School of Sociology and Social Policy

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Exploring the significance of the Kanun in young Albanian people's asylum Journeys

Description
A report, funded through the School of Sociology and Social Policy seedcorn funding entitled "Exploring the significance of the Kanun in young Albanian people's asylum Journeys", focuses on one issue that may affect Albanians' chances of receiving a positive asylum outcome.
Date:
28 May 2024

Professor Philippa Tomczak and LUNG theatre winners of SMK Creative Change-makers Award

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Congratulations to Professor Philippa Tomczak and LUNG theatre for being announced as winners of the SMK Creative Change-makers Award for the Woodhill Film and Theatre project.
Date:
16 May 2024

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Beyond positionality: the role and impact of researcher emotion in the research process

Date
10 July 2024 (09:30-16:30)
Location:
Monica Partridge Room E07, University of Nottingham, University Park
Description
with Dr Laura Mauldin (University of Connecticut) and Dr Hazel Marzetti (University of Edinburgh)

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Metaphor identification: From manual to automatic

I have written about metaphors for AIs and LLMs (large language models) like ChatGPT, but I don’t know much about what one might call the mechanics of metaphor recognition, identification and interpretation inside LLMs. So, I wanted to find out and went down a rabbit hole – I never quite reached the bottom…. Metaphor and ...

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