Colin Phillips

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Colin Phillips

@ColinPhillips2

(Psycho)linguist. Language science evangelist. Aging runner.

Oxford, UK & Washington, DC Katılım Eylül 2011

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·3 Mar

@21percentgroup @amwilson_opera is right. My college has many non-stipendiary JRFs. I spend time with them almost every day. Talented researchers, with prestigious funding awards, who feel fortunate, not remotely exploited. They say that it enriches their life, with minimal responsibilities.

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21group@21percentgroup·3 Mar

Non-stipendiary JRFs must show independent financial support — often through a paid departmental role, though private means suffice Logic mirrors that of low-paid internships Such posts favour those without dependents or with alternative sources of income, narrowing access

Alexandra Wilson@amwilson_opera

@21percentgroup Some misunderstanding here, I think. These are basically college affiliations for people who have a paid role in their department and need a college attachment. At this stage of career, I don't think anyone would be taking a non-stipendiary JRF and calling it a job.

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·21 Oca

Postdoc opportunity with any of my Oxford colleagues funded by the British Academy. Expressions of interest due next week! humanities.ox.ac.uk/british-academ…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·15 Oca

@mara_yamauchi @Michell74221375 @TimMill01052167 @eoine_oc @duncancraig_ @SexMattersOrg Come join in as RD sometime, Mara. You'll see that all attention is on ensuring participants are safe and happy, and that times are recorded mildly accurately. Zero effort on adjudication of any kind (course-cutting, drugs, age-group, gender, etc.). Adjudication is the issue.

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Mara Yamauchi@mara_yamauchi·14 Oca

@Michell74221375 @TimMill01052167 @eoine_oc @duncancraig_ @SexMattersOrg Why should women who want to be competitive go elsewhere? Why? Please explain. In the past, pubs said “no blacks”. In other words, black people, go elsewhere. Please defend this. Many of us want to hear convincing arguments as to why we shd go elsewhere.

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Mara Yamauchi@mara_yamauchi·11 Oca

Hi @duncancraig_, I read your article below about parkrun. You have captured well the enormous positive benefits for physical & mental health that parkrun has brought to millions. You described the controversy over transgender women (males) holding female parkrun records as….

The Times and The Sunday Times@thetimes

On a misty morning in 2004, 13 people met for a timed run. Two decades later, Paul Sinton-Hewitt’s ‘selfish’ solution for his depression is saving the NHS £600 million a year. Duncan Craig lines up in the London park where it all began #Echobox=1768110303" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thetimes.com/life-style/hea…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·20 Ara

@tmalsburg It's a tough time all around. But spare a thought for the US colleagues who are facing all kinds of challenges this year. Some international students are nervous about leaving the country during their degrees. And some schools are pausing grad student recruitment entirely.

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Titus von der Malsburg@tmalsburg·18 Ara

Can we please stop holding important conferences in the US? One of my students is affected by the full travel ban and for others it just doesn't seem sufficiently safe. I love my US colleagues and would have enjoyed attending HSP and ACL/CoNNL but it's simply not an option at this point.

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·17 Ara

Great to see my UMD colleague Charlotte Vaughn recognized with the "Linguistics, Language, and the Public" award from @LingSocAm . Working on the Language Science Station at Planet Word was one of the most fun research projects I've been involved in.

Linguistic Society of America@LingSocAm

The PR Committee is excited to announce their 2026 Award Winners! Congratulations to Cathleen O’Grady for winning the Linguistics Journalism Award. And congratulations to the winner of the Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award, Charlotte Vaughn! buff.ly/nUOOM3f

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·16 Kas

@abigailandwords Congrats, Abigail! Glad you found a break in the rain!

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Abigail Anthony@abigailandwords·15 Kas

Celebrating the end of my MPhil in linguistics at Oxford! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this endeavor.

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·8 Kas

Opportunity for early career researchers to spend 3 years working with us in Oxford. Cool surroundings, interesting people. Eligibility: need some UK academic connection. Get in touch if interested! Details: ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/11/0…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·18 Eki

@william_whyte In my case, what I was promised about the adventure of a new humanities building - by you - was 100% accurate. And it is indeed wonderful. Thank you!

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William Whyte@william_whyte·17 Eki

Here's me on the new Humanities Building (in two minutes) youtu.be/Uii5MszQmjg?si…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·1 Eki

@william_whyte The building is beautiful. But even more beautiful is the sea change that we are already seeing - in just the first 2 days - in how people interact with each other. Thank You!

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William Whyte@william_whyte·30 Eyl

The building project I’ve been overseeing has finally ended — and here’s the result!

University of Oxford@UniofOxford

The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and @OxHumanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨ A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026. 🧵 [1/6]

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·23 Eyl

@James_Athletics Julia Paternain, no contest. Honorable mention for Jake Wightman.

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James Rhodes@James_Athletics·22 Eyl

What was your Tokyo highlight(s)? 🇯🇵

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·20 Eyl

@Jason_AW @AthleticsWeekly A striking comment from Max was that he has never even met Seb Coe. Disappointing lack of interest from Lord Coe.

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Jason Henderson@Jason_AW·20 Eyl

Max Burgin pleased with his progress in 2025 but he would love to make a podium and take down Seb Coe's UK 800m record in future. “I don't even have my own bloody county record!” he tells @athleticsweekly 😂 athleticsweekly.com/news/pb-for-ma…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·14 Eyl

@jgault13 Extra good to watch this on the BBC feed. Cram and Radcliffe were not like "Who the heck is this?" Cram: "I've known about her since she was a teenager, and here's why this is so incredibly cool."

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Jonathan Gault@jgault13·14 Eyl

Paternain said she thought she was in 5th or 6th entering the stadium. She didn’t realize Kenya’s Magdalyne Masai had dropped out ahead of her. Awesome reaction to the medal.

Travis Miller@travismillerx13

🇺🇾Julia Paternain in SHOCK when she realizes she finished third in the marathon and won Uruguay's first EVER World Athletics Championships medal! ❤️👏 #WorldAthleticsChamps

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·1 Eyl

@James_Athletics Do you follow the Hakone Ekiden relay? One of the great running events. End of Day 1 is close to where you seem to be.

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James Rhodes@James_Athletics·1 Eyl

No photo can make it look as impressive as it does in person. What a treat.

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·28 Ağu

@wordspinster Thank you! A highly informative read.

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Debbie Cameron@wordspinster·27 Ağu

New on Language: a feminist guide: the linguist Robin Lakoff died earlier this month; here's my attempt to assess her contribution to both feminist and popular thinking about language and gender wp.me/p6cBF3-6wX

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·22 Tem

@TimHutchings1 @parkrunUK Probably a far greater number finished while skipping a whole lap. Why no outrage over this far bigger issue? Because the point is about not adjudicating and not judging.

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Tim Hutchings@TimHutchings1·21 Tem

I just wish @parkrunUK - so good for society, community, family, kids, adults, togetherness, & fabulous in other respects - weren't so PC-weak on this issue. Can't they see what is going on? Others previously blinded by PC'ness, are coming back to the real world.

Mara Yamauchi@mara_yamauchi

Yesterday at least 6 males ran in the Female category in UK parkrun. One got 1st Female. His haul of 1st Female finishes is now approaching 70. He ran London Marathon in the Senior Men’s category so is willing & able to stay out of the Female category when the rules say so…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·4 Tem

More postdoc opportunities in Oxford! 3-year British Academy Fellowships, for start in 2026. For work in any area of linguistics. Expressions of Interest (brief!) for internal competition due July 28. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/06/2…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·3 Haz

Yet another open-rank position in Oxford! This one is in Applied Linguistics. You get to join Oxford's excellent Dept of Education, and also be my colleague at the fabulous @SomervilleOx , which I cannot recommend too highly. Details: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·22 May

Really excited that Devyani will soon be joining us in Oxford, strengthening connections between English and Linguistics. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/05/2…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·5 May

Interested in spending a couple of years in Oxford as a Marie Curie postdoc? It's a great environment to develop your research career (and a wonderful place to live). Expressions of interest due June 2nd. Contact potential mentors now. Details: humanities.ox.ac.uk/marie-sklodows…

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Colin Phillips@ColinPhillips2·1 May

Come join us in Oxford as we move into our new home in the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities (opening Oct '25). We are looking to fill THREE fixed-term lecturer positions: in Semantics/Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, and Linguistics with French. ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/05/0…

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