Blog – Questioning Vaccination Discourse

SPRINT Intern: Emmie Leyland

William Dance — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:45:54 +0000

Who are you?I’m Emmie, an undergraduate English Language and Linguistics student at �첥��Ƶ, and I have been working with the Questioning Vaccination Discourse (Quo VaDis) team through July and August as a SPRINT intern.What is SPRINT?SPRINT (Summer Project Research INTernship) is a four-week internship run by the Department of English Language and Linguistics, available to their second-…

From roast dinners to seatbelts: Metaphors to address Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy – by Elena Semino

Elena Semino — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:51:01 +0000

Professor Sarah Gilbert, who led the team that developed the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine against Covid-19, has recently made this comment about different attitudes towards vaccines: I don’t understand anti-vaxxers. Why should anyone be ideologically opposed to a safe and cost-effective public health measure that saves millions of lives and stops people from having to live…

SPRINT Intern: Chris Sanderson

Chris Sanderson — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:00:36 +0000

Who are you? Hello! I’m an undergraduate linguistics student going into my third year and I’ve been working as a SPRINT intern on the Quo VaDis team throughout July. What is SPRINT? SPRINT (Summer Project Research INTernship) is a four week internship available to students majoring in Linguistics and/or English Language at �첥��Ƶ. It has been an incredible opportunity to learn more…