• EH14 4AS

    United Kingdom

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Interested in supervising projects relating to interpreting and translation studies, ethics, technology, professional practice, migration and cross-cultural communication

20102024

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research interests

Translation quality

Interpreting and translation ethics

Translation technologies

Transnational organised crime and translation

Professional practice

Research methods in interpreting and translation studies

 

 

Biography

After research for a PhD on French environmental politics in Paris and Glasgow, alongside professional practice of interpreting and translation, my first academic post was in French History and Politics at Reading University. I took up my first permanent post the following year at Leeds University, where I moved from the French Department to join the new Centre for Translation Studies, leading the MA Applied Translation for over a decade while also teaching at Rouen University in France. I moved to the University of East Anglia in 2012, becoming Professor of Translation, and serving as Deputy Director of the UKRI CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership. I was recruited as Head of Heriot-Watt's Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies (LINCS) in 2022. Throughout my academic career, I have continued to practice translation and interpreting alongside training and research.

Key Research Words/Phrases

Translation

Interpreting

Cross-cultural communication

Translation technologies

Translation ethics

Research methods

Research ethics

Professional practice

Translation quality assessment

Migration

Human rights

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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