IAS News
Dr Yanyan Li and colleagues secure British Association funding
Dr Yanyan Li, Dr Katie Webb, Dr Marianna Patrick, Nusrat Gulzar (University of Warwick), and Dr Kathryn Sideway (University of Bedfordshire) have secured external funding from the British Association for Applied Linguistics to hold a one-day seminar titled “Beyond the Default: Rethinking Pseudonymisation in Applied Linguistics Research” as part of the Cambridge University Press seminar series. The event will take place on 13 July and will bring together researchers in applied linguistics at all career stages to explore the ethics of pseudonymisation in applied linguistics research.
Dr Yanyan Li appointed as a Fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement
Dr Yanyan Li has been appointed as a Fellow of the Warwick Institute of Engagement. During the fellowship, she will focus on building strong research community partnerships in public health and human-AI interaction, exploring innovative and creative approaches to make research more accessible and engaging. She will also collaborate with the local health sector to develop projects that translate research into practical, real-world outcomes.
IAS Pathway Fellow Oluwatosin Orababa wins award
IAS Pathway Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellow Oluwatosin Orababa has been awarded one of the 2025 Infection Science Award by the Microbiology Society
IAS Pathway Early Career Postdoctoral Research Fellow Oluwatosin Orababa publishes two articles
Oluwatosin Orababa has recently published an article titled "Ancientbiotics – making modern antimicrobials from historical infection remedies" in Microbiology. Find out more about their article here - https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/mic.0.001462
Oluwatosin Orababa has also published a preprint in bioRxiv titled "Uncovering the multifaceted mechanism of action of a historical antimicrobial". Find out more about this here - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.02.02.703249v2
Dr Hande Çayır Receives IAANI Outstanding Audio-Visual Project Award Researcher and filmmaker
Hande Çayır has received the 2026 International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry (IAANI) Outstanding Audio and/or Visual Project (Honorable Mention) Award for her project 'Filming Madness: Institutions, Individuals, and Ethical Considerations'. IAANI has its roots in the Doing Autoethnography Conference, started in 2011 by Dr Derek Bolen at Wayne State University. The conference was held multiple times between 2011 and 2020 before evolving into the International Association of Autoethnography and Narrative Inquiry. Today, IAANI is a US-based, not-for-profit educational organisation dedicated to fostering a global community of scholars and practitioners and advancing the use of autoethnography and narrative inquiry worldwide.
Dr Yanyan Li publishes in Times Higher Education
Dr Yanyan Li has published a featured article on guidance for using generative AI in higher education in Times Higher Education, in collaboration with Dr Tom Ritchie (Department of Chemistry). Find out more on the article:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/students-told-us-what-genai-guidance-works-heres-their-advice