2022

A black dot in the midst of the eye can tell researchers whether you are lying or not – and about plenty of other mental processes.

A long term collaborator and friend of MultiLing, Hirut Woldemariam has spent her career breaking glass ceilings and providing a model to empower women in leadership and promote increased gender equality in Ethiopia.

During the coronavirus pandemic, researchers were able to study children’s language development at home. While passive screen time gets in the way of learning, only 15 minutes of shared reading can work wonders for the vocabulary.

Unn Røyneland and Ingebjørg Tonne share their thoughts on future directions for MultiLing, on the preconditions for excellent research, and on the need to take good care of corona-isolated PhDs and postdoctoral fellows.

A new master’s programme at the University of Oslo will prepare students to work in a multilingual Norway and beyond.