This is a superb short video on the consequences of the ongoing destruction of American science. Please watch and circulate. @sebastianseung.bsky.social is fantastic here. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...

I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

The Trump administration has moved to end temporary protected status for immigrants from Honduras and other countries. Among them are health care workers tending to older and disabled people.

Greetings from our brand new Bluesky account. Spread the word if you can. 😊 #1nt #TerpLove And don't forget, we have an event tomorrow that is all about #cash. www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre...

Bookings are still open for our 2025 summer workshop on 6-8 June! 🌞 Join us to discuss sustainability with Marjolein Thickett, Lorraine Ishak and Aida Ferrer in Dumfries. Tasty food 🥙, a friendly bunch to network with 🙋‍♂️, engaging CPD 👩‍🏫, a joyful ceilidh💃 and a walk. What's not to like? rb.gy/ejlxny

World Immunization Week, observed April 24-30, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases. https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2025

Here are the full details for our next event: Cash is King - cashflow and cash forecasting for sole traders and limited companies with Martin Mellor Thursday 29 May 2025 5-7pm BST Tickets available at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre...

Prepared for a full week of interpretation at an international medical summit! #medicalinterpreting

Exciting news! Since Friday, I’m the Deputy Coordinator of the ITI MedNet, alongside Allison Hill Campbell as Coordinator. MedNet has been key in my career l, and I’m thrilled to give back. Alison is brilliant, professional, and kind—looking forward to working together! #ITI #medxl8 #xl8 #1nt #t9n

Our 19 March online event on speech-to-text interpreting and live subtitling now also features in the @iti-uk.bsky.social events calendar: www.iti.org.uk/training/eve... #1nt 1/3

Interpreters' Social - Meet & Network in London on 15 March 2025, organised by Bruno Musarra, Lara Fasoli & Sabrina Toscani #1nt docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Scotnet's spring workshop in Edinburgh on the 22 March Led by translator Tim Gutteridge, we will discuss how to work with direct clients from a translator/interpreter perspective. All info is available on our website. Registrations via eventbrite. Join us! 🤗 itiscotland.org.uk/events/sprin...

"Holocaust remembrance is a profoundly unifying act." On #HolocaustMemorialDay, UofG Law lecturers Dr Henry Lovat and Dr Mia Spiro reflect on the power of education about genocide and historical memory for @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Memes are more than just funny pictures. Emily Godwin from the School of Management at the University of Bath has researched the role memes have in strengthening online conspiracy theorist communities. https://buff.ly/4aBjG64 #Memes #Research #ConspiracyTheories

#WeRemember #NeverAgain

Plans for March? Join our Orthopaedics Workshop on Friday, 28 March 2025 in Cardiff! Attend in person for perks like hans-on session & networking, or join us online! Open to all, even non-MedNet members #medlx8 #t9n #1nt Check out this event on Universe www.universe.com/events/heads...

Are you an ITI MedNet member? Or curious about the benefits of joining our network? Don’t miss this online lesson—free for members and just £5 for non-members! #medxl8 #t9n #xl8 #1nt www.universe.com/events/uncov...

Excellent article in The New Yorker by Max Norman: according to translator Damion Searls (of Nobel laureate Jon Fosse), translation isn’t about transforming or reflecting a text, but about conjuring one’s experience of it. #translation #xl8 #LiteraryTranslation www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

A new report highlights issues with interpreters and people’s experiences of using them while attempting to access immigration justice in Wales. In an unregulated system like the UK, the minimum standards for public service interpreters need to be higher to protect the most vulnerable. #1nt

Professor Margaret Heffernan from the University of Bath School of Management explores how artists cope while earning an average of £12,500 a year. Read more below.

You can register here: commission.europa.eu/ec-events/in...

6-7 February 2025 Conference Interpreting Europe 2025. AI x AI. Artificial Intelligence for Augmented Interpretation. Draft programme: t.co/ewjGdWvHFi #1nt #AI

Always remember!

2024 has been an intense and rewarding year. Thank you to everyone who trusted in my work and allowed me to be the bridge connecting worlds and enabling communication. Here’s to an even better 2025! #happynewyear #1nt #t9n #healthcare #medical

La #InterpretaciónTelefónica en los servicios públicos también te muestra la desigualdad en Navidad. Hoy mucha gente está llamando para pedir un adelanto de sus prestaciones aludiendo que no tienen nada para pasar la Nochebuena.

¡Felices fiestas! #happyholidays #merrychristmas

Conference Interpreting Explained #1nt

The Authors Guild believes it is crucial that authors, not publishers or tech companies, have control over the licensing of AI rights. AI training is NOT publishing, and a publishing contract does not in any way grant that right. Read our statement: authorsguild.org/news/ai-lice...

PSA for my translator friends and colleagues: if you use the CAT tool Phrase, it has updated its privacy policy to allow it to use your data to train AI. www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20... #xl8

CIOL Conference, March 2025: 2 in-person events in London and 1 online, all offering unique insights from language professionals. Prices are frozen and early bird is open: book now! www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-conference-season-2025 #CIOL #Conference #Networking #Translators #Interpreters #Linguists #CPD

Professional interpreters ensure cultural context, accuracy, and nuance are maintained in critical, high-stress situations. In courtrooms, misinterpretation can mean wrongful convictions. In healthcare, it can lead to life-threatening mistakes. #LanguageMatters #HumanLivesMatter #InterpretingMatters

⭐NEW PUBLICATION⭐ Equivocal diagnostics: Making a 'good' point-of-care test for elimination in global health Read the full publication below ⤵️ https://buff.ly/4ileLK9

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We are testing the waters here and hoping to see more of the networks and ITI members joining Bluesky. We can also be found on LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/iti-...), Facebook (www.facebook.com/ITIScotNet/) and, of course, our website: itiscotland.org.uk.

Hello, future followers! We are the ITI Scottish Network, part of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) in the United Kingdom, with over 100 members working in 25 languages. Run by volunteers, we offer support, CPD and events for translators and interpreters based in/around Scotland.

Same problems with #interpreting and #translation services in the courts in both the UK and the Netherlands: language professionals leaving the profession because of low rates due to contracts with large agencies. @ciol-linguists.bsky.social @ortv.bsky.social www.ciol.org.uk/letter-lord-...

‘Scotland has always been multilingual’: new Scottish makar Peter Mackay www.theguardian.com/books/2024/d... via @theguardian.com #scottish #gaelic #gàidhlig #langsky

Interview: The British #translator of #Asterix on one of her toughest French challenges yet www.connexionfrance.com/magazine/int... via connexionfrance.com #xl8 #literary #translation #langsky

Thank God it's Friday, and we're on @bsky.app now! ☺️ Spread the word if you're as interested in interpreting as we are... #1nt

Delighted Tianyun Li & @agachmiel.bsky.social have agreed to present the findings of "Automatic subtitles increase accuracy and decrease cognitive load in simultaneous interpreting" live for the first time in our next webinar. Includes Q&A. #1nt 6 Dec 5pm GMT: www.ticketsource.co.uk/iti-interpre...

So I just tried out skyfollowerbridge.com to move some of my followers from The Other Place. It was a smooth process - highly recommended! (And the picture is just here to catch your attention.) #skyrecommend #migration

The University of Surrey now offers an MA in Interpreting, Technology and AI. #1nt #AI www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11... via @japantimes.co.jp #tourism #language #Japan #langsky

Remote medical interpreting: a double-edge sword in health care communication #1nt #healthcare #RSI #RCI

Remote medical interpreting: a double-edge sword in health care communication #1nt #healthcare #RSI #RCI