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MEDALs for returning participants of Summer Schools

The MEDAL Summer School in Computational Modelling marked the third and last installment of our methods-focused summer schools. Over the three years of the project, we have welcomed many participants, who were always eager to learn about new methods and ...

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MEDAL Summer School in Experimental Linguistics – Impressions of Richenda and Ashley

Richenda and Ashley, researchers from the Language and Cognition Lab at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg were delighted to have the opportunity to attend the MEDAL Summer School in Experimental Linguistics in Nijmegen in June 2024. Held at the Max Planck Institute for ...

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Overview of the MEDAL Computational Modelling Masterclass for early career researchers and IEGL staff

From January 29th to 31st, the University of Tartu hosted an immersive 3-day masterclass in computational modelling dedicated to exploring data-driven approaches in linguistics. Held in room Jakobi 2-438, the event blended insightful lectures with hands-on workshops, ensuring participants—many with little ...

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Overview of the MEDAL Project Management Masterclass for Early Career Researchers

The MEDAL Project Management Masterclass, a two-day intensive event, was held on February 6–7 at the University of Tartu The masterclass provided early-career researchers and PhD students in the humanities with essential skills for managing research projects. Led by project ...

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Research, Revelations, and Rammstein

A PhD Student’s Highlights of the MEDAL Summer School by Liis Themas I am a PhD student at the University of Tartu, where I work with my supervisors, Pärtel Lippus, Marika Padrik, and Kairi Kreegipuu, on neurophysiological and behavioral studies ...

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MEDAL Summer School in Experimental Linguistics

MEDAL Summer School in Experimental Linguistics 2024 marked the year of the second summer school in the 3-year MEDAL project. The summer school took place between the 17th and 21st of June in Nijmegen, in the buildings of the Max ...

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MEDAL chosen as project of the year 2023

MEDAL chosen as project of the year 2023 What a great way to end the year: MEDAL has won the award for Project of the Year 2023 in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Tartu! It ...

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Impressions of Nijmegen from Tartu student Elisabeth

Impressions of Nijmegen from Tartu student Elisabeth Elisabeth Kaukonen, PhD student at the University of Tartu, used the MEDAL Mobility funding to spend the entire month of November 2023 at the Centre for Language Studies at the Radboud University. Read ...

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The future of the Estonian language

On August 12th 2023, part of the MEDAL team in Tartu participated in the yearly Estonian Arvamusfestival, which directly translates to ‘Opinion Festival’. The Opinion Festival is held every year in Paide, Estonia, and in 2023 it particularly generated a ...

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