Lucy Salmon @lucececece.bsky.social Secondary and A level English teacher • Sociolinguistics nerd with a particular fascination with gendered and sexual identities in online media and music • based in Yorkshire
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Coco Khan @cocobyname.bsky.social Host, Pod Save the UK; freelance writer (mostly Guardian). Books: The Good Immigrant (and more). Repped by: Aitken Alexander(📚) and Soho Agency (🎤🎬)
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Sally Zacharias @salzacharias.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at School of Education, University of Glasgow. Educational linguistics. TESOL, EAL, CLIL. Interested in metaphor and multilingualism.
Mel Dipple @melvoice21.bsky.social
Innovations in Linguistics Education @innovations-ling.bsky.social Innovations in Linguistics Education is a diamond open access journal dedicated to teaching and learning in linguistics. We're accepting submissions from January 2026.- R Richard Young @richardy1.bsky.social Originally from the North East: Primary Care Digital Lead Nurse and Nurse Researcher in the West Midlands 🇬🇧♏🏃🏻🏊🏻♂️📝📚🎹 NUFC ⚫️⚪️ Annual Movember fundraiser.
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Ceri Boyle @cboylio.bsky.social Assistant Principal- Teaching for Learning. English teacher and voracious reader!
Viola Wiegand @violawiegand.bsky.social corpus & applied linguistics, TESOL, discourse analysis, surveillance discourses
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Saf @safprojects.bsky.social Children’s Literature Researcher.📚 Mental Health & Oracy advocate. Girlguiding Leader. Sociologist interested in Education Policy. 🌎 #edusky
Wil Hardman @wilhardman.bsky.social Disrupting language hierarchies & standard language ideologies in academia at Liverpool Uni. Critical EAP, language ideologies & raciolinguistics. Building confidence & academic identity, not conformity. Chair UCU Liverpool. Convenor EAP4SJ SIG.
Jonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social Reader in Sociolinguistics, Westminster | Research on language in society | Associate Editor, Journal of Sociolinguistics | Research Notes Editor, Journal of French Language Studies.
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Michael Chesnut @michaelchesnut.bsky.social Interested in Linguistic Landscape, Ethnography, Foriegn Language Teacher Identity, Academic Publishing, Walking as a Methodology, and lots more!
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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social The National Education Union represents the majority of teachers and education professionals in the UK. It's time to #ValueEducation.
Dr Jenny Finnan @jennyfinnan.bsky.social Educational Psychologist and Teacher.
Warda Farah @wardasworld.bsky.social Interested in all things Race, Disability & Language
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Tom Rank @tomrank.bsky.social Reflections on literature, education - and other ramblings. Was @literaryconnect in the other place 😀
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Fran Nantongwe @norfolkfran.bsky.social Teacher of A-Level Sociology at Notre Dame High School in Norwich, UK. Currently teaching Beliefs in Society #SOCBiS and Education #SOCED
JB English @jbenglishteach.bsky.social • Teaching & Learning Advisor • English Teacher & Lead • English Advisor • School Improvement and CPD • Midlands based • Primary • Secondary • A-Level
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Language and Education @languageeducation.bsky.social https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rlae20/about-this-journal
DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social Dr Megan Dixon: (retired) teacher, leader and researcher. PhD, Psychology. All things education and research - literacy, English, research into practice, curriculum, SEND.
MTNBC Stage4. Still here.
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Louise Rolland @lrollandmulti.bsky.social Linguist.e | multilingualism & emotion, identity, social justice (esp. mental health, education) | researching multilingually | academic writing | Own views | #wiasn
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Yamina B @msybibi.bsky.social English Teacher | Author of ‘A Little Guide for Teacher: Thriving in Your First Years of Teaching’ | Former DHT | Education Project Specialist | FCCT |@WomenEdLondon Network Leader | @DiverseEd Associate| She/Her
Christiana Gregoriou @cgregoriou.bsky.social Professor of Stylistics and Author @ Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction; English Literary Stylistics; Language, Ideology & Identity in Serial Killer Narratives; Crime Fiction Migration: Crossing Languages, Cultures, Media
Victoria Odeniyi @victoriaodeniyi.bsky.social Research Fellow (Applied linguistics)
University of the Arts London Decolonising Arts Institute
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Mika @mikagratzke.bsky.social zine maker, poet, rugby player, academic living in Scotland
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Research Culture Leeds @researchcultureuol.bsky.social Working together to make our research culture more inclusive, equitable, open, and supportive.
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Vicky Blake UCU (she/her) @vickyblake.bsky.social ♥️education ♥️unions ♥️democracy
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Horizons Institute @horizonsinstitute.bsky.social Global research platform building partnerships, enhancing interdisciplinary skills & elevating interdisciplinary research to address pressing global challenges.
Quilting Points @quiltingpoints.bsky.social Reading group on critical and cultural theory at The University of Leeds. 2024/2025: Reading Edward Said.
Interdisciplinary Research Leeds @idrleeds.bsky.social Showcasing the highlights from interdisciplinary research centres from across the University of Leeds.
Leeds Institute for Societal Futures @societal.bsky.social Society needs to change - let's change it together.
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Melanie Bell 🔔 @feministbell.bsky.social Feminist Historian of British film 🎥 working with oral history, print ephemera, moving image
Stuart Taberner @stuarttaberner.bsky.social Director of the Horizons Institute—a cross-campus interdisciplinary research incubator at the University of Leeds. Also: Professor of German, publishing on Holocaust Literature, German literary, thought and culture.
Nick Sheppard @nickshepp.bsky.social Open research at University of Leeds. Amateur Wikimedian. Conscientious objector to the culture war.
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Mel Evans @melevans.bsky.social Lecturer, lover of language, early modern history, sociolinguistics and digital/tech. Trail runner and occasional duathlete. Vegan. Parent-in-training (7yrs and ongoing, needs work)
Jonathan Pitches @profpitches.bsky.social Theatre Professor and eco critic. Author of Performing Mountains. Head of School of Performance and Cultural Industries at University of Leeds. European. Trying my hand at some poetry. Views my own.
Brett Greatley-Hirsch @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social Prof in Renaissance Lit & Textual Studies @ U Leeds. Antiquarian books, letterpress, linocut, uilleann pipes, and computational humanities. Fur-dad to a corgi puppy and three rescue guinea pigs. notwithoutmustard.net 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺 He/Him
David Higgins @davidhiggins.bsky.social Professor of Environmental Humanities at the University of Leeds, UK. Working on culture and environmental crisis. Writing a book about birds, loss, and restoration. Worried parent. Luddite. Opinions my own. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
Jeff Grabill @grabill.bsky.social Dean of Arts and Sciences, University at Buffalo
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
Dr Henry Clarke @henryhbclarke.bsky.social Lecturer in Roman History & Culture, University of Leeds | Identity, culture and landscape in Ancient Iberia | Editor at Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal | Coach and cox at Leeds Rowing Club
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Prof Cat Davies @catdavies.bsky.social Dean for Research Culture @UniversityLeeds.
Professor of Language Development @SDDS_UK; IckleProject; @leedscdu lead.
Policy Leeds @policyleeds.bsky.social Policy Leeds is the policy engagement hub for the University of Leeds, strengthening connections between researchers and policy actors.
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The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
Graeme Gooday @graemegooday.bsky.social Historian of Science & Technology, University of Leeds. Intermittent singer & viola player (and a secretly disreputable blues pianist).
Ceri Pitches @clp19.bsky.social Working in research & impact in the School of Performance & Cultural Industries at University of Leeds • Learning to live with deep loss & trying to move forward with positivity • Gardens & walking in big open spaces
Ben Walmsley @benwalmsley.bsky.social Dean of Cultural Engagement at University of Leeds; Associate Director Policy, Centre for Cultural Value; Advisor, DCMS. Interested in all things arts & cultural sector related
Frank Finlay @frankjf.bsky.social Emeritus Professor of German, University of Leeds. Former Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. Chair/Trustee Yorkshire Contemporary, Word Up North, Skipton Music. #bwfc
Education at the University of Leeds @educationatleeds.bsky.social Teaching and research excellence in Education at the University of Leeds. Ranked 1st in the UK for childhood and youth studies by The Complete University Guide, 2025
Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds @sspatleeds.bsky.social Studying societies at Leeds since 1946. We are home to research specialisms including gender, disability studies, racism and ethnicity, family and life course, health technologies and social and political thought.
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N8 Research Partnership @n8research.bsky.social A collaboration of the 8 most research-intensive universities in Northern England: Durham, Lancaster, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield & York
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Jay Prosser @jaydprosser.bsky.social Prof Humanities @universityofleeds. Personal and cultural stories to head off divisive times. Mixed race, Asian Jewish, trans veteran. Most recent: Loving Strangers. Working on: Holocaust Torah scroll shoe soles from Salonika. https://www.jayprosser.com
White Rose Libraries @whiteroselibraries.bsky.social The university libraries of Leeds, Sheffield, and York. Supporting shared repositories, White Rose University Press, and innovating through collaboration.
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Cecile De Cat @ceciletje.bsky.social Linguist specialised in bilingualism and pragmatics, based at the University of Leeds. Lover of cold water, warm apple pies, and encounters.
Social Research Methods at Leeds @srmleeds.bsky.social We are based in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leeds (https://socialresearchmethods.leeds.ac.uk/). Our objective is to support the dissemination and adoption of innovative and rigorous research methods in the Social Sciences.
J. R. Carpenter @jrcarpenter.bsky.social artist, writer, researcher, fossil hunter, PLA licensed mudlarker, and lecturer in the School of English at University of Leeds https://luckysoap.com
Jim Mussell @jimmussell.bsky.social Print work; digital work. C19th newspapers, periodicals, and all the rest. Prof University Of Leeds: https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/english/staff/1012/professor-james-mussell
Research and Innovation at the University of Leeds @researchleeds.bsky.social University of Leeds - Research and Innovation
School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds @lcsleeds.bsky.social One of the largest, most diverse Schools of Languages, Cultures & Societies in the UK. A leading centre for Languages, Classics, Film, Intercultural Studies, Translation & Linguistics.
Media and Communication @ University of Leeds @leedsunimedia.bsky.social 🎓 School of Media and Communication | We cannot fully understand modern societies without understanding media and communication | https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media | linkedin.com/company/school-of-media-and-communication🎓
University of Leeds @universityofleeds.bsky.social Celebrating what makes Leeds special ❤️🏳️🌈🌍
Riannon Davies-Parsons @ridavies.bsky.social ESRC funded PhD student @ UoN • interested in LGBTQ+ youth identity in digital spaces…and lots of other things 🏳️🌈 she/her
Dr. Hannah M. King @hmking-linguist.bsky.social sociolinguist 🗣💬 (senior lecturer #English language; PhD applied linguistics): #multilingualism | transnational & multilingual identities | discourse | space & place | multilingual #picturebooks -> @multilinglibrary.bsky.social 💙📚
Charlotte Hacking @charliehacking.bsky.social First, foremost and always a teacher. Also Education Consultant, including with CLPE, and Speaker. Co-creator of The Balancing Act: http://bit.ly/42D93f9. Poetry editor with Otter Barry Books. Shortlisted for Branford Boase Award 2024 for The Final Year.
Alex Bamji @alexbamji.bsky.social Leeds-based Venetianist. Works on religion, disease and death. Director of @lahri.bsky.social
Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute @lahri.bsky.social Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute (LAHRI): initiating and incubating cutting-edge and interdisciplinary research across and beyond the arts and humanities @universityofleeds.bsky.social Website: https://lahri.leeds.ac.uk/
Prof Becky Muradás-Taylor @drbeckymt.bsky.social Prof of languages and linguistics, Director of programme design, LCS Uni of Leeds | Autistic, LGBTQ, adoptive parent | L2 phon, language education, 日本語, español
Paul Foulkes @paulfoulkesyork.bsky.social Professor of Linguistics and Phonetics, University of York, UK
/pɔːl faʊks/ ~ [pʰɔːɫ faʊks]
https://sites.google.com/a/york.ac.uk/paulfoulkes/
Sam Hellmuth @samhellmuth.bsky.social languages & linguistics, mostly Arabic & mostly phonology, views my own, Prof @UniofYork [sæm ˈhɛlmʌθ] (she/her)
Jen Nycz @jennycz.bsky.social Sociophonetician & Associate Prof @ Georgetown. Linguistics, cats, DC, science, quips. She/her.
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kevin Tang @kevintang.org Univ.-Prof. @HHU_de Courtesy Asst. Prof. @UFLinguistics: Director @SLaMLab_HHU PostDoc @YaleLinguistics PhD @LinguisticsUCL MEng @Cambridge_Eng #CompLing #NLP
Griffin (they/them) - @wordsatwork @wordsatwork.bsky.social Hi, I'm Griffin! I make videos about linguistics on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube (@w0rdsatw0rk).
I'm particularly interested in sociolinguistics, and wrote my thesis about language attitudes in Esperanto! Check it out @ griffinbassett.com :-)
Sin-Wang Chong @sinwangchong.bsky.social Christian | Director of Research & Director of Impact and Innovation, University of St Andrews | Visiting Professor, King's College London | For my HE roles only
🔗 https://linktr.ee/sinwangchong
Linguistic Ethnography Forum @lingethnoforum.bsky.social The Linguistic Ethnography Forum (LEF) is a Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL).
🔗https://www.lingethnog.org
Sofia Lampropoulou @sofialampro.bsky.social University of Liverpool. Storytelling and identity; story-critical (and story-abstinent); migration; language, power and social inequalities.
White Rose University Consortium @whiteroseuc.bsky.social We work collaboratively across the universities of Leeds, Sheffield, and York, to enable individuals from all backgrounds to thrive within our institutions.
https://whiterose.ac.uk
Meggie Copsey-Blake @mcopseyblake.bsky.social Doctoral researcher of education and language ideologies. Views my own. She/her
Uri Horesh @urihoresh.bsky.social Queer sociolinguist and humanist. Based in St Andrews, Scotland until January 2027. Free Palestine and end the genocide.
The Multilingual Library @multilinglibrary.bsky.social A library of multilingual #picturebooks! 💙📚
Promoting #languages, #cultures, & #multilingual #literacy in #London schools & beyond: @hmking-linguist.bsky.social & Dr Gonzalo Pérez Andrade
How to Create a Multilingual Library of Picture Books t.ly/V8MZO
Dr Milena Schwab-Graham @milenaschwabgraham.bsky.social ECR, Visiting Scholar at Uni of Leeds. Feminism, modern & contemporary lit, affect, activism in literature, env hums, med hums, place writing, transnationalism. She/her
Mrs Hopkins @misshappyjones.bsky.social *Early Years Advisor *Year 1 Teacher *block play *woodwork *creativity *Froebel Network Wales (All views are my own)
Jacqueline Messing @jacqmessing.bsky.social Linguistic anthropologist-U Maryland-College Park. Ethnography, multilingualism, identity, Ed; Mexico y los USA. Bienvenidos à l'univers #UMDLangIDRacism
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Robert Blackwood @robjblackwood.bsky.social Professor of French Sociolinguistics, Editor of Linguistic Landscape, Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Global Engagement & Partnerships at the University of Liverpool
Ellie Barry @eleanorbarry.bsky.social GP, Academic with an interest in Public Health and Health inequalities. Mum to two small humans.
Rachael Gilmour @rachaelgilmour.bsky.social Professor of English at QMUL. Literature, language politics, and social justice.
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/sed/staff/gilmourr.html
Charles Hewitt @hewitthead.bsky.social Head Teacher / Dad / Oracy book coming soon on Bloomsbury Ed
Englicious - Free English Language Resources for Schools @engliciousucl.bsky.social Englicious is an entirely free online library of original English language teaching resources!
Posts by Bas Aarts @englishgrammar.bsky.social
and Luke Pearce @lpearcelearning.bsky.social
Dr David Ben Shannon @davidbenshannon.bsky.social Lecturer in Education at University of Sheffield.
Critical autism studies, queer/trans studies, music and (disability) arts, and early childhood (& Dr Who). Former primary/special ed. teacher/SENCO. he/him
www.DavidBenShannon.co.uk
UCL Survey of English Usage @uclenglishusage.bsky.social The Survey of English Usage carries out research in English Linguistics. Posts by @englishgrammar.bsky.social and @bethmalory.bsky.social
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