Emma Sykes

Post from Linguistics Discovery Facebook page. Two almost identical Labubu toys next to each other. One is standard - rounded and fluffy, and is labelled Labubu. The other has been digitally tweaked to be spiky and is labelled Lakiki.

New linguistics experiment just dropped...

Had to tell my interviewers that they were in the wrong room before my interview started. 🫣

Broke the ice anyway.

a smoke coming out of a pipe with the time of 12:06 on the bottom Alt: White smoke coming out of a small chimney, presumably above the Vatican.

Last time I had an interview they asked how I'd like to be contacted if I got the job.

Might ask for white smoke this time.

Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

I'm devastated for those experiencing the impact of this awful ruling. My heart goes out to you.

If you're celebrating you should be ashamed.

Toying this week with the idea the hidden complexity of modern life is a barrier to advocacy. Most people don’t understand (and haven’t needed to!) how much basic facets of their lives rely on complex and interwoven global systems

Christ on a bike!

This semi-detached pie looks delicious! 🤤

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My favourite title of these PhD programs is Zapping Nuclear Waste.

- fun to say
- a lay person can understand it
- has "zap" and "nuclear" in it
- superhero generation?

There are others too - come and check them out if you're a masters student. Fully funded!

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A square post-it note with doodles in black marker pen.

Sharpie doodles.

Yay! Hello to University of Leeds' Campus Rabbits! 🐇🐰🐇🐰🐇

Booooooo.

Three for three on Only Connect semifinal! I'm chuffed!

A fox just going its thing at the UCL main quad

What an attitude? #CampusFox

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Of course it was interesting to hear from our new VC, and ask her questions, but we also had some planned activities. These gave us the chance to take away something actionable to help our progress, as well as an opportunity to network.

All in all a good use of an afternoon. 👍

Two name stickers, one handwritten and one printed, reading "Emma Sykes, pronouns she/her".

Finished my week at an #Aurora event run by our University's Aurora Alumnae Network.

So many people I spoke to said that they're grateful for the opportunity to do some reflection. Events like this give a boost in reminding us what we learnt at Aurora.

Ooh, one to read later! I'm interested in how they align with our Blackboard template.

Two photos of Anna, a young white woman using an electric wheelchair, wearing a blue lab coat that fits her well with tables and dry-lab equipment in the background. Text reads: "A team of researchers and designers led by UCL is looking for wheelchair users working in wet lab environments to user-test what is believed to be the first-ever prototype of a lab coat adapted for wheelchair users."

Do you know a UK-based wheelchair user who works in a lab and would be willing to user-test our prototype of what is believed to be the first-ever lab coat adapted for wheelchair users?

Please share far & wide! Interest form: forms.office.com/e/66FhcQjqRT

More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-east/new...

How to be a students' union officer from a working class background Amid the polite chit chat of ski holidays and second homes, Darcie Jones reflects on being an SU officer from a background often unlike those she lobbies

Best of 2024:

An arm with a tube stuck in it, censored by an illustrated red drop. Another drop reads give blood and save up to three lives in an hour.

Giving blood - you should do too if you can! 💙

A striking difference between US and UK academia so far:

At NYU, I said I think we should have Generative AI course for grad. students. This was approved in 2 weeks and required a couple emails.

At Edinburgh, this would have required ~1 year lead time and at least two full committee meetings.

Ooh, super useful! Bookmarked with thanks.

I didn't know the root of #a11y until today, so this is a useful article that explains it.

Exactly!

Can't believe I've never heard of Murderbot. To the library!

Sort of.

Is this why chips pinched from someone else's plate are the tastiest? 🍟

a man in a hooded sweatshirt says everything is proceeding as i have foreseen Alt: Darth Sidious in a hooded cloak says "everything is proceeding as i have foreseen"

Just reviewing my professional development...

Wearing a black hood, Emma smiles eerily at the camera. Her background is the brutalist architecture of the University of Leeds, looking almost like a spacestation.

Having a Teams meeting with the dark side.

PowerPoint slide with Emma's headshot and name.

I spoke about my Aurora experience to the next cohort of Aurorans today. It was nerve-wracking being out of my comfort zone but went well.

Feel a bit like dancing now - must be the adrenaline wearing off!