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Beyond words: Using AI to break down language communication barriers

27 June 2024

Meet Dr Matt Davis, who is leading ai@cam’s inspiring interdisciplinary initiative to discover the next AI innovations that could transform the lives of people facing language and communication barriers. What is the inspiration behind the Improving language equity and inclusion through AI project? New AI technologies are...

Chuo Research Seminar: Research Based on Experiments with Artificial Languages

29 April 2024

Cambridge Language Sciences hosted a hybrid seminar in Cambridge on 15 March on the use of artificial languages to better understand second language learning. The event showcased findings of an ongoing research collaboration between researchers in Theoretical & Applied Linguistics at Cambridge and at the Institute of...

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Language Sciences Incubator Fund projects announced April 2024

11 April 2024

We are delighted to announce that three new projects have been awarded seed funding through the Language Sciences Incubator Fund. The successful applicants from the latest call were announced on 11 April 2024. We would like to congratulate all concerned and thank the reviewers for giving their time to evaluate the...

Language Sciences project wins AI-deas funding to support research into language equity and inclusion

8 February 2024

A new language sciences related project on improving language equity is one of five winners of AI-deas funding supporting artificial intelligence innovations to address critical societal issues. Dr Matt Davis , Cambridge Language Sciences co-Director and Programme Leader at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-...

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Language Sciences Annual Symposium 2023: Language and Mental Wellbeing

23 November 2023

‘Language and Mental Wellbeing’ was the theme of this year’s Language Sciences Annual Symposium which took place on 16 November at Cripps Court, Magdalene College. This year’s event was inspired by the ‘moonshot’ question ‘How can language use allow us to understand and predict mental health conditions?’. The moonshots are...

Improving Voice Identification Procedures (IVIP) knowledge exchange event outlines new recommendations for voice parades

14 November 2023

Police officers, legal professionals and forensic speech scientists joined academics from the Improving Voice Identification Procedures (IVIP) research team for a day of knowledge exchange at Selwyn College on 22 September. The event was an opportunity to share findings from IVIP – an interdisciplinary project on...

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Language Sciences Incubator Fund opens 20 November 2023

31 October 2023

Cambridge Language Sciences are offering seed funding of up to £5,000 to support interdisciplinary research in the language sciences through the Language Sciences Incubator Fund . The next call will open on 20 November 2023. The Language Sciences Incubator Fund is an opportunity to: Develop new ideas and collaborations Run...

Henriette Hendriks and school students take part in the Brainiverse Challenge: ‘Can this model withstand a simulated earthquake?’

Impact events on the science of learning engage policymakers and school children in Singapore

30 October 2023

A series of impact events on the science of learning were hosted by the NTU-Cambridge Centre for Lifelong Learning and Individualised Cognition (CLIC) in Singapore this summer. The events, attended by over 1,500 people, including school children, teachers, and government agencies, were an opportunity to share CLIC’s latest...

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Research collaboration with Chuo University uses artificial languages to better understand second language learning

11 October 2023

A new research project involving Cambridge Language Sciences (CLS) members and colleagues at Chuo and Utsunomiya Universities in Japan, is using artificial languages to shed light on learnability issues in second language acquisition. The focus of the research is on first-language speakers of Chinese, English, and Japanese...

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Early-career researchers fine-tune their networking skills at the Language Sciences Symposium for Early-Career Researchers 2023

10 October 2023

Cambridge Language Sciences welcomed early-career researchers from across the University to an afternoon of networking skills training hosted by comedian and public-engagement consultant Dr Steve Cross . The event took place at Newnham College on 4 October. It was attended by post-doctoral researchers, PhD students and...

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Language Sciences Annual Symposium 2024: How can learning a second language be made effortless?

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