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LifeinLINCS blogpost May 2020

LifeinLINCS blogpost May 2020

Posted on 26 May 2020

DESIGNS project: Promoting access to Employment for deaf people By Audrey Cameron & Jemina Napier See link to this blogpost in British Sign Language (BSL) in two parts: Part 1: https://youtu.be/KSyoDXXICh8 Part 2: https://youtu.be/p0GM0H3hrWI This blogpost is published to coincide with the publication of the DESIGNS research project report. This presentation was originally planned to […]


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Hearing Loss or Deaf Gain? At the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

Hearing Loss or Deaf Gain? At the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas

Posted on 12 August 2015

On Saturday 8th August, Jemina Napier and Noel O’Connell engaged in a heated debate on “Hearing Loss or Deaf Gain?” at the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas.  We’ve asked two members of LINCS, Heather Mole, a PhD student who is part of the BSL team, and Olwyn Alexander, Director of Academic English, to review the show. Heather […]


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Stop Hiding Your Work

Stop Hiding Your Work

Posted on 8 June 2015

by Jonathan Downie Recently, I attended the Engaging Research Day at Heriot-Watt University. Not only did I get to take home a nice certificate and hear Graham Turner scoop first place (I’ll beat him next year) but I got to hear stories of how academics of all stripes are going out and interacting with the […]


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