1,161 search results for “north west somatic language” in the Staff website
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Tijmen PronkFaculty of Humanities
t.c.pronk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273316
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Meet Dr. Rebekka Grossmann, LJSA Member
Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Grossmann worked at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She first did her PhD and then she joined the Franz Rosenzweig Minerva Research Center for German-Jewish Literature and Cultural History and the Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective…
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Gijsbert RuttenFaculty of Humanities
g.j.rutten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272112
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
i.boog@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276606
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
l.k.cosmo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272249
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
i.j.r.zandamela@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272307
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272945
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Arnout KoornneefFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.w.koornneef@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271861
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
b.arps@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272222
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
w.f.l.heeren@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277068
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
l.l.cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272104
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Wars in Ukraine and Gaza could soon affect our approach to the North Pole
The Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. Rerouting via South Africa is expensive, whereas the Arctic route only takes a week. Once a no-go zone, this route might be a more realistic option. Mind the nuclear submarines, though…
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
d.a.pargas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272736
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Marion ElenbaasFaculty of Humanities
m.b.elenbaas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272957
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
j.van.dijkhuizen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272147
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‘Legal AI is a bit of a Wild West right now’
A growing number of AI tools are being developed for the legal sector, to help professionals search lengthy texts or check court rulings. Leiden SAILS researcher Masha Medvedeva, an expert on the technical development of these systems, warns: ‘Users should know what’s under the hood.’
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
p.gonzalez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272054
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Tian YangFaculty of Humanities
t.yang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275497
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I-Fan LinFaculty of Science
i.lin@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alwin KloekhorstFaculty of Humanities
a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277977
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Mahmood YenkimalekiFaculty of Humanities
m.y.yenkimaleki@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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From tunnel vision towards an open view. Lessons from the North/South metro line on compensation of damages
An article by Georgina Kuipers has been published this month in Dutch journal Overheid & Aansprakelijkheid (Government and Accountability). It deals with policy introduced in response to damage caused by the construction of the Amsterdam North/South metro line and its aim to rebuild trust. The title…
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Erik OdegardFaculty of Humanities
e.l.l.odegard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276563
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation'
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
r.e.breuker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272921
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Suzan VerberneFaculty of Science
s.verberne@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 31 71 527 7043
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Inge LigtvoetFaculty of Humanities
i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271956
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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Streaming the Sagas: a live role play in the North-European Age of Heroes
Hwæt! You've heard of the adventures of the mighty Beowulf. You've heard of the brave folk standing beside him, and the awe-inspiring foes standing against him. But where their legend still lives, their tale ended long ago... Let us begin a new saga, let us find new heroes, weave a new story - by the…
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Human language inspired AI – and now we can use that AI to learn about language
Yuchen Lian defended her thesis on AI and language evolution at Leiden University.
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Gea Hakker: ‘We aim to be the gold standard of language learning’
The Academic Language Centre (ATC) is one of the cornerstones of Leiden University. Director Gea Hakker explains how this organisation is providing quality (online) language courses and meeting new demands.
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
r.a.clemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272165
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
e.a.op.de.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274381
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
j.schaeken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277772
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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Crossing the divide: learning about language policies and practices around the world
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 for Linguistics’ online activities has been the online seminar series ‘Language policy and practices in the Global North and South’ organised by guest…
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Letty ten HarkelFaculty of Archaeology
a.t.ten.harkel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272631
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Nika Kratsashvili
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.kratsashvili@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Languages and Cultures of the World Page is now online
In accordance with the Faculty Strategic Plan, the thematic page on Languages and Cultures of the World has been launched. It provides an overview of the university's expertise in the field of Languages and Cultures. This theme is one of the four core areas that position the expertise of the Faculty…
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Yuchen LianFaculty of Science
y.lian@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277050
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Tingting HuiFaculty of Humanities
t.hui@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277225
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Joost GrootensFaculty of Humanities
j.grootens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul van ElsFaculty of Humanities
p.van.els@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272595
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Marcello BonsangueFaculty of Science
m.m.bonsangue@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277095
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you'
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, the Asian part of present-day Turkey. 'A new interpretation in one of the Anatolian languages can have consequences for dozens of other languages.'
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Nexus, Uncovered: On the Relations Between Expectancy, Avoidance, and Somatic Sensations
PhD defence
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie