Ana Bruzon presenting her PhD research at ECREA conference in Rotterdam As a third-year PhD candidate in the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, I recently had the awe-inspiring…
Ana Sofia BruzonFebruary 13, 2024
Congratulations to Brynn Quick, whose entry into the 3-minute-thesis competition won the Macquarie University Department of Linguistics People's Choice Award yesterday! Brynn's research examines what happens when people go to…
Language on the MoveAugust 9, 2023
Dr Agnes Bodis with her supervisors on graduation day Congratulations to Dr Agnes Bodis and Dr Liesa Rühlmann, who both recently graduated from their PhDs! The PhD research by both…
Language on the MoveApril 4, 2023
Editor’s note: Regular readers of Language on the Move will have noticed that we have been very quiet for the past two months. This is because some core team members…
Language on the MoveMarch 7, 2023
Editor’s note: In this reflective post, Dr. Loy Lising shares how she balances the multiple demands placed on academics. As academic workloads have intensified, many feel that the balancing act…
Loy LisingDecember 19, 2022
Congratulations to Language-on-the-Move team member Dr Laura Smith-Khan, who is the winner of the 2022 Australian Academy of the Humanities’ Max Crawford Medal! The medal is considered Australia’s most prestigious…
Ingrid PillerNovember 28, 2022
The Next Generation Literacies Network will host its 2022 annual workshop on Zoom over 3 days from Nov 30 to Dec 02 - devoted to translanguaging, data sharing in qualitative…
Language on the MoveNovember 9, 2022
I am deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of my Doktorvater, Professor Hans Sauer. The German “Doktorvater” is usually translated as “PhD supervisor/advisor” but the literal translation “doctoral father” is…
Ingrid PillerJune 5, 2022
At the beginning of this year, Dr Pia Tenedero shared 10 tips to survive your PhD. As the year comes to a close, we hear from her again with reflections…
Ingrid PillerDecember 10, 2021
Let's demystify academic publishing! (Image credit: Green Chameleon via Unsplash) The Next Generation Literacies international research network hosts a free 2-day workshop for PhD candidates and early career researchers devoted…
Language on the MoveNovember 12, 2021
After 3 years of hard work, today I hit the "submit" button on my PhD thesis Today, I’ve submitted my PhD for examination – a major milestone on my PhD…
Pia TenederoJanuary 31, 2021
https://vimeo.com/440477672 Besides meetings, webinars, and classes, another traditionally face-to-face event organized this year via Zoom is the 3-minute thesis (3MT) competition. This yearly academic contest, which challenges students to explain…
Pia TenederoAugust 20, 2020
Editor’s note: We find ourselves in a time of deep global crisis when reflections on research ethics take on new urgency. Language on the Move is delighted to bring to…
Taina SaarinenJune 24, 2020
Dr Alex Grey and Melanie Fernando in conversation One of the main reasons why Language on the Move exists is to mentor the next generation of researchers in the sociolinguistics…
Language on the MoveMay 6, 2019
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