NTR College Tour
On the 19th of December, the NTR College Tour has taken place. It has started this year in Leiden with an interview of the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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Defence Camelia Constantinescu
On Wednesday 14 December, Camelia Constantinescu successfully defended her PhD-thesis.
Defence Kateřina Součková
On 14 December, Kateřina Součková successfully defended her PhD-thesis.
First edition of 'Leidse Stijl'
The first issue of the annual magazine 'Leidse Stijl' has been published in December.
NWO Vrije competitie for Ingrid Tieken
Ingrid Tieken, Professor at the English Department of Leiden University, has been awarded a Vrije Competitie grant by NWO.
Prof.dr Vincent van Heuven appointed as KNAW-member
Prof.dr. Vincent van Heuven has been appointed as a member of the Royal Academie of Dutch Sciences (KNAW).
Inaugural lecture prof. Jaap de Jong and anniversary of JNM
On the 4th of November, prof. Jaap de Jong will give his inaugural lecture ‘ Pics or it did not happen! De dood van Osama bin Laden en de retorica van betrouwbaarheid in het nieuws’. His inaugural lecture coincides with the anniversary of the minor/master track 'Journalism and New Media'.
David Shakouri awarded NWO PhD-position
David Shakouri has been awarded a PhD-position by NWO for the PhDs in the Humanities Programme. His project is entitled 'MODOMA: Computer-Simulated Laboratory-Approach to Language Acquisition'.
Honorary professorship Willem Adelaar
The Catholic University of Peru (Pontifica Universidad Católica del Perú) has appointed Prof. Dr. Willem Adelaar to an honorary professorship for his excellent work in the field of linguistics of the Andes.
AVT/Anéla Dissertation prize for Brigitte Pakendorf
At the Taalgala 2008, Brigitte Pakendorf (Alumnus PhD of LUCL) was awarded the AVT/Anéla Dissertation Prize 2008.
Canon Foundation Research Fellowship for Rinus Verdonschot
Rinus Verdonschot has been awarded a Canon Foundation Research Fellowschip to spend one year (2011-2012) ar Nagoya University, Japan.
Christine Erkelens wins Jan Kijne research award
Christine Erkelens, one of the participants of the Pre-University college, has won the Jan Kijne Research Award for her paper "Reconstructing Social Networks. Comparing the Wills of Mrs. Thrale and her Daughter", that she wrote within the scope of the project "Codifiers and the English Language".
Lecture series 'Historical grammar of Dutch'
From 8 May to 6 November, a lecture series on the historical grammar of Dutch will be given by Prof.dr. Goossens at the University of Antwerp.
Panini Award Antoinette Schapper
Antoinette Schapper has won the Panini Award for her dissertation on "Bunaq. A Papuan Language of Central Timor".