Stavroula Vergopoulou is a PhD candidate in the Department of Translation and Intercultural Studies of the School of English at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. For her PhD research, which addresses translation, gender and advertising, she is funded by the Board of Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). She holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as an MA in Translation from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Faculty of Translation Studies, Linguistics and Cultural Studies in Germersheim, Germany). For her postgraduate studies she was funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).