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Fully funded PhD opportunity at the CASS research centre
We are delighted to offer a full-time, fully funded PhD studentship (including a Research Training Support Grant) within the group of Dr Isobelle Clarke in the Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science in Linguistics and English Language. The successful applicant will join a team of researchers based at Lancaster
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Representations of obesity in the news
Written by Monika Bednarek and Gavin Brookes. Note: This post was simultaneously published by the Sydney Corpus Lab and by the ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science at Lancaster University. It is published under a Creative Commons — Attribution Noncommercial license. If you want to republish it, please follow the relevant licensing guidelines.
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Fully funded PhD opportunity at the CASS research centre
We are delighted to offer a fully funded PhD studentship available to both UK and international candidates. CASS has been awarded a prestigious North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) PhD studentship, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), to begin in October 2026. We are seeking outstanding candidates with experience in
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Free Lancaster lectures on corpus linguistics
If you’re interested in accessible lectures from the traditional Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025, covering a wide range of topics, you can watch them online from the links below. You can also join us for the Corpus MOOC 🎓—a free, 8-week online course, now newly available on the edX platform 🌐: Corpus Linguistics
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Free Online Lectures on Corpus linguistics – Language & Technology
We are pleased to invite you to join a series of free, livestreamed public lectures during the week of 16 June 2025, as part of the International Lancaster Summer Schools in Corpus Linguistics 2025. Monday 16 June1-2pm UK time Frequency and concordancing: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzYxODdkNjItODNmMS00MGY1LTg0YzQtYTJmZDg3MTc2NTEx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229c9bcd11-977a-4e9c-a9a0-bc734090164a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225a9d3247-866e-4535-96a2-2484de7fd09a%22%7d Tue 17 June10.30-11.30am UK time Building your own corpus: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjJiYTliOGMtZmM3YS00N2FjLTg4YTgtNmM2MzEzMWFlZWE3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229c9bcd11-977a-4e9c-a9a0-bc734090164a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%225a9d3247-866e-4535-96a2-2484de7fd09a%22%7d 1.30-2.30pm UK
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Consul General Visits CASS
On Friday May 30, Mr. David Frous, the Consul General of the Czech Republic visited the Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS) at Lancaster University. During the visit, we highlighted both Lancaster’s rich history in the development of corpus linguistics and its continuing leadership in large-scale data analysis. Lancaster has played a pioneering
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CASS Enters a New Era of Innovation
Leading the Way in Corpus Linguistics The ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science (CASS) at Lancaster University continues to affirm its leadership in the field of corpus linguistics. CASS provides a unique perspective on language analysis using large-scale data (millions and billions of words), cutting-edge computational tools, and specialised software to gain deep
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Exploring New Horizons in Corpus Linguistics: Lectures, Workshops and Partnerships in Shanghai
At the end of October 2024, I had the privilege of visiting Shanghai and Suzhou. This trip was more than just a visit—it was an inspiring journey through the vibrant academic and research landscape of corpus linguistics in Eastern China. I had the chance to engage with leading research institutions such as Shanghai Jiao Tong
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Introductory Blog – Yufeng Liu ( Kiki )
Hello! My name is Yufeng Liu, also known as Kiki, and I have recently joined the CASS team as a Senior Research Associate on the 4D PICTURE project (https://4dpicture.eu/). This project, funded by the EU Horizon with a budget of nine million euros across sixteen partners, aims to transform health care decision-making in oncology by
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Introductory Blog – Dr Alexandra Krendel
Hello! My name is Alexandra Krendel and I have joined the CASS team as a Senior Research Associate on the Future of Human Reproduction project. This project involves investigating the cultural, ethical, legal and social implications of technological developments in human reproduction such as ectogenesis (pregnancy outside of the womb), in-vitro gametogenesis (creating egg/sperm cells
CASS Briefings
CASS: Briefings is a series of short, quick reads on the work being done at the ESRC/CASS research centre at Lancaster University, UK.