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Cambridge Language Sciences Symposium for Early-Career Researchers 2021

30 June 2021

This year’s Language Sciences Symposium for Early-Career Researchers took place on Thursday 24 June. The event, now in its fourth year, celebrates work by early-career researchers working in the field of language sciences. We were delighted to welcome keynote presenters from across the University: Ahmed Zaidi , Computer...


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IQ tests can’t measure it, but ‘cognitive flexibility’ is key to learning and creativity

28 June 2021

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian , University of Cambridge ; Christelle Langley , University of Cambridge , and Victoria Leong , University of Cambridge IQ is often hailed as a crucial driver of success, particularly in fields such as science, innovation and technology. In fact, many people have an endless fascination with the...


Read more at: June Symposium speaker profile: Sarah Morgan
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June Symposium speaker profile: Sarah Morgan

9 June 2021

Sarah Morgan is a Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology , a Senior Research Associate at the Department of Psychiatry , University of Cambridge, and a Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute . Her research applies data science approaches – including machine learning...


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Empowering education professionals to assess English

8 June 2021

Professor Ianthi Tsimpli talks about the new MSt in English Language Assessment which will be delivered in partnership with the Institute of Continuing Education , Cambridge Language Sciences and Cambridge Assessment English . A new Master’s at ICE aims to train the next generation of language assessment specialists by...


Read more at: June Symposium speaker profile: Margreet Vogelzang
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June Symposium speaker profile: Margreet Vogelzang

7 June 2021

Margreet Vogelzang is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge Section of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics. She researches different aspects of language processing using a combination of psycholinguistic, neuroscientific, statistical and cognitive modeling methods. Her current research on syntactic...


Read more at: June Symposium speaker profile: Ahmed Zaidi
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June Symposium speaker profile: Ahmed Zaidi

1 June 2021

Ahmed Zaidi is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology, and a member of the Institute of Automated Language Teaching and Assessment (ALTA) . His research focuses on machine learning for educational applications – how we learn, and how we can use technology and...


Read more at: June Symposium speaker profile: Barbara McGillivray
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June Symposium speaker profile: Barbara McGillivray

25 May 2021

Barbara McGillivray is a senior research associate at the University of Cambridge Section of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Turing Research Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute, and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Open Humanities Data . Her research focuses on how words change meaning over time and how to model this...


Read more at: ‘Can I see your parts list?’ What AI’s attempted chat-up lines tell us about computer-generated language
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‘Can I see your parts list?’ What AI’s attempted chat-up lines tell us about computer-generated language

4 May 2021

An article by Stefanie Ullmann , Postdoctoral Research Associate, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change, University of Cambridge Have you ever wondered what flirting with artificial intelligence would look like? Research scientist and engineer Janelle Shane has given us an idea by training a neural network – an...


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ERC Advanced Grants will support long-term research

23 April 2021

Congratulations to Professors Marta Mirazon Lahr and Geoffrey Khan , who have each won advanced grants from the European Research Council, Europe's premier research funding body. Marta Mirazon Lahr, from the Department of Archaeology, was awarded funding for her NGIPALAJEM project, which will bring a new understanding of...


Read more at: How our linguistic mind guides language learning
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How our linguistic mind guides language learning

21 April 2021

In her recent TEDxCambridgeUniversity talk Cambridge Language Sciences network member Dr Dora Alexopoulou discusses the positive impact of learning activities that reflect how learners' native language influences second language learning. Multilingualism is more important than ever in an increasingly interconnected world...


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