Dr Clare Cunningham

The value of public R&D

Government has published one of those quiet but important documents that might get overlooked as it is not 'newsy'. The headline finding is that £1 of public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Inspiring days at #ISB15 🌊☀️—huge thanks to the organisers! 📸 of our own @ccunninghamyork.bsky.social (& her team) presenting on #multilingual learners in (pre)primary #education & @mattinshambles.bsky.social (& Dr Meddegama) on #translanguaging at @yorkstjohn.bsky.social’s Community Language School

Anyone who is a UK KS1 teacher and has been since 2019 is invited to take part in this study, led by a UG student of mine on the impact of Covid19 on speech and language development. Please consider taking part or forwarding on to those who can. Thank you! yorksj.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Language and Social Justice: An Introduction to Linguistic Activism Language and Social Justice provides readers with the knowledge and analytical skills required to explore why and how social inequalities and injustices are enacted through language, and how they may ...

Language and Social Justice: An Introduction to Linguistic Activism is now published! I loved writing this book with my wonderful colleagues @ccunninghamyork.bsky.social Dai O'Brien and Johanna Ennser-Kananen!

www.routledge.com/Language-and...

Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics

‘Language is not an ancillary service. It is crucial for expanding understanding of key issues of our age beyond anglophone perspectives and assumptions.’ A response by @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
and St. Andrews School of Modern Languages. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/mode...

Integrity at home shapes global outcomes - Polly Hemming | Climate Integrity Summit 2025 YouTube video by The Australia Institute

I really really really cannot recommend strongly enough that you watch @pollyjhemming.bsky.social's speech at @australiainstitute.org.au

"We've been conditioned to believe that we're powerless......everyone person in this room holds power"

Friends of the Earth & We are Open have just published "Harnessing AI for Environmental Justice" with some common sense principles for navigating this uncertain space.

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Colourful Language: Understanding and Reclaiming LGBTQ+ Slurs Join us for this event for LGBTQ+ History Month 2025.

🌈 Join us for this #LGBTQ+ #history month talk by Dr Daniel Edmondson (he/him) on #slurs, their formation and #reclamation, on Wed 19 Feb (4:30–6:00PM) @yorkstjohn.bsky.social!

🎟️ Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/colourful-...

#linguistics #sociolinguistics #appliedlinguistics #Englishlanguage

Whenever I start to feel anxious I immediately have another coffee and scroll through the worst news imaginable on my phone and omg it does not help at all

Hi! Can I join in!?!

We call ours Language and Society

This is really useful, thanks - I do think this is the way to go and might insert a similar activity into my 1st year workshops in the next few weeks.

Up for this!