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Crossing the divide: learning about language policies and practices around the world 08 July 2021
During the past year online meetings and lectures have become a firm feature of university life. One of the highlights of the Leiden University Centre...
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European support for Dutch-Flemish project in the fight against disinformation 05 July 2021
Dutch and Flemish partners, including Leiden University, are joining forces as the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) in the fight against the ...
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How do you give a memorable presentation? Martijn Wackers has the answer 25 June 2021
What do people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama have in common? They have mastered the art of public speaking. There are plenty of books o...
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World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL): A conference like no other 31 May 2021
The 10th edition of the World Congress of African Linguists (WOCAL), hosted by Leiden University, will be held online from 7 – 12 June. Leiden Univers...
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Whispering out loud 03 May 2021
Whispp, a Leiden-based speech technology start-up, is developing an app to help people who stutter express themselves more freely. Among those working...
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Islands show human influence on nature 30 April 2021
What is the impact of humans on nature? In Science an article appeared in which researchers try to give an answer to that question. Biogeographer and ...
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics 06 April 2021
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguis...
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Gea Hakker: ‘We aim to be the gold standard of language learning’ 08 March 2021
The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is one of the cornerstones of Leiden University. Director Gea Hakker explains how this organisation is providing qu...
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‘Academic research necessary to highlight and improve the circumstances of journalists under threat’ 03 December 2020
Jaap de Jong, Professor of Journalism and New Media, is one of the organisers of the Academic Conference (9 December) as part of the World Press Freed...
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Students meet each other from a distance 20 November 2020
For a lot of students, the covid crisis means that a sense of community is hard to find during their studies. Lettie Dorst, university lecturer of tra...
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The Golden Dawn verdict and the inescapable element of language 26 October 2020
On 7 October, a court in Athens, Greece, convicted leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn party as directing a criminal organization. Marina Terkourafi,...
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‘Safety of Journalism – more urgent than ever’ 26 October 2020
Register now for the World Press Freedom Conference 2020 digital edition (9 – 10 December 2020)!
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Gijsbert Rutten new Professor of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch 05 October 2020
As of 1 July, Gijsbert Rutten is Professor by special appointment of Historical Sociolinguistics of Dutch at Leiden University. Rutten, who also works...
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‘Working together on the basis of mutual respect is enriching and satisfying’ 29 September 2020
Since 2017 guest researcher Gerrit de Wit has been working together with Congolese linguists and the Boa community to develop the oral Boa language in...
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Celebrating 50 years of African Languages and Linguistics in Leiden 07 September 2020
Maarten Mous, Professor of African Linguistics at Leiden University, looks back on the 50th edition of the Colloquium of African Languages and Linguis...