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 perspectives,...