Dr Ursula Kania
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Dr Ursula Kania
@instantlinguist.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in English Language (@ University of Liverpool). Corpus/culinary/queer linguist. Runner, feminist, food enthusiast, coffee lover. Views are my own. she/her
Thanks to @hundtmariann.bsky.social I know that today is World Bread Day, so here's a pic of my latest effort: pumpkin sourdough (with pumpkin puree inside), and seeded bread rolls. #worldbreadday #foodsky
October 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Major leak for Welcome Week - it's 𝗍̶𝗎̶𝗋̶𝗍̶𝗅̶𝖾̶𝗌̶ buckets all the way down... of course, we'll be giving all students a warm (and dry-ish) welcome, anyway 🙃
September 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Rise and shine (or sleepily hold on to your coffee cup)! @cl2025.co.uk #CL2025 I'm sure we're in for a treat: keynote by @proftaylor.bsky.social and @journolinguist.bsky.social on 'What counts?'
July 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Lots of interesting talks and chats today, time to unwind by exploring Birmingham a bit @cl2025.co.uk #cl2025
July 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Poster is up! Come and chat with me this afternoon about our work-in-progress on representations of Chinese food culture in the UK press 'post-Covid' (with Lorna Ryan) @cl2025.co.uk #cl2025 @livunihss.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Next up: workshop on "Oracy, local dialect and language teaching: the case of Liverpool English" at Global Voices 2025 by @sofialampro.bsky.social, Victorina González Díaz & David Clay @sotauol.bsky.social @uolhsspgr.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Looking forward to delivering the afternoon plenary at 'Global Voices: An exploration and celebration of language 2025'. I'll be exploring how we talk about bi/multilingualism - and why it matters. @sotauol.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
@discodiscourse.bsky.social and Tommaso Milani kicking off the two-day CDS workshop 'Looking back, looking forward' with a talk on affect @sotauol.bsky.social @livunienglish.bsky.social @commmedia.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
May 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Can't beat prepping for Pint of Science 2025 while having an iced coffee, served in the 2024 glass - come to Frederiks on Hope Street to hear me banging on about why 'Being bilingual is a brilliant thing', tomorrow at 7pm 🤓@livunienglish.bsky.social @uolhsspgr.bsky.social @pintofscience.uk #pint25
May 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
One od our resident squirrels says 'Hi!' 🙃🐿
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Happy Easter/Frohe Ostern!
April 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
She's finally here! Pre-ordered last June. Also a reminder that treating yourself to whatever brings *you* joy is never a bad idea (and doesn't necessarily have to involve spending money, of course) 😊🕵‍♀️🔍
#murdershewrote
April 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A big thank you to everyone who donated to/shared my fundraiser for Mermaids UK - together, we've smashed the target and raised a total of 250 GBP (+ 58.75 Gift Aid). 😀❤️🏃‍♀️🥳 #runsky #transkids #transrights
March 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
And that's the Liverpool Half Marathon finished! 🏃‍♀️🏅(chip time: 2:27:06 - happy with that 😊).
Thanks so much to everyone who cheered me on and/or supported my fundraiser for Mermaids UK!
#runsky
March 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Ready for race day tomorrow 😊🏃‍♀️ (Liverpool Half Marathon)

Last push for my Mermaids UK fundraiser: www.justgiving.com/page/ursula-...
Thanks so much for all the donations so far! 🧡

#transrights #runsky
March 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Made sourdough discard crackers, for the first but certainly not the last time - we gobbled them all up in less than an hour 😋 #breadsky
March 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The last long training run before race day is in the bag 😊
Next Sunday, I'll be running the Liverpool Half Marathon and I'm fundraising for Mermaids UK - all donations/likes/shares are much appreciated! #runsky #transrights #transkids 🏃‍♀️🏳️‍🌈
March 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Another Sunday morning, another sourdough loaf 😋🐰 #breadsky
March 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Race day is getting closer - my fundraiser for Mermaids is still open, any donations/shares greatly appreciated! 🏃‍♀️🏳️‍🌈 #transkids #transrights #runners #runsky #running

www.justgiving.com/page/ursula-...
March 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Surprise book post is the best kind! Bonus: it's a proof copy (this isn't out until early March), the cover says @redbreastedbird.bsky.social 'couldn't stop reading', and there are runes, spells, and books that talk back to you, so this is going straight to the top of my tbr-pile #kidlit
January 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Another Sunday, another sourdough loaf #breadsky (Thrilled that the heart came out okay this time - last week was more 💔 than ❤️ )
January 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Me in September: I really don't get why people get emotionally attached to their sourdough starter.
Me in early December: Of course Weirdough needs his own ornament!
(shout out to my wife, who took the hint 🥰)
#breadsky
December 24, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Did some gingerbread decorating this afternoon - this slightly deranged and brain-frazzled Snoopy pretty much sums up where I am mentally at the end of 2024 😬🤣
December 19, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Sometimes, getting paid in books is not a bad thing! Now I can finally read them offline, on real paper, and scribble messy and incoherent notes in the margins 🙃
December 11, 2024 at 11:32 AM