David Orrego-Carmona

Translation is often used as the prime example of automation. These stories by @bcmerchant.bsky.social show what a complex panorama this paints and how translators' worsening working conditions can teach us about the impact of AI.

‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focussed as an academic in Gaza It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter

This update from Ahmed Kamal Junina in Gaza is so grim, testament to his and his students perseverance in impossible conditions.

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies Study comes amid rapid adoption of the fast-developing technology

A single observational study, but "The skill of health professionals performing colonoscopies was significantly undermined by having routine assistance from artificial intelligence"

www.ft.com/content/74b8...

🔊 One week left to submit your applications for our open post:
Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)❗

We're looking for expertise:

🔹 Teaching translation technologies & audiovisual translation
🔹 Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish

Screenshot of Neil renic’s post from last year Twitter. Text: finally time to start my summer writing Photo: tsunami wave approaching a woman on the beach looking at it. The Center of image says: August 1

Guys

We are looking for a new colleague to join our #Translation and Transcultural Studies team!

Open to someone with expertise in translation #technologies, #AudiovisualTranslation, or #GameLocalisation, and any of our degree languages.

Please help us spread the word 😊

Deadline: 17 August 2025

⏰ TOMORROW (25 July) is the deadline to submit abstracts for the International Postgraduate Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting #IPCITI2025 ‼️

🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...

Do you watch foreign-language content with English subtitles? A survey explores how English-speaking viewers engage with subtitles and whether optional on-screen explanations could help improve understanding. It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete: forms.office.com/e/6Hd0DtYJsx.

Presented 2 papers this week at #EST2025Leeds on MT use in healthcare by migrants (w/ @anaguerberof.bsky.social) & in UK local councils (w/ @dorrego.bsky.social). Thanks Larroyed & Caldwell for the great panel on translation & human rights. Read more about the first project: doi.org/10.1075/ts.2...

Translation & Transcultural Studies @warwick-smlc.bsky.social is exceptionally well represented at #EST2025Leeds!
Presentations from our staff & students covering feminist translation, literature, MT & human rights, digital culture, embodied practices & more...
Congrats to all! 🎉 #TranslationStudies

Morning runners/walkers at #ESTCongress Leeds! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

I'm organising informal runs/walks during the congress to start the day!

📍 Exhibition Centre
⏰ 6:45 AM
📅 Starting July 1st

Planning loops around Woodhouse Moor. Local route tips welcome! Just show up if interested 🌅

#MorningRun #Translation

Call for papers poster for IPCITI 2025 announcing the keynote speaker, Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney

We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University) as our keynote speaker at #IPCITI2025, 18th International #Postgraduate #Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting

📢 Don’t forget – the deadline to submit abstracts is 25 July
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The Intersection Between Sound Design and Subtitling — An Interview with Mark Mangini Here comes my new must-see celebrity interview, this time with none other than Mark Mangini — an Oscar-winning film sound designer and the mastermind behind the soundtracks of such movies as Dune, Bla...

Check out this interview with Oscar-winning film sound designer Mark Mangini conducted by Subtle's chair, Max Deryagin. Highly recommended for all SDH authors, accessibility experts and film buffs!

www.md-subs.com/blog/celebri...

Javier Moreno presenting his work ok language rights and power asymmetries

Group of students and staff in a classroom attending a research seminar

Full room today on-site and online for @javiermoreno.bsky.social's research seminar at @warwick-smlc.bsky.social. enlightening talk about language activism, #translation policies and minoritised languages.

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist "I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."

Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist

🔗 www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...

Group of students working on speed writing

In today's #Translation MA #Writing #Bootcamp, our students shared strategies for academic work and research design.

It's inspiring to see their ideas evolve and how recognising shared challenges creates breakthrough moments.

We create spaces to support them and help them support each other.

Willkommen, bienvenue! New festival celebrates translated fiction from Cameroon to Slovakia as sales boom Co-organised by translator Polly Barton, Translated By, Bristol will feature conversations between writers and their translators, plus a ‘translation duel’

“Translated fiction becoming more popular in recent years has not necessarily led to a greater appreciation for the work of translators, or much consideration of the act of #translation itself”

Join us @warwick-smlc.bsky.social in November for @ipciti2025.bsky.social!

This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that

1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators.

2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.

Images of 6 translators in the background with the text: Online, Translator Scratch Night, hosted by the Feminist Translation Network & The Emma Press

Translation Scratch Night! 🖋️ hosted by the @ftnetwork.bsky.social & The Emma Press!

Friday 9 May, 7pm (Online)

Featuring translators Anam Zafar, @eletenf.bsky.social , Georgia Wall, Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social and Seán McDonagh!

Free tickets: buff.ly/8mnp0Pw

Love the cover! And well done for getting this one out 👏🏽

Climbing an arrete in Kalymnos with the Arginonta beach and valley in the background.

Climbing an arrete in Kalymnos with the Arginonta beach and valley in the background.

Lowering off after a climb in Telendos on a very sunny day.

After more than a year with no climbing holidays & injury rehab, I was happy to disconnect for two weeks to simply enjoy climbing.
What else can I ask for?

🧗‍♀️ Physical challenges
⛰️ Mental clarity
🔋 A recharge
🤝 Quality time with friends
🧠 New perspectives on work

Now, let's tackle those emails!

a scene from schitts creek shows a woman crawling on top of a suitcase ALT: a scene from schitts creek shows a woman crawling on top of a suitcase

Hopeful me trying to frantically tie loose ends before actually packing for the holidays. You can do a week's worth of work in a day, ain't it?

#AcademicLife #HigherEducation

Thanks for resharing so widely! We really appreciate it.
@carolosullivan.bsky.social, we should have some more answers thanks to Ian 😊

Thanks for looking into it, Ian! And for sharing your thoughts, we'd love to hear your views!
This variety in the provision of the subtitles is one of the aspects that we have been discussing with different stakeholders as part of our network research.

What do you think of #subtitles?
The UK #Subtitling #Audience 🎬 Survey is still open and we would like to hear about your #viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitles.
It takes about 10 minutes and will help us a lot!

APTIS25 conference (“Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November 2025 via Zoom Webinar.

This year, the #APTIS conference will be online and hosted by @centras-ucl.bsky.social.

#APTIS25 “Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future #language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November The Call for Contributions is open until 16 June.

Multilingualism in UK academic research This report evidences the recognition, role and use of multilingualism in UK academic research fields outside Modern Languages.

New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base

Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity

www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...

'Hot topic' roundtable at the APTIS Unconference 2024, with panellists Hilary Brown and Olga Castro and chair Gabriela Saldanha

Read all about our roundtable on teaching feminist translation with Hilary Brown, @olgacastro80.bsky.social and @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social at the APTIS Unconference organised by @dorrego.bsky.social. With thanks to Daniel Cabeza-Campillo: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/04/apti...