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School of Social Sciences at Lancaster University

@sosslancaster.bsky.social

Lancaster University’s School of Social Sciences combines Criminology, Educational Research, Linguistics and English Language, Social Work and Sociology to create an interdisciplinary hub of academic excellence and applied research.

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Registration – Corpora & Discourse International Conference 2026

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

02.02.2026 17:18 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
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🎓✨ 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...

02.02.2026 09:23 — 👍 8    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0

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!

29.01.2026 12:43 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Many thanks to the Examiners @joedeville.bsky.social and
@garethdale.bsky.social.

28.01.2026 08:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

28.01.2026 08:32 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

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

23.01.2026 12:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Where are we now? A sociological take on the past year – and where hope lies today A Conversations series event This online Conversation Series event brings together sociologists to reflect on the past year, exploring key social and political developments and considering where hope, resistance and collective fu...

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...

22.01.2026 12:34 — 👍 12    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
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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

20.01.2026 18:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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