Writing

Writing & Essays

Essays on research, journalism, and academic life.

Year One of a Cambridge PhD: Eight Papers, One Framework, and a Lot of Coffee

Taking stock after the first year of a PhD — the output, the collaborators, and what I would do differently.

Three Years of Per Capita Media: What Student Journalism Taught Me About Independence

What worked, what was harder, and why independent student journalism still matters.

Phonology at Home: Reflections on Hosting OCP23 at Caius

Hosting the Old-World Conference in Phonology at Caius — and what phonology has to teach AI.

NLIP Seminars Michaelmas 2024

Personal takeaways from a term of NLIP talks across cognition, linguistics, and language models.