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How they celebrate carnival abroad
Below the rivers, it’s the time of year: carnival! Yet every carnival city has its own traditions. But what is it like abroad? In this edition of “What do scientists say about …”, three scholars reflect on carnival outside the Netherlands.
Jacques Vriens is ambassador of the Kletskoppen Festival: “Making every child a reader”
Jacques Vreins is the Netherlands’ first Children’s Book Ambassador and will also be present in his role as ambassador at the Kletskoppen Festival: the free language festival taking place on 22 February in Nijmegen.
Radboud researchers launch SYNAPSIS: a platform for privacy-aware sharing of video and audio data
Researchers at CLS at Radboud University, together with national and international partners, are launching SYNAPSIS: a new platform and training programme that enables privacy-aware research with video and audio data.
Faculty of Arts partner in European Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD network
Together with an international team, Susanne Brouwer (CLS) has been awarded a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network grant for the HUM.AI.N-ACCENT project.
Three NWO Open competition XS grants for researchers from the Faculty of Arts
Three researchers from Radboud University's Faculty of Arts will receive an NWO SGW-XS grant for short-term projects on language and perception, migration and partner choice.
Kletskoppen op Maat wins jury and audience award at European Language Label
How do you make language fun and accessible? The Kletskoppen op Maat project teaches children from disadvantaged neighborhoods about the power of multilingualism through playful lessons and festivals. It won two awards at the European Language Label.
Learning a new language often goes wrong with pronunciation and head movements
Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to make mistakes in the new language: incorrect intonation can change the meaning of a word or sentence.
Mark Dingemanse appointed Professor of AI: Language diversity and communication technologies
As of September 1, 2025, Mark Dingemanse has been appointed Professor of AI: Language diversity and communication technologies at the Faculty of Arts.
Lidy Zijlmans receives royal distinction for her dedication to Dutch as a second language
On 2 October, former colleague Dr Lidy Zijlmans received a royal distinction from mayor Bruls for her many years of dedication to the field of NT2 (Dutch as a second language).
Why it is important to recognize a language development disorder in children at an early stage
Can we treat toddlers at risk of DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) more effectively by using knowledge about language acquisition in children without DLD? That question is central to the pilot study by the Radboud DLD Fund and Kentalis.
Royal distinction for career-long dedication to Dutch language and culture studies
Science pedagogy professor Peter-Arno Coppen received a royal distinction during his valedictory lecture for his many years of dedication to Dutch language and culture studies.
How open is generative AI? CLS researchers receive NWO grant and nomination for Huibregtsen Prize
Researchers Mark Dingemanse and Andreas Liesenfeld from CLS are investigating the technology behind ChatGPT and generative AI. Their research has been awarded an NWO Impact Explorer 2025 grant and has been nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 2025.
Is there really such a thing as a gift for learning languages?
People who speak foreign languages well are said to be it, while those who are tongue-tied in a French restaurant or a German shop wish they were it: a polyglot. But does such a talent for speaking multiple languages actually exist?
Donders Cube Award for Sharon Unsworth during Donders Day
As part of the Donders Sessions, this year’s annual poster session was expanded into a full-day event featuring engaging talks and poster presentations. Sharon Unsworth was awarded the Donders Cube for her contributions to the institute.
How can care providers let clients know online that they are welcome?
In mental health care, it is crucial to affirm the client and let them know that they are welcome as a person. But how can you convey this as a care provider? Linguist Maartje Roodzant is investigating this question.
Natalia Levshina new member of Academia Europaea
Natalia Levshina, Assistant Professor of Communication and Computational Methods at Radboud University, has been appointed member of Academia Europaea.
What obituaries can teach us about empathy
Canadian psychologist Raymond Mar studies stories, curiosity and social cognition. He will be visiting the Centre for Language Studies (CLS) these coming months as part of the Radboud Excellence Initiative.
New Horizons in Chronic Disease Management: The PerPrev-CID Project
The European research project PerPrev-CID (Personalised Disease Prediction and Prevention in Chronic Inflammatory Disorders) has commenced in January, marking a significant step forward in the fight against chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs).
Meet Nijmegen’s ‘City Linguist’
Nijmegen has various city specialists: a city poet, a city archivist, a city archaeologist, a city illustrator… and now, a city linguist. Linguist Luis Miguel Rojas-Berscia is the lucky one to hold this new title.
Alicia Montoya and Marc van Oostendorp appointed as Scientific Members of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Prof Alicia Montoya and Prof Marc van Oostendorp as Scientific Members.