School of Social Sciences at Lancaster University
@sosslancaster.bsky.social
Lancaster University’s School of Social Sciences combines Criminology, Educational Research, Linguistics and English Language, Social Work and Sociology to create an interdisciplinary hub of academic excellence and applied research.
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I am delighted that our new open access book “Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education” has been published by @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education
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February 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I am delighted that our new open access book “Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education” has been published by @bloomsburyaced.bsky.social. www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do...
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Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised higher education system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis
In this article, I examine the definition of educational quality in the English higher education system. I examine three phases in the measurement of educational quality, each prompted by the repor...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Delighted my article 'The definition of educational quality in a quasi-marketised HE system: stumbling towards a knowledge crisis' is now published open access www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... & even happier it's part of a brilliant special issue edited by @jo-annebaird.bsky.social & Gemma Moss
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Out now: 'Multimodal irony in public responses to digitally mediated NHS COVID-19 messages' - article with @shayuze.bsky.social in Discourse, Context & Media. You can read it #openaccess through the link below. @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
I am genuinely so happy to announce that my latest article, co-authored with my PhD supervisor, @gavinbrookes.bsky.social, has now been published in Discourse, Context & Media 🎉🎉
The project was such a joy to work on! Check it out: 👇
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The project was such a joy to work on! Check it out: 👇
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Multimodal irony in public responses to digitally mediated NHS COVID-19 messaging
This study investigates how multimodal irony is discursively constructed in the expression of stance and evaluation in comments responding to the UK N…
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February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Out now: 'Multimodal irony in public responses to digitally mediated NHS COVID-19 messages' - article with @shayuze.bsky.social in Discourse, Context & Media. You can read it #openaccess through the link below. @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social
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Registration for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse Conference is now... open! Please follow the link below to register, and do so by 5th April to get the early bird price! wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/reg... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social
Registration – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026
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February 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Registration for the 2026 Corpora and Discourse Conference is now... open! Please follow the link below to register, and do so by 5th April to get the early bird price! wp.lancs.ac.uk/cad-2026/reg... @lancslinguistics.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social
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🎓✨ Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK & International applicants) ✨🌍
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
February 2, 2026 at 9:23 AM
🎓✨ Fully Funded PhD Opportunity (UK & International applicants) ✨🌍
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
A PhD studentship is available @corpussocialsci.bsky.social starting Oct 2026. We’re seeking outstanding candidates in #corpuslinguistics, #languagetesting, or #appliedlinguistics 📊💻
🔗 More info: cass.lancs.ac.uk/fully-funded...
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Out now: 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites'. Chapter led by @emma-putland.bsky.social with Kevin Harvey in the Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han.... Accepted version in original post below!
January 29, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Out now: 'What is good care, and who is it good for? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of UK care home websites'. Chapter led by @emma-putland.bsky.social with Kevin Harvey in the Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies: www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han.... Accepted version in original post below!
Very many congratulations to Dr Steven Graham who successfully defended his thesis yesterday and was awarded his PhD "Forthwith". He completed a #PhDinSociology and was supervised by Stefanie Doebler, Bob Jessop and Claire Waterton. www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgr...
January 28, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Very many congratulations to Dr Steven Graham who successfully defended his thesis yesterday and was awarded his PhD "Forthwith". He completed a #PhDinSociology and was supervised by Stefanie Doebler, Bob Jessop and Claire Waterton. www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/postgr...
An interesting read by @clrnance.bsky.social and Malika Mahamdi .......
Fancy some weekend reading on historical sociolinguistics? Check out our latest #earlyview paper by Claire Nance and Malika Mahamdi on accent change and derhoticisation in post-Industrial Revolution Lancashire 🏭!
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Accent Change in the Wake of the Industrial Revolution: Tracing Derhoticisation Across Historic North Lancashire
This article applies a social model of historical dialect evolution in 19th-century Britain to the analysis of sociophonetic data. Our aim is to assess where new dialect formation is likely to occur,...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
An interesting read by @clrnance.bsky.social and Malika Mahamdi .......
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Where are we now? A sociological take on the past year – and where hope lies today
A Conversations series event @thesociologicalreview.org with @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social, @anilsghost.bsky.social, Gholam Khiabany & me.
28 Jan. 1-2pm GMT Online
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A Conversations series event @thesociologicalreview.org with @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social, @anilsghost.bsky.social, Gholam Khiabany & me.
28 Jan. 1-2pm GMT Online
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Where are we now? A sociological take on the past year – and where hope lies today A Conversations series event
This online Conversation Series event brings together sociologists to reflect on the past year, exploring key social and political developments and considering where hope, resistance and collective fu...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Where are we now? A sociological take on the past year – and where hope lies today
A Conversations series event @thesociologicalreview.org with @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social, @anilsghost.bsky.social, Gholam Khiabany & me.
28 Jan. 1-2pm GMT Online
Join us!
thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...
A Conversations series event @thesociologicalreview.org with @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social, @anilsghost.bsky.social, Gholam Khiabany & me.
28 Jan. 1-2pm GMT Online
Join us!
thesociologicalreview.org/announcement...
Interested in a PhD in Education and Social Justice in our Educational Research discipline? Join our Applicant Webinar on Mon 2/2 @ 10am(GMT) to explore the programme, ask questions and see how your research passions can fit with our work.
Registration for the webinar: lnkd.in/evsn6kNA
Registration for the webinar: lnkd.in/evsn6kNA
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January 20, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Interested in a PhD in Education and Social Justice in our Educational Research discipline? Join our Applicant Webinar on Mon 2/2 @ 10am(GMT) to explore the programme, ask questions and see how your research passions can fit with our work.
Registration for the webinar: lnkd.in/evsn6kNA
Registration for the webinar: lnkd.in/evsn6kNA