers we had before, we’re delighted to have already connected with 173 amazing linguistics enthusiasts here and look forward to growing this community! 🤩
LAGB has officially made the move from X to BlueSky! While we’ll always appreciate more than two thousand followers we had before, we’re delighted to have already connected with 173 amazing linguistics enthusiasts here and look forward to growing this community! 🤩
Wir fördert man lokalen Spracherhalt? Wie steht's um die Zukunft des Eifeler Platt? Am 14.03. wollen wir euch dazu unsere Forschungsergebnisse vorstellen und das Thema mit euch diskutieren. Wann/Wo? 14.03., 19h30-21h30, Kino Corso, St. Vith (BE). Eintritt frei! Mehr: forms.microsoft.com/e/MsXjsYCCfW
February 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wir fördert man lokalen Spracherhalt? Wie steht's um die Zukunft des Eifeler Platt? Am 14.03. wollen wir euch dazu unsere Forschungsergebnisse vorstellen und das Thema mit euch diskutieren. Wann/Wo? 14.03., 19h30-21h30, Kino Corso, St. Vith (BE). Eintritt frei! Mehr: forms.microsoft.com/e/MsXjsYCCfW
Überwachungsstaat dauert zu lang? #Freiburg wird zur Überwachungskommune. Beim Namen "FreiburgRESIST" fragt man sich nur, wer hier widerstand leistet: die Stadt 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘪burg gegen die Freiheit ihrer Bürger? Wie "Anonym" das sein (und bleiben!) kann scheint fragwürdig...
www.freiburg.de/pb/resist/ho...
www.freiburg.de/pb/resist/ho...
FreiburgRESIST
Erarbeitung von Sicherheitslösungen für frequenzstarke Großveranstaltungen und Events
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February 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Überwachungsstaat dauert zu lang? #Freiburg wird zur Überwachungskommune. Beim Namen "FreiburgRESIST" fragt man sich nur, wer hier widerstand leistet: die Stadt 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘪burg gegen die Freiheit ihrer Bürger? Wie "Anonym" das sein (und bleiben!) kann scheint fragwürdig...
www.freiburg.de/pb/resist/ho...
www.freiburg.de/pb/resist/ho...
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Please sign and share UCU Commons motion on defending jobs and reforming UK HE
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Motion to HEC: Focus on Defending Jobs and Reforming UK HE
Two UCU Commons HEC members are bringing the following motion to the special HEC meeting on Wednesday 19th February. We are looking for UCU members in HE to add their names in support of the motion…
ucucommons.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Please sign and share UCU Commons motion on defending jobs and reforming UK HE
ucucommons.org/2025/02/13/m...
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Do language attitudes correlate with actual language choice? We've tested this in a combined experiment with a disguised language use task, because we think it's crucial to establish such links if we want to use attitudes as measures of vitality. 📰🔓➡ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #linguistics
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February 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Do language attitudes correlate with actual language choice? We've tested this in a combined experiment with a disguised language use task, because we think it's crucial to establish such links if we want to use attitudes as measures of vitality. 📰🔓➡ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #linguistics
We developed the L'ART Research Assistant app to make it really easy and efficient to use common attitudinal methods with multilingual communities. Want to know more on the why and how❓ Just read the last paper we got out in 2024 (on the 31st!) in LingBaW 🙃 czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/Li...
Pushing boundaries in the measurement of language attitudes: Enhancing research practices with the L’ART Research Assistant app
czasopisma.kul.pl
January 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
We developed the L'ART Research Assistant app to make it really easy and efficient to use common attitudinal methods with multilingual communities. Want to know more on the why and how❓ Just read the last paper we got out in 2024 (on the 31st!) in LingBaW 🙃 czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/Li...