770 search results for “cognitive and language” in the Student website
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Doing Ethics: Addressing Real-World Challenges in Language Research
Conference, workshop
- International conference on Russian-language literature in emigration
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Old signs & current signs in LSF (French Sign Language)
Lecture, Sign Language & Deaf People
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What language-specific ‘first aid kits’ can tell us about bilingualism
Lecture, SMILE - Experimental Linguistics series
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Can birds imitate Star Wars robot? Yes – and some are surprisingly good at it
Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how the structure of a bird’s vocal organ determines its vocal abilities – and how citizen science helps uncover it.
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How a better sleep pattern makes students mentally healthier
Do you often find yourself exhausted in the lecture hall or at your workplace? Not great for your mental well-being, as Laura Pape knows. She is investigating how an online self-help program can assist in addressing sleep issues and preventing mental health problems. Join her on this elevator pitch…
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Over €1.4 million for research into sensory overload in MS and FND
The study, made possible through funding from the Hersenstichting, is led by neurologist Brigit de Jong, in collaboration with psychiatrist Sonja Rutten, Karin van der Hiele and Aglaia Zedlitz. Other partners include University Medical Center Groningen, Klimmendaal Rehabilitation Centre and Amsterdam…
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Khrystyna SemkivFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Zachry KlopFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
z.klop@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Somayeh SahebalzamaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eline DekeysterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.a.g.dekeyster@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jop Groeneweg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
groeneweg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273647
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Isabelle HoxhaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
i.hoxha@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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‘A last-minute challenge became my biggest breakthrough’
Data Science & AI student Nataliia Bagan combines a passion for mathematics, language, and artificial intelligence. Her exceptional bachelor’s thesis on improving reasoning in large language models earned her a nomination for the Leiden Science Young Talent Award 2025.
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Student Plaza FSW
Welcome to the Student Plaza website of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences!
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Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Colin EwenFaculty of Humanities
c.j.ewen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Geert BooijFaculty of Humanities
g.e.booij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Eli ten LohuisFaculty of Humanities
e.ten.lohuis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cornelia de Haan
Faculty of Humanities
c.de.haan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Charlotte van Haarlem
Faculty of Humanities
c.e.van.haarlem@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anne Marie Kuijpers
Faculty of Humanities
a.m.kuijpers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Fernanda Maciel Ziober
Faculty of Humanities
f.maciel.ziober@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8002727
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Xiao-Fang Chi
Faculty of Humanities
x.f.chi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Patricia Valdivia Suclla-Poppens
Faculty of Humanities
n.p.valdivia.suclla@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gea Hakker-PrinsFaculty of Humanities
g.c.hakker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274173
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How infants learn about language within their social context - experimental and observational evidence
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
j.audring@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272247
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Esther de VrindICLON
devrind@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276537
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Study associations
A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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To arrange before departure
To arrange before departure
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Maarten Jansenm.e.r.g.n.jansen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272413
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Thijs Porck wins Faculty Teaching Prize
Thijs Porck, teacher at English Language and Culture, has won the faculty teaching prize. He was lauded for his enthousiasm, his creative ways of teaching, and his commitment to his students.
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Katharina Riebelk.riebel@biology.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275149
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Nivja de Jong listed among 2% most influential scientists
Professor Nivja de Jong has been included in the list of most influential scientists by Elsevier Data Repository. This list of scientists with the highest impact is compiled annually based on citations. De Jong appears on the annual list for the third consecutive time.
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The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to open information provision in palliative care
What if seriously ill patients do not want to hear their diagnosis? Does a clinician always need to provide a patient with all available information? Communication researcher Liesbeth van Vliet, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels and research intern Fiona Brosig will put these questions on open…
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)
How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? ‘The best students ever’ and behavioural biologist Michelle Spierings demonstrated that chimps can actually drum and move rhythmically—each following their own unique beat.
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
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Svetlana Kharchenkova investigates translated non-fiction and Chinese censorship: ‘I am curious to see what considerations authors make with
When a foreign book is translated for the Chinese market, there is a good chance that not all of the text will make it into the new version. With an NWO XS grant, university lecturer Svetlana Kharchenkova will investigate how foreign authors deal with this censorship.
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Research finds WiFi isn’t the only thing connecting us during video calls: so are our bodies
Can we truly connect with each other through video calls? Yes, according to a recent study. Psychologists found our bodies synchronise almost as much in digital conversations as in real life. But this doesn’t mean we should skip in-person meetings altogether, says researcher Fabiola Diana.
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027
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Language Professionals on the Move: the Language Sector and Migrant Agency in Early Modern Europe
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
m.davidsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272582
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Internship and research coordinators
Some study programmes have a coordinator who is specialised in assisting students with internship and research matters.
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Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History
Lecture