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David Orrego-Carmona

@dorrego.bsky.social
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Translation, Technology and Communication. Sometimes climbing. Associate Professor at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social Research Fellow at University of the Free State

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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Translation is solved; long live translation! #Automation has made producing a #translation easier than ever, and that's exactly why it's essential to talk about what language professionals actually bring to the table and why expertise matters more now, not less. orrego-carmona.com/post/transla...
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Translation is "solved," long live translation! | David Orrego-Carmona
Over the last couple of years, I have regularly heard versions of the claim that “translation is solved” at industry events, most recently at SlatorCon in San Francisco. LILT’s presentation refined th...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What happens to translation when creativity gets reduced to pattern matching? Chris Bilton and Carolina Bandinelli invited my colleague Caroline Summers and me to talk about #AI, #translation, #authorship and #LLMs for the Media Whatever podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/62kr...
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Translating Machines: AI, Translation and Creativity. Media Whatever podcast with Caroline Summers and David Orrego-Carmona
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We're hiring @warwick-smlc.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Translation and Multilingual Communication 3-year fixed-term, teaching-focused, Sept 2026 start. We want colleagues whose work engages with communication across languages, modes, and communities. Closing: 23 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSA855/a...
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Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) at University of Warwick
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Assistant Professor (Teaching Focussed - Translation and Multilingual Communication) (111755-0626) at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity ...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We're hiring @warwick-smlc.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Language Technologies and AI Governance Permanent post, Sept 2026 start. We want researchers working at the intersection of language, technology, and society. Languages as your home, take a look. Closing: 23 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRY964/a...
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Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) at University of Warwick
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic job...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How is #MachineTranslation used across charities, NGOs and local authorities in the West Midlands? Who uses it, for what, and what implementation frameworks exist? We presented our findings at #EAMT2026. Check the paper and the poster here doi.org/10.6084/m9.f... @susanavaldez.bsky.social
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LeidenTranslation🟥 @leidentranslat1.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🏙️ Reaching multilingual communities: a survey mapping MT use in the West Midlands (UK) third and public sector organisations @dorrego.bsky.social Priyanki Ghosh @susanavaldez.bsky.social How do charities, NGOs and local councils in WM use MT? Spoiler: widely, informally, and without much policy.
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IPCITI 2025 @ipciti2025.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I (@woolzz.bsky.social) was honoured to chair "Translating Rape", the fantastic keynote speech at #IPCITI2025. Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (@drpaulinehenry.bsky.social) proposed a feminist methodology of translation that responds ethically to the complexities of translating traumatic texts. (1/4)
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IPCITI 2025 @ipciti2025.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Registration for #IPCITI2025, the 18th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting, is now OPEN!! 🎉🎉🎉 🗓️ Register before 24 October to get our special early-bird fee. 🧠 We have a packed two-day programme with plenty of opportunities to network and decompress. (1/3)
Portrait poster announcing that early-bird registration for IPCITI 2025 is open until 24 October. On the right side of the bottom half of the poster, there is a QR code to register. MODALITY MUTABILITY MOBILITY: Currents of Change in Translation and Interpreting. Confirmed Keynote: Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University)Contact: IPCITI@warwick.ac.uk
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Translation is often used as the prime example of automation. These stories by @bcmerchant.bsky.social show what a complex panorama this paints and how translators' worsening working conditions can teach us about the impact of AI.
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Joss Moorkens @joss.eurosky.social · 19/08/2025
This update from Ahmed Kamal Junina in Gaza is so grim, testament to his and his students perseverance in impossible conditions. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focussed as an academic in Gaza
It is hard to keep the mind sharp when the body is thin and dehydrated, but solidarity is teaching starving students their thoughts still matter
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
A single observational study, but "The skill of health professionals performing colonoscopies was significantly undermined by having routine assistance from artificial intelligence" www.ft.com/content/74b8...
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Routine AI assistance hits skills of health experts performing colonoscopies
Study comes amid rapid adoption of the fast-developing technology
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
🔊 One week left to submit your applications for our open post: Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies (Maternity Cover)❗ We're looking for expertise: 🔹 Teaching translation technologies & audiovisual translation 🔹 Chinese, French, German, Italian, or Spanish
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Hyo Yoon Kang 강효윤 @hyoyoonkang.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Guys
Screenshot of Neil renic’s post from last year Twitter.
Text: finally time to start my summer writing
Photo: tsunami wave approaching a woman on the beach looking at it. The Center of image says: August 1
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
We are looking for a new colleague to join our #Translation and Transcultural Studies team! Open to someone with expertise in translation #technologies, #AudiovisualTranslation, or #GameLocalisation, and any of our degree languages. Please help us spread the word 😊 Deadline: 17 August 2025
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IPCITI 2025 @ipciti2025.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
⏰ TOMORROW (25 July) is the deadline to submit abstracts for the International Postgraduate Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting #IPCITI2025 ‼️ 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...
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Alejandro Bolaños (he/él/lui) @abolgaresc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Do you watch foreign-language content with English subtitles? A survey explores how English-speaking viewers engage with subtitles and whether optional on-screen explanations could help improve understanding. It takes about 15-20 minutes to complete: forms.office.com/e/6Hd0DtYJsx.
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Susana Valdez @susanavaldez.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Presented 2 papers this week at #EST2025Leeds on MT use in healthcare by migrants (w/ @anaguerberof.bsky.social) & in UK local councils (w/ @dorrego.bsky.social). Thanks Larroyed & Caldwell for the great panel on translation & human rights. Read more about the first project: doi.org/10.1075/ts.2...
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Translation at Warwick @warwicktranslation.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Translation & Transcultural Studies @warwick-smlc.bsky.social is exceptionally well represented at #EST2025Leeds! Presentations from our staff & students covering feminist translation, literature, MT & human rights, digital culture, embodied practices & more... Congrats to all! 🎉 #TranslationStudies
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Morning runners/walkers at #ESTCongress Leeds! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ I'm organising informal runs/walks during the congress to start the day! 📍 Exhibition Centre ⏰ 6:45 AM 📅 Starting July 1st Planning loops around Woodhouse Moor. Local route tips welcome! Just show up if interested 🌅 #MorningRun #Translation
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IPCITI 2025 @ipciti2025.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We’re thrilled to welcome Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney (Newcastle University) as our keynote speaker at #IPCITI2025, 18th International #Postgraduate #Conference in #Translation and #Interpreting 📢 Don’t forget – the deadline to submit abstracts is 25 July 🔗 warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod... (1/5)
Call for papers poster for IPCITI 2025 announcing the keynote speaker, Dr Pauline Henry-Tierney
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SUBTLE - the Subtitlers' Association @subtleuk.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Check out this interview with Oscar-winning film sound designer Mark Mangini conducted by Subtle's chair, Max Deryagin. Highly recommended for all SDH authors, accessibility experts and film buffs! www.md-subs.com/blog/celebri...
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The Intersection Between Sound Design and Subtitling — An Interview with Mark Mangini
Here comes my new must-see celebrity interview, this time with none other than Mark Mangini — an Oscar-winning film sound designer and the mastermind behind the soundtracks of such movies as Dune, Bla...
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Translation at Warwick @warwicktranslation.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Full room today on-site and online for @javiermoreno.bsky.social's research seminar at @warwick-smlc.bsky.social. enlightening talk about language activism, #translation policies and minoritised languages.
Javier Moreno presenting his work ok language rights and power asymmetries Group of students and staff in a classroom attending a research seminar
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404 Media @404media.co · 20/05/2025
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist 🔗 www.404media.co/chicago-sun-...
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Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
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Translation at Warwick @warwicktranslation.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
In today's #Translation MA #Writing #Bootcamp, our students shared strategies for academic work and research design. It's inspiring to see their ideas evolve and how recognising shared challenges creates breakthrough moments. We create spaces to support them and help them support each other.
Group of students working on speed writing
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
“Translated fiction becoming more popular in recent years has not necessarily led to a greater appreciation for the work of translators, or much consideration of the act of #translation itself”
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Willkommen, bienvenue! New festival celebrates translated fiction from Cameroon to Slovakia as sales boom
Co-organised by translator Polly Barton, Translated By, Bristol will feature conversations between writers and their translators, plus a ‘translation duel’
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Join us @warwick-smlc.bsky.social in November for @ipciti2025.bsky.social!
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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
This week, I spoke with one of the Duolingo contractors impacted by its 'new' AI strategy, and they clarified that 1) it's not new. Duolingo has *already* fired an estimated 100 writers and translators. 2) they worked for months training an AI system that still makes egregious mistakes.
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The Emma Press @theemmapress.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Translation Scratch Night! 🖋️ hosted by the @ftnetwork.bsky.social & The Emma Press! Friday 9 May, 7pm (Online) Featuring translators Anam Zafar, @eletenf.bsky.social , Georgia Wall, Marilyn Booth, @rudotranslates.bsky.social and Seán McDonagh! Free tickets: buff.ly/8mnp0Pw
Images of 6 translators in the background with the text: Online, Translator Scratch Night, hosted by the Feminist Translation Network & The Emma Press
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
After more than a year with no climbing holidays & injury rehab, I was happy to disconnect for two weeks to simply enjoy climbing. What else can I ask for? 🧗‍♀️ Physical challenges ⛰️ Mental clarity 🔋 A recharge 🤝 Quality time with friends 🧠 New perspectives on work Now, let's tackle those emails!
Climbing an arrete in Kalymnos with the Arginonta beach and valley in the background.Climbing an arrete in Kalymnos with the Arginonta beach and valley in the background.Lowering off after a climb in Telendos on a very sunny day.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Hopeful me trying to frantically tie loose ends before actually packing for the holidays. You can do a week's worth of work in a day, ain't it? #AcademicLife #HigherEducation
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
What do you think of #subtitles? The UK #Subtitling #Audience 🎬 Survey is still open and we would like to hear about your #viewing habits and #perceptions of subtitles. It takes about 10 minutes and will help us a lot!
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
This year, the #APTIS conference will be online and hosted by @centras-ucl.bsky.social. #APTIS25 “Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future #language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November The Call for Contributions is open until 16 June.
APTIS25 conference (“Better together: how can industry and academia collaborate to empower future language professionals?”) will take place on 3–4 November 2025 via Zoom Webinar.
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Charles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
New report from @britishacademy.bsky.social on language skills & capabilities in the UK research base Multilingual capabilities are integral to research excellence, impact and integrity www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
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Multilingualism in UK academic research
This report evidences the recognition, role and use of multilingualism in UK academic research fields outside Modern Languages.
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Feminist Translation Network @ftnetwork.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Read all about our roundtable on teaching feminist translation with Hilary Brown, @olgacastro80.bsky.social and @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social at the APTIS Unconference organised by @dorrego.bsky.social. With thanks to Daniel Cabeza-Campillo: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/04/apti...
'Hot topic' roundtable at the APTIS Unconference 2024, with panellists Hilary Brown and Olga Castro and chair Gabriela Saldanha
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We're excited about welcoming the Translation and Interpreting Postgraduate community in November! Mark your calendars for @ipciti2025.bsky.social !
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Glad to see examples of #AI impact on translation taking centre stage. Considering the rather generalised assumption that #translation is already automated, this is worth a read.
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Lost Reach @lostreach.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The referenced clip in the below post is this. I think everyone should watch it. What also hits me hard in this is at the end when he says "I fear we are nearing to the end of times. We humans are losing faith in ourselves." youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc?...
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Hayao Miyazaki's thoughts on an artificial intelligence
YouTube video by Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
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Kelton Minor @keltonminor.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
There are days in life that shake you. I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University & academic career... 1/🧵
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/03/2025
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones. Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
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AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Just wrapped teaching this term 📚✨ Busy day covering professional competences in the industry & reviewing subtitles. Students shared progress on their #Career development plans (from game localisation to intercultural mediation) and their final #subtitling projects. #Translation #MediaLocalisation
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EST Congress Leeds 2025 @estleeds25.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The EST 2025 draft programme is now live - bit.ly/3FBYRMs. Don't forget that reduced rate ‘Early Bird’ registration is also still open until 31 March ahc.leeds.ac.uk/languages/ev...
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esist.bsky.social @esist.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
🏆 ESIST / Media for All Conference 11 Grant Winner 🏆 ➡️ We are thrilled to announce that the recipient of the grant is Jincai Jiang, a PhD candidate in Translation Studies at the School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol. Congratulations, Jincai! 🎉 @jincai_Jiang #m4all11
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
UK social safety net among weakest in rich world - @niesrorg.bsky.social on.ft.com/4ijBPIO
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UK social safety net among weakest in rich world, analysis finds
Think-tank report comes as Keir Starmer seeks to convince Labour MPs to back welfare spending cuts
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Ana Guerberof @anaguerberof.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As part of the MT Summit 2025 we are organising the 2nd Workshop on Creative-Text Translation and Technology (to be held 24/06). The deadline for submissions is March 16th. We have excellent keynote speakers! Take a plunge! ctt2025.ccl.kuleuven.be/home
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CTT 2025
The workshop on Creative-text Translation and Technology (CTT) aims to attract a broad range of attendees, such as researchers, educators, translators and industry stakeholders, to discuss the applica...
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Anthony Pym @anthonypym.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Summer School in Translation Studies: "Authenticity, Adaptability, and AI: Balancing Trust in Translation and Intercultural Communication”. Venice/Treviso, Italy, 9-13 June 2025
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
"All of human culture is being ingested into these #AI models for the profit of a few technology companies." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I have been an AI researcher for 40 years. What tech giants are doing to book publishing is akin to theft | Toby Walsh
Companies claim this is ‘fair use’. I think it’s a digital heist
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Have you ever thought about #football and #accessibility? Our next #Translation and Transcultural Studies Seminar on " #Audiodescribing football: A case study of Bohemians FC" will be delivered by @jossmo.bsky.social & Lucía Pintado-Gutiérrez (DCU) 5 March, 3-4 online warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/mod...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Happening this week: online roundtable "Beyond #Translation: Emerging Careers in the Global #Language #Industry" 6 March, 3-4 GMT Come to hear about the experience of #language professionals and #translators at Amnesty International, Netflix, Rhyme&Reason, and ELIA #EUTOPIALanguagesWeek #EUTOPIA
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Join our online roundtable "Beyond #Translation: Emerging Careers in the Global #Language #Industry" 6 March, 3-4 GMT Featuring experts from Amnesty International, Netflix, Rhyme&Reason, and ELIA sharing their insights Register: updates.warwick.ac.uk/form/eutopia... #EUTOPIALanguagesWeek #EUTOPIA
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