# About Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/about 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. - **Current work.** 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. - **At Oxford University.** 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. - **Peace Corps experience.** 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. - **Czech language work.** 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](https://czechonline.notion.site). - **Assistive technology and dyslexia.** 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. - **Broadcasting and media.** 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. ## Academic journey 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. ## About this site How this site was built and how it has changed. ### A brief history 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](https://web.archive.org/web/20060813095123/https://dominiklukes.net/). 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. The content is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. ### Changelog of the previous version The previous version of the site, built with Lovable, kept this list. **Version 1.9** (2025-12-02) - Created a centralised talks database with its own data module - Added talk detail pages under /talking/ with YouTube embeds for past talks - Restructured navigation: Talks promoted to the main level alongside Projects and Publications - Moved Links to the About dropdown menu for cleaner primary navigation - Updated the home page: Projects, Publications and Talks in the main section, with Links in a separate card below - Integrated talks into global search with a dedicated Talks category - Added registration links for upcoming talks and event page links for past talks **Version 1.8** (2025-11-25) - Added the footer to the Writing, Talking and Researching pages for consistency - Fixed footer quick links to use route paths instead of anchor links - Removed a duplicate global search component from the home page - Expanded the hero featured projects carousel to include Academic Reading Framework and Foundations of Readability - Updated the carousel counter to show a project range (for example '1-2 of 6') instead of page numbers **Version 1.7** (2025-11-25) - Centralised all content data (projects, activities, links, publications) into a single source module - Created shared TypeScript interfaces for consistent data structures across the site - Refactored global search to use the centralised data, so new content appears in search - Updated the hero carousel, Projects page and all content pages to import from the shared data module - Removed data duplication: adding content once makes it available everywhere **Version 1.6** (2025-11-22) - Implemented a dark/light theme toggle with system preference detection - Added the m keyboard shortcut for theme switching - Added hover tooltips showing keyboard shortcuts on all navigation links - Moved the header collapse breakpoint to lg for a better tablet experience - Hid the keyboard shortcuts button on mobile and tablet views - Added a floating table of contents to the About Site page - Added the s keyboard shortcut for the About Site page **Version 1.5** (2025-11-22) - Created the About This Site page documenting the development process - Added the site history from Drupal 5 (2006) to the present - Added a detailed changelog with version history - Integrated the page into the About navigation dropdown **Version 1.4** (2025-11-22) - Implemented a back-to-top button appearing after 300px of scrolling - Added keyboard shortcuts for site navigation - Created a keyboard shortcuts help modal (press ? to view) - Added the / shortcut to open search from anywhere - Single-key shortcuts for all main sections (h, p, u, l, c, t, w, r, a) **Version 1.3** (2025-11-22) - Reordered navigation: Projects, Publications, Links, Oxford Profile, Connect - Added Oxford Profile as an external link in the main navigation - Moved About content to its own page - Created a "Find out more" button with smooth scroll to the "What I Do" section - Added a "Projects, Publications, Links" button with scroll navigation **Version 1.2** (2025-11-22) - Implemented global search across all content - Added suggested searches and search results grouped by category - Created keyboard navigation for search (arrow keys and Enter) - Search results now open project modals before external navigation - Added visual highlighting for the selected search result **Version 1.1** (2025-11-22) - Added a footer with quick links and social connections - Implemented the CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons licence - Created a project modal system for detailed project information - Added category-based project filtering with toggle buttons - Adjusted the project grid to two columns for better readability **Version 1.0** (2025-11-22) - Initial site structure with navigation, hero section and activity cards - Created dedicated pages for Talking, Writing, Researching, Projects, Publications and Links - Implemented responsive design with Tailwind CSS and a custom design system - Added a navigation bar with a dropdown About menu - Integrated stylised profile images with hover effects [Read the CV](https://dominiklukes.net/cv) · [Contact](https://dominiklukes.net/contact)