12/03/2026
We are pleased to welcome Dr Niall Curry, UKRI Metascience AI Fellow and Reader in Languages and Linguistics at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK).
Dr Curry’s research focuses on key areas of applied linguistics, including corpus linguistics, contrastive linguistics, discourse analysis, and language pedagogy. He is Series Co-Editor of the Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics and Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides book series, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an Associate Fellow of the Global China Academy.
Dr Curry will present the talk: Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI in Applied Linguistics. This talk examines the growing role of Generative AI in corpus linguistics research. While GenAI promises new possibilities for research practices, it also raises important questions regarding its limitations and implications. Drawing on recent studies, Dr Curry discusses issues such as GenAI literacy, research ethics, and knowledge production, reflecting on how large language models may or may not align with the goals of corpus linguistics. The talk also considers contexts in which the use of GenAI may be ineffective, potentially incompatible with research agendas, or open new opportunities for linguistic research.
