Research spotlight:
Language, Gender and
Professional Communication
Professor Louise Mullany's research agenda is diverse, spanning business communication, language and gender in the workplace, and equality, diversity and inclusion in the STEMM workforce.
Research overview
Professor Mullany's main areas of research specialisation are sociolinguistics, discourse analysis and pragmatics. She is particularly interested in investigating professional communication and has conducted empirical research and consultancies in a wide range of businesses, healthcare organsiations and media settings nationally and internationally. She is also an active researcher in the field of digital communication.
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Listen to Professor Mullany talk about her research interests and the research projects she's involved with. You can find out more about these projects by browsing below.
Research projects
STEMM-CHANGE
As Co-I on this EPSRC award, Professor Mullany is leading two projects dedicated to bringing equality, diversity and inclusion to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine workforce in higher education and industry. Listen to her speak about these two research projects below.
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The first project Professor Mullany is leading is a critical analysis of the language used in recruitment, staff retention and promotion recognition. The second investigates public engagement online and barriers through digital discrimination, focusing on the language used on mainstream digital media platforms. Listen to Professor Mullany talk about these projects below.
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Language, Gender and Leadership in Africa
Professor Mullany has worked with NGOs and charities to set up a language, gender and leadership scheme in East Africa. The project examines narratives of success and considers the barriers that women and girls face when accessing leadership roles in their communities. Hear more about this research below.
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Misogyny Hate Crime
Professor Mullany has been researching misogyny hate crime for the past three years. Her research coincided with Nottinghamshire Police becoming the first police force to consider misogyny a hate crime. She explains the project and its benefits for society below.
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We're trying to influence policy makers. We are trying to get misogyny as a hate crime rolled out nationally, across all police forces in the country.
Professional Communication
Professor Mullany specialises in professional communication. She is currently working on a book called The Sociolinguistics of Gender in Public Life, which she explains in the video below.
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Informing new generations of researchers
Professor Mullany is keen for her research to inform her teaching at UoN. As she explains below, her students are always given the most up-to-date, relevant data to work with when addressing language and gender.
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Project funding
These projects were made possible through funding from:
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