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Today, linguist Elly Koutamanis received her PhD on language interaction in bilingual children. Congratulations on this achievement! Research by Koutamanis shows that the two languages of a bilingual child are always active in their brain. Read more: bit.ly/43oIlHG

Professor of Linguistics Marc van Oostendorp remains amazed by the capabilities of ChatGPT and similar AI systems. However, he has effortlessly incorporated AI into his work. He explains how AI can positively impact the writer and the reader. Read more: bit.ly/3JnEcup.

Professor Raymond Mar, guest from the Radboud Excellence programme, was featured in the NPO series Focus last thursday about how reading affects empathy. Watch the episode via: bit.ly/4b2UtR3

Read the honorary promotor Mirjam Ernestus’ laudatio, Mary Beckman’s acceptance speech, and a detailed recollection of Beckman’s professional history now for free in open access via: bit.ly/3xXQkzB.

ChatGPT's breakthrough is leading to a flood of new chatbots. Enny Das, professor of communication and influence, talks about the downsides of this kind of hyper-personal artificial intelligence in an article in the Volkskrant. Read now: bit.ly/3xVV7BC (subscribers only)

People actively engaging with death, for instance by reading about it, and then watching a film about the subject, learn to deal with death better. This is shown by research by professor Enny Das and assistant professor Anneke de Graaf. Read more: bit.ly/49YiCaI

The Radboud TOS Fund (RTF) is committed to giving children with TOS a promising future. Do you work as a researcher in the field of language development or TOS and do you have an idea for a study? Read more and submit an application before 30 june via: bit.ly/3UP41Kp

New research in Health Psychology reveals an innovative way to talk to misinformed patients about vaccination. Among others, associate professor Philipp Schmid contributed to the research. Read the entire study via: bit.ly/3UYDmKZ.

Linguist Marieke Hoetjes is a recipient of an SSH-XS grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO)! This grant enables researchers to set up a short-term project within the Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines. Read more via: bit.ly/3VqT7La.

Most people switch effortlessly between speaking and listening, but not everyone takes this interaction for granted. Linguist Esther Janse studies turn-taking in conversations with people with Parkinson's and hearing impairments. Read more about it via: bit.ly/4cjT7Cs

On Thursday 6 June, the brand-new XR Lab was opened. This lab offers researchers from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies opportunities to explore the boundaries of science and technology. Read more: bit.ly/45COtx6

Language recovery in people with aphasia varies from person to person. Marina Ruiter, together with an interdisciplinary team, study language variation in aphasia. The aim is to better measure and understand individual differences. Read more: bit.ly/3RJx28d Donders Institute

The past year has seen a steep rise in generative AI systems that claim to be open. But how open are they really? New research by Andreas Liesenfeld and Mark Dingemanse shows there’s widespread practice of ‘open-washing’ by companies like Meta. Read more: bit.ly/3zxvpo9

Dr Lieke Stoffelsma is studying which factors predict the English reading skills of primary school children in non-Western countries, and how to use this knowledge to develop new teaching and learning methods. 💬👩‍🏫 👉 Read more bit.ly/4dGtnk5@RU_let… Radboud University

Do plot twists make a successful story? 🍿 New research suggests they do. Kobie van Krieken explains why more is needed to create a successful story 👉 Article in Dutch, for subscribers in de Volkskrant: bit.ly/4cPagDJ @ru_letteren @radboud_uni#Netflix #Plottwist #Culture

"To be awarded this medal is a huge honour" says @paulafikkert👏 “What makes it especially valuable to me is that the medal is installed by Neil Smith, whose research on the acquisition of phonology has heavily influenced my work”👉bit.ly/3ZemPVY @ru_letteren@radboud_uni

Some people have no imagination at all: #aphantasia 💭 Psychologist Dr Laura Speed (CLS) became fascinated by this. She researched it and Universiteit van Nederland summarised her research in a video 📽 Watch it here (in Dutch): edu.nl/bjvxu Faculty of Arts - Radboud University

The first Dutch Neil and Saras Smith Medal for Linguistics winner 🏅📷bit.ly/3B8pUwK #linguistics #award #language @nporadio1 Frits Spits KRO-NCRV Paula Fikkert

Congratulations @paulafikkert 👏 🗣️ Fikkert: 'We aim to create synergy across different fields of phonological investigation.' 👉Read more: bit.ly/4ecQhzn #ERCSynergyGrant #Research #Phonology @ru_letteren @radboud_uni @uniofoxford Universitetet i Agder

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