I was on @lbc.co.uk News on Monday discussing the Reform UK Leader's speech with Jim Diamond ahead of the Gorton and Denton by-election. Listen here. I'm on at 1.5 hrs in. @neonuk.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social share-gp.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbcn...

Out now: 'Discursive Perspectives on Assisted Dying', chapter with David Wright in Handbook of Language and Death (eds. D. Galasiński & J. Ziólkowska). Author accepted version available #openaccess here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco.... @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

Off to York to give a talk as part of the @yorkstjohn.bsky.social Discussing Decolonisation series. Looking forward to it. Racism, Reaction & Resistance: Reflections on the Mainstreaming of the Far Right Aaron Winter @sosslancaster.bsky.social 24 Feb 5:30-7pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/discussing...

Out now: 'Dementia, Death and Discourse', chapter with @emma-putland.bsky.social in Handbook of Language and Death, ed. by @dgalasinski.bsky.social & Justyna Ziółkowska. See OA pre-print below, and make sure to look up the rest of the volume! @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancslinguistics.bsky.social

Join the University of Sanctuary (UoS) team as a Co-Researcher and help shape our institutional submission. Apply here: temps.lancaster-university.co.uk/vacancies/19... #LancasterUniversity #UniversityOfSanctuary #PostgradOpportunity #SocialJustice #EquityInAction #ResearchRole #PhDLife

Thoughtful and critical of our book by @jimdickinson.bsky.social on @wonkhe.bsky.social. Addressing issues related to poverty and material need is incredibly important to a meaningful education wonkhe.com/wonk-corner/...

Out now: 'Critical Discourse Studies and Health Communication'. Chapter in Handbook on Critical Discourse Studies, ed. by B. Forchtner and F. Zappettini. Honoured to publish in this book alongside many whose work has inspired me. Chapter pre-print #openaccess here: wp.lancs.ac.uk/public-disco...

I have written @hepi-news.bsky.social blog that attempts to outline the central argument of our new book "Realising the Educational Potential of Mass Higher Education": www.hepi.ac.uk/2026/02/13/r...

Here is my interview about Sir Jim Ratcliffe's anti- immigrant comments on BBC Three Counties Radio - The JVL Show - from yesterday. I am at 2h.22mins in: @sosslancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I'll be on BBC Three Counties Radio with Jonathan Vernon Smith at 12:05 today discussing Sir Jim Ratcliffe's anti-immigration comments and calls for him to apologise. @lancasteruni.bsky.social @lancasteruninews.bsky.social @sosslancaster.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 17:00-18:00 (UK time) on Thursday 26th February: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...

Out now! Special issue of @registerstudies.bsky.social, edited with @shelleystaples.bsky.social on Register and Professional Discourse. Papers address register in a range of contexts, inc. architecture, business, higher education, journalism, legal practice & virtual workspaces. Read more below!

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...

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

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

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

🎓✨ 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...

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...

An interesting read by @clrnance.bsky.social and Malika Mahamdi .......

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...

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