Meertaligen krijgen gemiddeld zo'n 4 jaar later alzheimerklachten dan andere mensen, blijkt uit onderzoek. Wat maakt hun hersenen weerbaarder? Taalwetenschapper Michal Korenar zoekt het antwoord in hun dagelijks ...

On 3 November, Americans head to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections, a crucial moment for Donald Trump’s presidency and the balance of power in Washington. Together with Katy Hull, Assistant Professor in ...

In de nieuwe videoserie Sven op Stap belicht decaan Sven Dupré de vele en bijzondere samenwerkingen van de Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen. Hij start met een bezoek aan de nieuwe expo in gebouw BG5, waar Fieke ...

Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Leiden University have discovered that humans and songbirds use markedly different strategies to recognize sequences of complex sounds. The findings shed new light on ...

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The wide range of research in the humanities at the University of Amsterdam takes place within six research schools. Five of these together form the Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR). One of them, ...

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