Dominik Lukeš is an AI Consultant for Research and Strategy at the University of Oxford, and a researcher, educator, writer and translator.
Dominik Lukeš is a researcher, educator, journalist, broadcaster, translator and web designer with research interests in linguistics, language education, metaphor and discourse analysis. He has been involved in computational linguistics and natural language processing since the 1990s, and has published in academic journals, edited academic volumes, and translated academic and non-academic texts between Czech and English.
AI Consultant for Research and Strategy at the AI Competency Centre, University of Oxford, working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, education and cognitive science. Researches AI applications in academic practice and develops frameworks for responsible AI integration.
Founded the Reading and Writing Innovation Lab (2021-2024) at the Centre for Teaching and Learning to explore academic literacy in the digital context and develop accessible document resources. Previously worked as Digital Learning Technologist at Saïd Business School (2017-2021), where he introduced the HIVE webinar platform and built a video production studio with RapidMooc.
Worked as language and culture training advisor for the US Peace Corps in over 15 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Africa, including Albania, Kazakhstan, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uganda and, most recently, Timor Leste (2016-2017) as Development Specialist. Served as Regional Language Specialist for the ECAM Region (1995-1997), coordinating teacher training, materials development and best practices sharing. Directed Pre-Service Training programmes for multiple cohorts.
Taught Czech language and culture at University College London (1999-2001) and University of Glasgow (2002-2003). Translated George Lakoff's "Women, Fire and Dangerous Things" into Czech (2006). Created and maintains the Czech Language Navigator, a guide and resource hub with curated pathways and materials for Czech learners at all levels. Czech Language Navigator.
Senior Education and Technology Specialist at Dyslexia Action (2009-2017), responsible for technology strategy and product development. Designed and delivered a MOOC on "Technology for Print Disabilities". Led the Load2Learn and iLearnRW projects developing tablet-based reading interventions for children with dyslexia. Coordinated development of a UK national e-book repository for people with dyslexia and visual impairments. Maintained the Tech Thursday blog and YouTube channel on assistive technology.
Reviewer and columnist for Czech newspapers including Lidové noviny and Respekt, contributing close to a hundred articles on language, culture, society, literature, politics and education. Volunteer radio presenter and producer at Future Radio in Norwich (2007-2009, 2014-2016) and community radio in Reading. Co-produced and presented Community Chest, a community magazine programme covering education, racial equality, religion and environment. Presented TechTalk with technology tips for people with literacy difficulties. Produced the Humanities Conversations podcast on social science issues. Presented a weekly Americana music show.
Studied Egyptology, History and Linguistics at Charles University, Prague (1989-1994), serving as Deputy Chairman of the Academic Senate (1994-1995). Erasmus internship at the Human Communication Research Centre, University of Edinburgh (1992). Part-time PhD research at the University of East Anglia (2004-2009) on metaphors and framing in educational policy discourse, reflected in CADAAD publications, though the thesis was not completed.
Co-founding editor of the CADAAD (Cognitive Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines) online journal and conference series (2008-2010). Member of the Prague Linguistic Circle. Organised conferences including "Use of Video in Higher Education" at Oxford (2019) and the Dyslexia Symposium, London (2010).
Taught at the University of East Anglia (2008-2009), University of Glasgow (2002-2003), University College London (1999-2001) and Charles University. Academic Director at ITC International TEFL Certificate (1997-1999).
Born in Liberec, Czech Republic. Lived in Prague for 15 years and now lives near Oxford in the UK. Has worked in about thirty countries.
How this site was built and how it has changed.
The site began in 2006 as a Drupal 5 site, which can be viewed on the Wayback Machine. It later moved through several Drupal versions, up to Drupal 7, and grew into an archive of writing, presentations and research materials. Drupal 5 site on the Wayback Machine.
A brief and incomplete migration to WordPress followed. In 2025 the site was rebuilt with Lovable, an AI-powered development platform, through a conversation between the site owner and the AI that refined features and design step by step.
In 2026 the site was rebuilt as a static site made with Astro for Cloudflare Pages. Every page reads in full without JavaScript, and the site publishes a Markdown copy of its pages and an llms.txt file for AI agents.
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The previous version of the site, built with Lovable, kept this list.
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