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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 15/02/2026

Did not manage to submit an abstract in time? We're extending the call for abstracts until the 22nd of February. If you are a student and would like to present your research in a 20 minute talk at our conference this April, check out the form on our website at conference.studieverenigingtwist.nl

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 31/01/2026

Call for Abstracts: The T.W.I.S.T. conference is back again, and we're looking for linguists! Whether you're undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA) or postgraduate (PhD), we want you to present your findings! If this seems interesting to you, please fill out the form below! forms.gle/U648GG813EjJ...

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Matea @mmtea.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

An edit of the “all marriage is gay marriage” comic.

The figure on the right, holding a game controller, asks: “What’s your opinion on sign language?”
An edited-in image of Ferdinand de Saussure, on the left, replies: “As far as I’m concerned, all language is “sign” language.”

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 24/09/2025

Thank you everyone for a great year -- unfortunately this is our last post as ⊙, the board of 2024-2025, as the switch just happened hours ago and we are no longer in function. We however have a great new year ahead of us to look forward to -- best of luck to Tᴀᴍ!

The old and new board of T.W.I.S.T., taking a picture together. Each member of the new board, Tᴀᴍ, is wearing their board shirt, and standing next to a member of the old board, ☉, no longer wearing theirs.

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Four large Dutch universities, including Leiden University where I work, have decided to throw international psychology bachelor programs under the bus in an effort to appease the rightwing government. Here's my blog why this is a terrible idea. eiko-fried.com/cutting-inte...

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Cutting international bachelor programs threatens psychological science » Eiko Fried

Two days ago, four Dutch universities announced discontinuing their English-speaking psychology bachelor programs (1, 2). I will briefly explain (1) how this decision came to be, (2) why this is such ...

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 04/09/2025

we're back from summer hibernation -- activities are picking up again

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 19/06/2025

Yesterday at the General Assembly we voted in a new anthem version (to make it less outdated and also more accessible to the ~50% of the association that is not dutch).

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 06/05/2025

maybe the real cheap flights workshop were the friends we made along the way

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 28/04/2025

Grice’s maxims are what makes us human (as opposed to evil wish-granting genies)

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 02/04/2025

hey girl, are u a filler word, because uhm uuuuhhhh uhm one moment uhmm uuh

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Dmitry Zhemerov @yo-le.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I'm on the organizing committee of the 19th T.W.I.S.T. Student Conference in Linguistics, taking place in Leiden on April 12-13th, and the team has put together a really interesting program. Check the schedule at conference.studieverenigingtwist.nl/2025/schedule and stop by if you're in the area!

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T.W.I.S.T. Conference - Schedule

Saturday

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Universiteit Leiden @unileiden.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Medewerkers van de Universiteit Leiden trappen maandag 10 maart de estafettestaking af van de Nederlandse universiteiten tegen de kabinetsbezuinigingen. De hele dag zijn er teach-outs en daarnaast is er een samenkomst op de Garenmarkt in Leiden met diverse sprekers, optredens en muziek. #WOinactie

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10 maart: Universiteit Leiden start estafettestaking tegen bezuinigingen

Medewerkers van de Universiteit Leiden trappen maandag 10 maart de estafettestaking af van de Nederlandse universiteiten tegen de kabinetsbezuinigingen.

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Applications for the 2025 Leiden Summer School in Languages and Linguistics are now open. The full list of 14 different programmes (56 classes) is available here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education... The Celtic Programme includes two classes by me about Ancient Celtic languages and Old Irish.

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singular fit eda @minimalpear.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

They're making me jump for the beef every single day

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 25/02/2025

thank you to everyone who showed up! here's to the next semester being as good as the last one.

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 24/02/2025

T.W.I.S.T. Conference Call for Abstracts deadline has been extended until the 7th of March. Come present your research, non-T.W.I.S.T. members have the opportunity to do that too!

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 23/02/2025

they call it pre-General Member Assembly dinner because it's - pre-discounted (we pay for part of it (twist budget)) - pre-assembled (they made it in a restaurant (no shade to last Switch GA's DIY poke bowls)) - pre-member (in front of you (on your plate)) - dinner (evening food (yum))

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 22/02/2025

should i post about twist in the first person singular to make this account more immersive

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Maarten Kossmann @maartenkossmann.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The big challenge is to pronounce the brackets correctly

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Study Association TWIST @studieverenigingtwist.nl · 14/02/2025

Call for Abstracts is closing soon! The 19th T.W.I.S.T. Student Conference in #Linguistics is looking for student speakers. The deadline is in about a week (21 Feb). Have any interesting research to share? Submit an abstract! You can find more information at conference.studieverenigingtwist.nl

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