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Accepting PhD Students
I am a Lecturer in English Language at Aston. I work in the Department of English, Languages and Applied Linguistics (ELAL) in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, where I am Director of our undergraduate English programmes.
I am a member of the Aston Centre for Applied Linguistics (ACAL), within which I am Co-Director of the Aston Corpus Linguistics Research Group and host of the Aston Originals CorpusCast podcast.
I sit on the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Executive Committee.
I sit on the committee of the BAAL Corpus Linguistics Special Interest Group as Communications Officer.
I am a member of the IVACS Advisory Board.
I am an Associate Editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and sit on the Board of Referees of Research in Corpus Linguistics.
Before joining Aston, I held research positions at the University of Leeds and Cambridge Assessment English (University of Cambridge). I have a PhD in Linguistics from Lancaster University.
I am a researcher and educator in English language and linguistics, with a specialism in corpus linguistics. I apply corpus methods to explore how English is used in a range of contexts, including casual conversation and public communications. My research harnesses the power of technology to better understand how people use language.
My research interests include:
As of the academic year 2022-23, I am convenor of the following modules:
Teaching Period 1
Teaching Period 2
I also supervise undergraduate dissertations and integrated placement year projects.
I have previously taught on the following modules:
Director of Undergraduate English Language, English Literature and TESOL Programmes
Academic Offences Officer, College of Business and Social Sciences
I would be very happy to talk to prospective doctoral researchers interested in any of the following areas relating to corpus linguistics:
I am an Associate Editor of Humanities & Social Sciences Communications and sit on the Board of Referees of Research in Corpus Linguistics.
Since joining Aston, I have been nominated for and won several awards relating to my teaching:
2022
2021:
I am a member of the British Association for Applied Linguistics, where I sit on the BAAL Executive Committee as Ordinary Officer as well as the committee of the BAAL Corpus Linguistics Special Interest Group as Communications Officer.
I am also a member of the UKRI Early Career Researcher Forum and the British Academy Early Career Research Network.
I am available to take on consulting projects in the areas of linguistics and the English language. Previous clients have included Cambridge University Press, MEND, Mischief PR, the National Trust, Reed Business Information and TENA.
PhD, Lancaster University
2014 → 2018
MA, Lancaster University
2013 → 2014
BA, Lancaster University
2010 → 2013
Advisory Board Member, IVACS Research Centre
2022 → …
Ordinary Member, Executive Committee
Sep 2021 → …
Communications Officer, BAAL Corpus Linguistics SIG
Jan 2021 → …
PhD supervisor, University of Limerick
Jan 2021 → …
PhD supervisor, University of Leeds
Oct 2018 → …
Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished Conference Paper › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished Conference Paper › peer-review
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Love, Robbie (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Robbie Love (Interviewee)
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Robbie Love (Host) & Kwabena Sarfo Sarfo-Kantankah (Interviewee)
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Robbie Love (Host) & Bas Aarts (Interviewee)
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Robbie Love (Host), Dawn Knight (Interviewee) & Anne O’Keeffe (Interviewee)
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
Robbie Love (Host) & Monika Bednarek (Interviewee)
Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar
9/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research