This is one of my top albums of all time! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

GCSE languages sees rise in Wales after new approach After a long decline, the number of pupils taking language GCSEs in Wales rises for two years.

GCSE languages sees rise in Wales after new approach #langsky #xl8

The PhD doesn’t end with the thesis.

It opens a new question: what next?

A reflection on the postdoc path:

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#postdoc #phdlife #lifeafterthephd

A thoughtful reminder that writing is not just a skill—it’s a process, a culture, and a shared responsibility in the classroom msutoday.msu.edu/news/2026/04... #teaching #writingskills #literacymatters #classroompractice #edu with great educator @vickyloras.bsky.social and all dear fellow teachers

You can now major in a language without prior knowledge To stir interest, Finnish universities are admitting beginners to language majors.

#Finland: You can now major in a language without prior knowledge
To stir interest, Finnish universities are admitting beginners to language majors.
yle.fi/a/74-20221229
#langsky

Oooh what a feast! And cool #swotd

Thank you so so much ⭐️✨

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Sometimes, in academia - and in life - we just want to go where we are seen, understood, and welcomed.

Read more here:

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗴𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲

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#PhDLife #Academia #Belonging #ResearchJourney #HigherEducation #Community

Ευχαριστουμε όλοι πάρα πολύ, Ελένη μου! Κι από μας και ειδικά απο μένα και τον μπαμπά!

Καλή Ανάσταση, Ελένη μου και σε όλους!!!! 🐣

Three guests hoping for a splendid meal sitting at a table in a traditional Swedish restaurant, chatting with the waiter who has just brought the awesome food.

🇸🇪 Swedish word of the day #swotd is matglädje (joy of food), that positive experience, enjoyment and pleasure associated with food, meals and eating.
#Sweden

Why pocket-sized paperbacks are disappearing from stores YouTube video by CBS New York

Why pocket-sized paperbacks are disappearing youtube.com/watch?v=y9gV...

@taylorbrooks.bsky.social Thank you so much for all your support, Taylor!

I can’t go for that.

A little reflection on boundaries, choices, and taking care of yourself - and others- during the PhD journey.

Read more here: lnkd.in/dtYWfDFq

#PhDLife #AcademicJourney #Boundaries #ResearchLife #HigherEducation

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Woooohooooooooo way to go!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

You did it!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Person with orange shoes going up an iron staircase

Not every day in a PhD is as productive as we expect - and that’s okay.

A page read, a few notes, opening your document again…these small steps matter more than we think. They keep us going.

Read my latest post vickyloras.substack.com/p/every-litt...

#PhDLife #AcademicLife #Productivity

Elle était formidable à tous points de vue, ça me rend tellement triste : (

I am so happy it could help! Thank you so much for your wonderful comment, you made my day : ) We can do this!

Person with orange shoes going up an iron staircase

Not every day in a PhD is as productive as we expect - and that’s okay.

A page read, a few notes, opening your document again…these small steps matter more than we think. They keep us going.

Read my latest post vickyloras.substack.com/p/every-litt...

#PhDLife #AcademicLife #Productivity

Thank you so much for all your beautiful messages, Eleni mou! Hope you’re all well!

An old computer on a desk with a yellow chair.

Today, we’re taking a trip down memory lane.

Back to the moments and the memories that shaped us - long before the PhD.

Because sometimes, looking back reminds us how much the world has changed and how far we have come.

Read more:
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#PhDLife #Academia #Reflection

The Irish language is having a moment YouTube video by CBC News

The Irish language is having a moment via CBC youtube.com/shorts/bk05n...

Beautiful!

A hurdle on a beige background.

The PhD journey isn’t just about research.

It’s also about uncertainty, financial pressure, isolation, and self-doubt.

It’s about resilience.

Read more: lnkd.in/dCq86b5k

#PhDLife #Academia

Some of the best moments in academia happen in conversations with other researchers. ✨

In my latest post, I reflect on a recent workshop I did for @unibern and the importance of communicating sociolinguistic research more widely.

Read it here:
vickyloras.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...

Thank you Eleni mou!!!