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The MoMM conference and a special event with Jean-Marc Dewaele as a guest speaker in March 2021 (25.02.2021)
In March, the research group Multilingualism on My Mind will hold two events that are worth attending if you want to know more about multilingualism.
Alois Pichler
Infrastructure funds allocated to the Wittgenstein Archive (20.02.2021)
The Wittgenstein Archive (WAB) has been awarded 1,670,000 NOK (about 167,000 EUR) for quality assurance and updating of the world's research infrastructure for Wittgenstein's Nachlass.
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What does it mean to be multilingual? (11.02.2021)
As Norwegian classrooms become increasingly linguistically and culturally diverse, this question gets more and more relevant to teachers and educators. Usually, definitions of multilingualism come from scholars and we hardly ever hear from pupils what THEY think it means to be multilingual.
Center for Digital Narrative
UiB Proposes a New Center for Digital Narrative (07.02.2021)
The Center for Digital Narrative is one of 25 of the leading academic environments at the University of Bergen (UiB) that have applied to the Norwegian Centres of Excellence scheme (SFF).
Magnus Haalnd på feltarbeid i Blombos Cave
Tracking our earliest human ancestors from microscopic remains (02.02.2021)
New type of analysis show for the first time how people who lived between 100,000 and 70,000 years ago organised their campsites and settlements. The results can explain why these people developed the ability to make jewellery and objects of art.