PhD pULse audience grows worldwide
Tuesday, 29 July 2025

PhD pULse audience spread

Since it began in March 2025, PhD pULse, the podcast series for UL PhD candidates has been listened to by audiences in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Algeria, Malaysia, Australia, Mexico, UK, Norway, Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, Honduras, France, Bahrain, Canada, Ecuador, Taiwan, Greece, Denmark, Iceland, USA, Italy, Finland and Ireland. 

In this latest episode, we take a deep-dive into the heart of language education research with Khaoula Daoudi, an Algerian PhD candidate at the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics. You’ll discover the inspiration behind Khaoula’s passion for empowering English teachers through cutting-edge corpus tools and data-driven learning. 

Khaoula discusses:

  • Her journey from Algerian classrooms to the University of Limerick, and the challenge of dealing with academic English as her third language;  
  • A preview of the teacher-training course she designed—funded by Algeria’s Ministry of Higher Education—that demystifies corpora and brings real-world language data into everyday lessons;
  • First-hand reflections on balancing research rigour with classroom realities, plus candid stories of the stumbling blocks (and successes) along the way;
  • The ripple effect she hopes to create for educators in Algeria and beyond, and the career paths she’s eyeing after her PhD;
  • Insightful advice for anyone toying with the idea of doctoral study—straight from someone living it right now! 

Tune in for words of inspiration (and a few surprises!) that will recharge your own research drive. 

Click on the link to listen to this episode of PhD pULse: latest instalment of PhD pULse