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Detecting and comparing sign languagesFor his PhD project, computer scientist Manolis Fragkiadakis is developing a tool that can compare videos of sign language corpora. This would make it...
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MA Translation awarded European Master’s in Translation labelThe MA Linguistic’s specialization in Translation has now been admitted to the prestigious European Masters in Translation (EMT) Network.
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CfP: Going Romance 2019
The Leiden University Center for Linguistics (LUCL) will organise Going Romance 2019 on November 28-29, 2019.
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‘A logical step from medieval literature to fact-checking’Alumnus Peter Burger – along with his colleague Alexander Pleijter – is the face of fact-checking in the Netherlands. ‘My degree led straight to this.’
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Gijsbert Rutten reappointed as Director of Studies LUCLThe Faculty Board has reappointed Gijsbert Rutten as the Director of Studies for the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.
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IAFPA research grant for Willemijn Heeren and Lei HeWillemijn Heeren has, together with dr. Lei He (Department of Linguistics, Tübingen & Center for Forensic Phonetics and Acoustics, Zürich), received a...
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Five Leiden researchers elected as members of KNAWFive Leiden researchers have been nominated as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).They will be inaugurated on 16 Sep...
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CfA: Conference on Multilingualism 2019 (deadline May 8th)The next Conference on Multilingualism 2019 (COM2019) will be hosted by LUCL from September 1st until September 3rd 2019.
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LUCL runners have run the SingelloopLast Friday, the LUCL runners have run the Leiden Singelloop – this time joining forces with the rest of the Humanities team celebrating the 444th bir...
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Crowdfunding for Nieuwscheckers a huge success: ‘Fact checking matters more than ever’Nieuwscheckers, the fact-checking initiative at Leiden University, will check the claims made by politicians during the European elections. Lots of in...
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CfP: SCOLAS 2019The 2nd edition of SCOLAS (Student Conference in Latin American Studies) will take place on June 19th, 2019.
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‘Brain scanners are bringing about a revolution in neurolinguistics’Brain scanners have radically changed neurolinguistics. They are increasing our understanding of how the brain processes language. Professor Niels Sch...
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33 sayings highlight multilingual The HagueSince March 5th, the road between Holland Spoor Station and the old city centre of The Hague (also called the “Loper Oude Centrum”) features 33 saying...
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Melody in speech. Vici grant for Yiya ChenUnlike Dutch and English, most languages employ melody not only to add nuance to sentences but also to differentiate between words. How languages do t...
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Tessa Askamp: new project director Taalmuseum
As of February, Pepijn Reeser steps down as the project director of the Taalmuseum (the Language Museum). Exhibition designer and project manager Tess...