Our book 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' is out open access! We wrote it to share what we learnt in many years of research in @corpussocialsci.bsky.social, on topics such as communication about anxiety, dementia, cancer, obesity and vaccines. cambridgeblog.org/2025/08/appl...

Excited to share the cover for my new book “Plain Language for Translators”. Currently in production at Routledge and available in March 2026. www.routledge.com/Routledge-In...

journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/article/... By @bowkerl.bsky.social very timely

In ‘Multilingual Scholarly Publishing and Artificial Intelligence Translation Tools: Weighing Social Justice & Climate Justice’ Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social‬ weighs these tools potential to aid linguistic diversity with their environmental harm & (non)human costs: doi.org/10.3998/jep.... [6/n]

We at @jepub.bsky.social are excited to announce the publication of our new special issue on Publishing and Climate Justice, edited by Janneke Adema! journals.publishing.umich.edu/jep/issue/38... [1/n]

Friendly reminder that you still have two weeks to submit a proposal for our co-edited volume on #Localization and #OER. Details below 👇

→ Plaidoyer pour le multilinguisme en sciences 📚 Article à lire : @bowkerl.bsky.social, Mikael Laakso & @jpolonen.bsky.social explorent les risques liés au monolinguisme anglophone sur l’écosystème scientifique. 📌 L'article : id.erudit.org/iderudit/111... 📌 Résumé de l'article : shorturl.at/nKGgo

Will machine translation overthrow the hegemony of English in science? For now, the literature suggests that this is not happening. Learn more from a recent publication by Philip, Emanuel, and @bowkerl.bsky.social

📣Call for chapters! Jako Olivier & I are co-editing a volume on #Localization and #OER in #HigherEducation to be published in 2026 by the Commonwealth of Learning. If you work in this area, we would love to receive a proposal from you by 15 August. Details of the call: jako.nom.za/oercall.pdf

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪 plos.io/3TBbzie

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪 plos.io/3TBbzie

Can we imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess & read science with the help of AI? Read this to see why we believe this is the future of academic publishing. Great collab with @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones. #languagebarriers doi.org/10.1371/jour...

As the availability and performance of #AI for language editing and #translation continues to improve, @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social @bowkerl.bsky.social & Andrew Burton-Jones imagine a future in which everyone can use their own language to write, assess and read #science. 🧪 plos.io/3TBbzie

💡 JB EDITOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT! 💡 🌟 We are happy to introduce you to the first Editor in our new series of short videos: Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social ! Who tells you all about our journal Digital Translation: 📽️ youtu.be/nIzBlsE4NUQ More info on the journal: 👉 www.benjamins.com/catalog/dt

This is a big team effort with Omri Asscher, Kalika Bali, @luisabentivogli.bsky.social, Frédéric Blain, @bowkerl.bsky.social‬, Monojit Choudhury, @haldaume3.bsky.social, Kevin Duh, Ge Gao, Alvin Grissom II‬, @markar.bsky.social‬, Elaine C. Khoong, ‪@wildlewis.bsky.social...

An online #translation course at the #FCSI Scholarly Communication Institute (22-24 July)… brought to you by @TranslateScience.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy. Scholarships available — apply now! transci.hypotheses.org

Thanks for the opportunity to shine a spotlight on #DigitalTranslation. We look forward to welcoming new submissions!

Just shared some thoughts on the intersections between self-directed learning and micro-credentials: 'The potential of implementing micro-credentials to support self-directed learning for lifelong learning' www.linkedin.com/pulse/potent...

A final group picture of Our Summer School 😍

[SEM] 13.06.25 / 14h / Zoom Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social (@ulaval.ca): La vulgarisation scientifique comme approche pour enseigner les technologies de la traduction Org. @rudyloock.bsky.social (STL) et Julie Loison-Charles (CECILLE) pour TRAIL (Translation in Lille)

I’m so glad to have the opportunity to share and learn from the participants at the DH Summer School at UniMoRe! The theme is integrating traditional and new tools - very appropriate for these times!

A great postdoc opportunity👇

Thanks to Prof. Nataša Pavlović and students at the University of Zagreb, the #MTLiteracy infographics are now available in Croatian in #OpenAccess on the project website: sites.google.com/view/machine...

Digital Translation, published biannually by John Benjamins and edited by @bowkerl.bsky.social, is seeking new submissions related to translation/interpreting technologies, digital methods for translation research, software/website localization, terminotics, & more! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

New #preprint alert ! 🚨 By queen of data viz @caropradier.bsky.social , @lariviev.bsky.social and myself, trying to understand the multiple layers of multilingualism in science by looking at the languages of references in scientific publications. doi.org/10.48550/arX... #AcademicSky #SciComm

Good news: The deadline HAS BEEN EXTENDED. Papers are now accepted until May 15, 2025. If you have questions or have troubles submitting to EasyChair, DM me and I'll assist. Anyone researching the #multilingual social internet is welcome to submit as well (Panel 8)! #TranslationStudies

Spring is here, and with it comes a new crop of #MTLiteracy infographics —in #Arabic! Many, many thanks to Raghad Alsulami for bringing these Arabic versions to life 😊 They are in #OpenAccess and can be downloaded from the project website: sites.google.com/view/machine...

Il reste encore un peu du temps avant la date limite. Postulez!

RAPPEL : poste de professeur.e en traduction à l’Université Laval

Poste de professeur.e en traduction à l’Université Laval. Date limite pour postuler : le 28 avril 2025. Voir le lien suivant pour de plus amples détails : www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...

Poste de professeur.e adjoint.e en traduction à l’Université Laval. Date limite pour postuler : le 28 avril 2025. Voir le lien suivant pour de plus amples détails : www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...

A reminder that informed about the very interesting postdoc opportunity from our colleague @bowkerl.bsky.social : postdoctoral fellowships in Metascience and AI sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: sloan.org/programs/dig...

📌📌📢2 days left to submit your application

My time as an Erasmus+ visiting professor at @universidadgranada.bsky.social is ending. It was an intense week (10 hours of lectures!) but extremely rewarding to spend time with colleagues and students eager to engage about #TranslationTechnologies and #terminology. Thanks for such a warm welcome!

Many thanks to @jakoli4.bsky.social at the Commonwealth of Learning for the opportunity to chat about #localization and #OER. You can find the interview iat the link below.

It was such a pleasure to discuss this topic with colleagues at #UQ and I look forward to continuing the conversation!

I look forward to working with the JB team and to welcoming submissions on works related to #DigitalTranslation

Je suis fière de représenter l’Université Laval à "Language Technologies for All" #LT4All à l'UNESCO. Un plaisir de rencontrer les collègues de partout dans le monde pour avancer les #TechnologiesLangagières de façon responsable et juste. Il reste du travail à faire, mais on fait du progrès!

Very much looking forward to this mobility visit to support international and interdisciplinary research! Please join us in person at the University of Queensland or online to learn more about the #TranslatE project and the #MTLiteracy projet.

📣 As the deadline for submission of abstracts is approaching (🗓️ January 20th, 2025), feel free to contact the guest editors with any questions or submissions. Let's talk about minority languages in the justice system! #LanguageRights #LanguageMinorities #LanguagePolicies turia.uv.es/index.php/JU...

What a pleasure to contribute to this impactful volume full of thoughtful content. Hats off to editors @monzoneta.bsky.social and Vicente Tasa-Fuster for bringing these contributions together. #MachineTranslation #SocialImpact

Aaaaand here we go! A tech skills self-assessment tool for translation students, published under a creative commons license, with many thanks to the kind and amazing @bowkerl.bsky.social for the impetus and input. drive.google.com/file/d/1nCFk...

The CETRA 2025 call for participants in now open! www.arts.kuleuven.be/cetra/resear...

Always a pleasure to chat about translation and tech! Thx for the invitation 😁

Delighted to host Prof Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social at the University of Galway’s Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice with a talk on multilingual scholarly communication! translation.universityofgalway.ie/lynne_bowker/ Tuesday, Nov 26, from 4 PM in AMB-G067.

Delighted to host Prof Lynne Bowker @bowkerl.bsky.social at the University of Galway’s Anderson Centre for Translation Research and Practice with a talk on multilingual scholarly communication! translation.universityofgalway.ie/lynne_bowker/

In this new @lseimpactblog.bsky.social post, @bowkerl.bsky.social, Laakso, @jpolonen.bsky.social, and Redhead draw on findings from a new survey and present tools and guidelines that could help bring more equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in scholarly communication. #ScholCom #DIAMAS

Are you interested in #Multilingual #OpenScience? Translate Science is hosting me and Emma S. to chat about #MachineTranslation, collaborative platforms and other efforts. More info in the link: blog.translatescience.org/translate-sc...

Are you interested in #Multilingual #OpenScience? Translate Science is hosting me and Emma S. to chat about #MachineTranslation, collaborative platforms and other efforts. More info in the link: blog.translatescience.org/translate-sc...

Join us on 3 Apr 2024 14h CET for a free webinar to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Helsinki Initiative on #Multilinugalism in #ScholarlyCommunication. Presentations by Emanuel Kulczycki, Ismael Ràfols, Joanna Ball, Laura Rovelli & me! Registration info: helsinki-initiative.org/en/events/3r...