Photo: @Lieke.Herraets@mpi.nl A fresh group photo from our September 2026 Theme 1 meeting bringing together colleagues across Language & Communication at the Donders Institute, MPI and CLS. A great snapshot of the people behind the science, collaborations, and community that make the theme what it is. More info: https://www.ru.nl/en/donders-institute/research/theme-1-language-and-communication

New Perspectives on Language and the Brain 21–22 October 2026 | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | Hybrid This October, the ERC-funded EMERGENCE programme will launch its South African research programme at Wits. The event will bring together researchers, clinicians, students, and partners to explore how language emerges from the brain, with particular attention to South Africa’s exceptional linguistic diversity and click languages. Expect new science, clinical p

After a short summer break, Neuroccino returns this Monday with a new season of papers, speakers, and lively discussion about the brain. Our informal online journal club meets every Monday at 09:30, bringing together researchers from around the world to explore recent work in clinical neuroscience and neuroanatomy. Everyone is welcome, and coffee remains entirely optional. Joining details and upcoming sessions are available on the Neuroccino website. Previous talks can also b

Stephanie Forkel has joined the University of the Witwatersrand’s Department of Psychology as a Visiting Associate Professor. The appointment forms part of her ERC-funded EMERGENCE programme, an ambitious investigation into how language emerges from the dynamic interplay of brain anatomy, lived experience, and environment — including the extraordinary neural and cognitive demands of producing and understanding click languages. Working with Professors Kate Cockcroft and Aline

Today, the four Theme Leaders of the Donders Institute came together to keep building our leadership as the Research Platform — the group that advises the Executive Board on research #strategy, shapes new interdisciplinary #initiatives, and #connects work across our six partner centres. What makes this network distinctive is that it draws together researchers from the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour, Radboud University, Radboudumc, the Max Planck Institu