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Lauren Hall-Lew (she/her) @lhlew.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Ianto Gruffydd and Mercedes Durham's #BAAP2026 talk is on pre-/l/ breaking (e.g. "Wales" as "Way-uhls") in South East Wales English. Exploring how to operationalize a 'breaking onset point' as the acoustic measure to differentiate between tokens perceived as having breaking and those without.

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Happy European Speech and Language Therapy Day… /hapi jʊəɹəpiən spit͡ʃ ən laŋgwɪd͡ʒ θɛɹəpi deɪ/ #EuropeanSLTDay #RCSLT #Healthcare #AHP #Linguistics #Phonetics

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Llongyfarchiadau i Thomas Starr-Marshall, y derbyniwyd ei grynodeb ar gyfer cyflwyniad llwyfan yng Ngholocwiwm BAAP (Cymdeithas Brydeinig Seinegwyr Academaidd) yn Warwig. Teitl Thomas yw “Vowel articulations in Welsh: A public engagement study using ultrasound tongue imaging”

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Congratulations to Thomas Starr-Marshall, whose abstract was accepted for a stage presentation at the BAAP Colloquium (British Association of Academic Phoneticians) in Warwick. Thomas’ title is “Vowel articulations in Welsh: A public engagement study using ultrasound tongue imaging”

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

How are people feeling about Duolingo, now it’s mostly AI? 🤖

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Stefano Coretta @scoretta.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

🎉 NEW PAPER with @gsakr.bsky.social "Multivariate Analyses of Tongue Contours from Ultrasound Tongue Imaging" 👅📡🩻📉 doi.org/10.1177/0023...

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I wonder if this might indicate that older adults rely more on the visual aspects of speech than younger people?

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Studying the McGurk Effect can help clinicians measure how much of an individual's auditory perception is shaped by visual influence. However, studies on this effect in aging adults have proven inconclusive. Learn more in this review! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_JSLH…

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A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis of the McGurk Effect in Older and Younger Adults

Purpose: The McGurk effect is a well-established phenomenon to evaluate audiovisual integration. However, research on susceptibility to the McGur...

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I have to know…. Has anyone ever actually wanted “sticky keys” turned on? And why?

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Prof Andy Field @profandyfield.com · 06/02/2026

In preparation for the imminent publication of the new edition of my R textbook, the updated interactive tutorials are now available on CRAN. I did a massive re-write last summer, road tested them in my teaching last term, and I’m pretty happy with them. For now. cran.r-project.org/web/packages...

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discovr: Interactive Tutorials and Data for "Discovering Statistics Using R and RStudio"

Interactive 'R' tutorials and datasets for the textbook Field (2026), "Discovering Statistics Using R and RStudio", <<a href="https://www.discovr.rocks/" target="_top">https://www.discovr.rocks/</a...

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thanks for the nominations and kind words

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Did you miss our last Open House for Research? 🏠 Catch up here ⬇️ 🏃‍♂️ Chris Bellis - preparedness of physiotherapy graduates in Wales. 🏰 Dmitrii Iarovoi – regional variation in AI-generated responses 👅 Thomas Starr-Marshall – ultrasound tongue imaging of Welsh vowels wrexham.ac.uk/blog/posts/o...

from left to right: chris bellis, dmitrii iarovoi, thomas starr marshall, and alec shepley standing in front of a banner

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Wrexham Uni Research / Prif Wrecsam Ymchwil @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A wnaethoch chi golli ein Digwyddiad Agored Ymchwil diwethaf? 🏠 Gallwch ddal fyny yma ⬇️ 🏃‍♂️ Chris Bellis - parodrwydd graddedigion ffisiotherapi 🏰 Dmitrii Iarovoi - ymatebion wedi’u creu gan AI 👅 Thomas Starr Marshall - delweddu uwchsain y tafod wrexham.ac.uk/cy/blog/post...

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Hopefully the likes of Catrin and colleagues will continue their vital work in that direction. My adult SLT colleagues at Wrexham are well placed to supervise if they do. 🤞🏻

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This is definitely something I’ve discovered moving to Wales. There is a real dearth of Welsh language resources. I think the starting point is getting normative data. Luckily in paediatrics we have Prosiect Pengwin happening. Hopefully there’ll be more adult resources soon too

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

In short… no… but it appears that therapists in North Wales tend to assess informally in Welsh. The development of Welsh Language assessments appears to be high on the agenda given that other minority languages e.g. Basque have translated versions of standardised assessments.

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Proud lecturer moment… One of our first cohort of Speech and Language Therapy graduates from @wrexhamuni.bsky.social Catrin Khalili, talking about Welsh Language Aphasia Assessment. #NWSLE

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Grace Tierney @wordfoolery.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

#OnThisDay 2007, the launch of the first Kindle ebook readers. They sold out in 6 hours. Kindle entered English around 1200 spelled as cundel (to set fire to) probably either from Old Norse kynda (to light a fire), Old Norse kyndill (candle), or Swedish quindla (kindle). 1/2 🧵#etymology

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Fiona Lloyd now talking about identifying research priorities in barriers to school readiness #NWSLE

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Absolutely fascinating talk on “The Neurochemistry of Speech Motor Control” by Nia-Wyn Williams who is a PhD student at Bangor University @bangoruniversity.bsky.social

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

One of my lecturers at City back in the mid 2000s, Prof. Madeleine Cruice talking about their Aphasia Partnership training #NWSLE

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Next up is Bec Shanks talking about Neurodevelopmental Profiles #NWSLE

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Thanks so much for any colleagues who nominated me for the Wrexham University Above and Beyond Award for Researcher of the Year. It’s great to see our Welsh vowels Ultrasound Tongue Imaging study getting such recognition. Massive thanks to all those who helped!

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Carol-Anne Murphy @carol-annemurphy.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

SLPeeps exciting opportunity to support the development of the next generation of person-centred, evidence based speech and language therapy graduates :-) Closing date November 20th

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Fantastic! Hadn’t even thought of th textural element that’s brilliant.

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Nice take on the usual Kiki and Bouba question 😂

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 13/11/2025

Which of these snowballs would you assign the name bouba, and which kiki?

A fluffy, flaky snowball on the left, a round, smooth, dense snowball on the right

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Pleased to present initial results at the Open House Research event at Wrexham University of our study investigating the production of Welsh vowels carried out at the National Eisteddfod back in August. Great talks also from Chris Bellis (Physiotherapy) and Dmitrii Iarovoi (Cyber and Computing).

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

These are some of the most nerdy phonetics I’ve ever seen and I’m totally here for it! 🤣

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Wrexham University colleagues, if you’re free tomorrow 12/11/25 at 13:00 please pop by Room B103 where I’ll be presenting on our project carried out at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham back in August. @wrexhamuni.bsky.social @wrexhamuniresearch.bsky.social

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Adrian Leemann @adrianleemann.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

via Georgetown Linguistics

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

So proud of our first @wrexhamuni.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapy cohort who graduated yesterday. The first course in North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 They’re already working with communities across the country. What an achievement! Well done to you all!

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Getting local school pupils interested in Speech and Language Therapy…

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Sounds really interesting. I’ve heard so many stories of this happening. Will be great to see the evidence. Recommend to @wrexhamuni.bsky.social students…

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Tom Starr-Marshall @tstarrmarshall.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Reliving the 90s at Wembley a couple of weeks ago #Oasis2025

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