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AIFL Thursday Seminars are Back!

Join us fortnightly 4-5pm for our new seminar series!

TOMMOROW! Constructing Idiolect: Using Construction Grammar for cross-genre authorship

Speakers: Dr. Lucia Busso & Dr. Daniela Schneevogt

More info below 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/constructi...
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The Derek Bentley Case 👇

In a gripping two-part series, the Writing Wrongs podcast investigates one of the UK’s most infamous miscarriages of justice: the tragic story of Derek Bentley, who was sentenced to death in 1953.
September 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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That was season 1 of the Writing Wrongs podcast! Dr Nicci MacLeod and Tim Grant have taken a case-by-case look at the field of forensic linguistics in action throughout 8 episodes 👇
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🔎 Decoding slang meaning and forensic linguistics 🔎

@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss how important slang is in forensic linguistics casework in the Season One Series finale of Writing Wrongs.

You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or any podcast platform
August 11, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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🚨 What's on your dream MacLeod's Murder Tour? 🚨

@drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social
answer your questions on the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs.

Listen TOMORROW on your usual podcast platform or tinyurl.com/4b2m36ny.

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July 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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🔊 Dropping this Friday, the Series 1 finale of Writing Wrongs, the AIFL podcast! 🔊

@timgrant123.bsky.social and @drniccimacleod.bsky.social will be answering some of the questions that have come in from listeners over the course of the past 7 episodes 👇👇👇
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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We are now on Instagram! Follow us for updates on forensic linguistics research, events, podcasts, and more 👇
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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🎙️ Who wrote the retraction, the Greek police or the British teenager? - Episode 7 of the Writing Wrongs podcast out tomorrow 🎙️

In this episode, our hosts @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social discuss the Ayia Napa rape allegation case with @andreanini.com 👇
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Former AIFL director Professor
@timgrant123.bsky.social won @astonuniversity.bsky.social's prestigious Chancellor's Medal this year, presented at the Charter Dinner last week. AIFL Deputy Director @drniccimacleod.bsky.social collected from Aston's Chancellor, Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, on Tim's behalf.
June 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Join us for a free research seminar on Thursday, May 8th, 4-5pm. Marie Bojsen-Møller (University of Copenhagen) will show how the humor-hate nexus is present in far-right extremists’ communications

Register here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dark-humor...
May 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Episode 5 of 'Writing Wrongs' will drop this Friday! In this episode, @timgrant123.bsky.social & @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss a murder case where Nicci was called upon to decode an obscure language game...

Follow/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
April 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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🎙 How are statements taken in police interviews?

@timgrant123.bsky.social & @drniccimacleod.bsky.social discuss this in the first episode of our podcast 'Writing Wrongs'.

📱 Listen now on all major platforms 👉 aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

Do let us know what you think 👉 [email protected]
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Join us for a free research seminar on Thursday, May 15th, 4-5pm. Manuel Alcántara-Plá (Autonomous University of Madrid) will delve into how emotions work in communication and into the special characteristics of hate speech.

#academicsky
#hatespeech
#forensiclinguistics
#linguistics
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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🚨 Coming this Friday on the 'Writing Wrongs' podcast 🚨

Series 1 - Episode 4 - Romance Fraud: The Linguistic Crime Scene with @drliscarter.bsky.social (available on all platforms)
Picture of Dr Lis Carter, Dr Nicci MacLeod and Prof Tim Grant recording the episode of the podcast
April 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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A forensic meteorologist?! ⛅

@issyclarke.bsky.social shares what they do in our podcast 'Writing Wrongs' (www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...), featuring @drniccimacleod.bsky.social and @timgrant123.bsky.social. You can't miss it!
March 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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What's sociolinguistic profiling? @timgrant123.bsky.social has got the answer in our podcast 'Writing Wrongs', available on all platforms 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...

#academicsky
#linguistics
#sociolinguistics
#forensiclinguistics
March 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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The serial killer downstairs and the birth of forensic linguistics.

You can now listen to this and much more in our new 'Writing Wrongs' podcast 👉 www.aston.ac.uk/writing-wrongs

Featuring @drniccimacleod.bsky.social & @timgrant123.bsky.social

#truecrime
#forensiclinguistics
#academicsky
March 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Another online CPD training! Would you like to discover the capabilities and limitations of authorship analysis for investigation and evidence? Then join us Friday 23rd May for the one-day course with
@timgrant123.bsky.social & @emchiang.bsky.social

Booking & more info here: shorturl.at/YgTd2
February 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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It's the moment you've all been waiting for - subscribe now to Writing Wrongs, the podcast from AIFL. First episodes drop 7th March 2025! Listen to the trailer here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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February 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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We'd like to share our next CPD training course! We'll talk about the types of linguistic evidence admitted to Court in the English and Welsh Legal System

Where? Online
When? Friday, April 11 (12-2pm UK time)
For booking and more information:
www.aston.ac.uk/research/for...
February 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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'What are we doing here?' @linguistlawyer.com will be exploring this with us next Thursday as he presents his research into linguistics and the legal domain.

Free tickets are available here: tinyurl.com/3eucnwcy
February 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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AIFL were delighted to welcome Kate Summerscale, bestselling author and historian, to talk about her book The Peep Show: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place

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January 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Happy Monday everyone!

We wish you a good week by sharing that exciting things are coming... stay tuned for more

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January 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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We're back next week with our Thursday seminars! For our first of 2025, we have Dr Daniela Schneevogt, who will present her research on the naming choices used on the dark web. Jan. 16th, 2025, 4pm GMT!

Grab your free ticket here: tinyurl.com/ysk7urbr
January 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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For our final Thursday seminar of 2024, we have what is sure to be a fascinating talk with William Costello regarding the prediction of harmful attitudes and beliefs in incel communities. Join us this week (4pm GMT)!
Book your free online/in-person tickets here: tinyurl.com/2r8fhfsj

#academicsky
December 9, 2024 at 9:56 AM