𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻! 😍
Here are some photos of our GroNLP station at the Forum, where we welcomed high school classes and potential future researchers. 🧑‍🔬🤖
Quizzes, puzzles, demos, card games, and of course, lots of chocolate! 🍫

“Child-Directed Language Does Not Consistently Boost Syntax Learning in Language Models”

I’m happy to share that the preprint of my first PhD project is now online!

🎊 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.23689

Last week to apply for our PhD position!

Apply for our PhD position in language acquisition / computational linguistics in Groningen until 24 April! Job ad is here:
www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

I really think it's time to move all the conferences out of the US. It's very expensive, it's very hard to get a visa for many nationals, and now you can also be turned away at the border because of your political views.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Interested in a paid PhD position in the Netherlands? Join me, Annemarie van Dooren, and @arianna-bis.bsky.social on a project to develop computational models of modal verb acquisition. A job ad will be out soon, but here's a preview: yevgen.web.rug.nl/phd.pdf

I'm looking for a few more native English speakers to fill in a ~10-min-long questionnaire (rating sentences) for a Master student's research. DM me or leave a comment below if you'd like to get a link! (You'll also get a $5 Amazon voucher.)

Dear international colleagues, repression in the Netherlands is worsening. We can really use your support. Please join me in signing this open letter demanding accountability from our Executive Board for the wrongful arrest of six students and staff at my university docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Senator Ted Cruz's letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arguing that Europe and AI Safety organizations are engaged in illegal political activity in the US www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...