Last year, I took part in a Science Communication Through Poetry course as a post-submission treat, and it was a wonderful experience. I enjoyed learning from others and developing this skill (which is still very shaky!). The full anthology of poems:
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/2026/03/poin...
📢 YorCCA 2026 — Weekly Reminder
Abstract submission is still open for YorCCA 2026!
🎓 Open to current MA/PhD researchers and recent PhD graduates (2023+)
🗓 Deadline: Friday 10 April 2026
🔗 Full details & submission: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Please share and submit soon!
📢 YorCCA 2026 — Call for Abstracts
YorCCA 2026 is now accepting abstract submissions.
🗓 Submission deadline: Friday 10 April 2026
🎓 Eligible: current MA/PhD researchers & recent PhD graduates (2023+)
🔗 Full details & submission:
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
I'm not anti-Mondays, but this guy is very cute.
Very proud to have played a role in this important workshop!
The YorCCA 2025 Report is out in the latest ISCA newsletter!
www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-...
A huge thank you to all presenters & participants. We look forward to seeing you at YorCCA 2026!
Just looked back at my initial PhD proposal to see if there was something that I could use as inspiration for the thesis introduction, and the answer is... no, there isn't 😅
Today's the day! #YorCCA
Really excited for tomorrow! It’s been a privilege to help organise the event and to have been accepted to present a paper.
Still time to register - both online and in-person options are open!
🚀 The programme for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis is now live!
📅 Join us in York on 18-19 July for two days of insightful sessions.
Check out the full programme and register now 👉 sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Two sunflowers
Sunflower season 🌻
🎯 What’s on at the main conference on 18 July?
✔️ PhD Presentations in CA
✔️ Talks from:
🔬 Paul – Applications of CA to Medical Interactions
🧩 Lorenza – Multimodal Conversation Analysis
✔️ Peer Networking
🌍 Join us: store.york.ac.uk/product-cata...
More studies are on the way! If you're interested in how people get help in institutional settings, especially in craft and classroom contexts, stay tuned.
Key finding #3: When instructors are occupied, students select instructors through addressing techniques, further orienting to their institutional identities as assistance-providers.
Key finding #2: Students often do not need to address the instructor with their troubles, as instructors will respond with assistance to turns not addressed to anyone or addressed to other students, showing they orient to their identity as instructors and assistance-providers.
Key finding #1: Institutional identities are procedurally relevant for the provision of assistance: students rely on the instructors’ institutional identities and the associated category-bound activity of providing assistance.
We analysed video from UK craft workshops (e.g., pottery, embroidery, dyeing) to examine how students get help. We show that institutional identities shape who provides assistance and how help is mobilised in these workshops.
The first article from my PhD, "How students get help: Institutional identities as a resource for recruitment," has now been published! Co-authored with @kobinkendrick.bsky.social and Merran Toerien.
Access it free here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lJZg1L-nh...
Here is what we did and what we found:
You wanna see something really scary? open.substack.com/pub/amandagu...
Most people in academia feel like an imposter at some point. But feeling like an imposter does not mean you are an imposter. Look at the facts. @phdcomics
#impostersyndrome
Last chance to submit abstracts - deadline end of day TODAY. If you're a PhD student, you should definitely submit... it's a really supportive conference and you're bound to get some excellent feedback on your research.
Cherry blossom in full bloom outside of the Department 😍
📢 Deadline Extended!
Abstract submissions for the York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) are now open until Monday 28 April. 🗓️
We welcome abstracts from currently-enrolled PhD researchers for in-person presentations or online posters!
sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
Some funky bluebells #FlowerFriday
⚠️ Final call! Abstract submissions close on 22 April.
Don’t miss the chance to share your research at #YorCCA2025!
This year's invited speakers are Paul Drew and Lorenza Mondada - don’t miss out! More info here: sites.google.com/york.ac.uk/y...
🚀 One month to go until the abstract submission deadline for @yorcca.bsky.social 2025! If you're curious about what the conference is like, check out this report by Yuhan Jing. www.conversationanalysis.org/report-on-yo...
A river of daffodils at #UniofYork
Pink and purple sunset over some houses in a suburban area.
The weather has been dreadful today, but at least the day finished in style.
