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Institute for Analytics and Data Science

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Earth Day with Louder Than Words

Earth Day with Louder Than Words

To mark Earth Day we've been looking at the archive of interviews which make up the Louder Than Words Podcast. As we celebrate the global efforts being taken to protect and restore the planet, we look back to recognise the substantial role that Essex researchers have had in advancing knowledge of our ecosystem and fostering positive change within academia and influencing wider environmental policy.

Savanna Rayment

22 April 2024

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Trustworthy and energy efficient AI solutions

Trustworthy and energy efficient AI solutions

Trustworthy and energy efficient AI solutions are explored by JunKyu Lee, Research Fellow in the Institute for Analytics and Data Science. The aim of this blog is to share my research background and plan with potential research partners.

JunKyu Lee

14 August 2023

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Can we win the war on misinformation

Can we win the war on misinformation

The University of Essex hosted a panel discussion at Stationers’ Hall in the City of London, with experts in the fields of data science, digital technology, journalism, and political psychology.

Professor Faten Ghosn

11 July 2023

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Essex as a living lab

Showcasing how the University of Essex is a living lab

Sustainability Team

26 June 2023

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Radical new approach to data science

Radical new approach to data science

Director of Institute for Analytics and Data Science (IADS) Professor Haris Mouratidis explains the institute's exciting new strategy.

Professor Haris Mouratidis

21 October 2022

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Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing your working-class accent isn’t a ticket out of discrimination

Posh Spice sounds posher, but changing your working-class accent isn’t a ticket out of discrimination

Dr Amanda Cole

15 September 2022

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Who speaks “chavvy”? Comparing accent and class prejudice in England and The Netherlands

Who speaks “chavvy”? Comparing accent and class prejudice in England and The Netherlands

Dr Amanda Cole of the University of Essex and Emeritus Professor Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics compare chavs, who personify contemptuous commentary on the working class in England, with a similar figure in The Netherlands: Haagse Harry (Harry from The Hague). It is remarkable how many of the associated characteristics and behaviours of chavs fit Harry like a glove, such as wearing bling and tracksuits, and supposed antisocial behaviour and laziness.

Dr Amanda Cole, Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade

25 August 2022

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Ask or aks? How linguistic prejudice perpetuates inequality

Ask or aks? How linguistic prejudice perpetuates inequality

Writing for The Conversation Dr Amanda Cole, Dr Ella Jeffries and Professor Peter Patrick explain how accent prejudice and linguicism is a reframing of prejudice towards low-status groups who, simply, speak differently

Dr Amanda Cole, Dr Ella Jeffries, Professor Peter Patrick

11 March 2022

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Haemorrhaging: why some words are so easy to mispronounce (and why that could be a good thing)

Haemorrhaging: why some words are so easy to mispronounce (and why that could be a good thing)

Dr Amanda Cole, Dr Connor Youngberg, Dr Faith Chiu

31 January 2022

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Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Working class and ethnic minority accents in south east England judged as less intelligent

Dr Amanda Cole

07 October 2021

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