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Francesca Padovani @frap98.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I’m very happy to share that my latest paper on the 𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, tested on models trained under CDL data vs ADL data , has been accepted for an 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 at the upcoming edition of 𝐂𝐨𝐠𝐒𝐜𝐢, which will take place at the end of July in Rio de Janeiro.💃

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GroNLP @gronlp.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗼𝗻! 😍 Here are some photos of our GroNLP station at the Forum, where we welcomed high school classes and potential future researchers. 🧑‍🔬🤖 Quizzes, puzzles, demos, card games, and of course, lots of chocolate! 🍫

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Francesca Padovani @frap98.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

“Child-Directed Language Does Not Consistently Boost Syntax Learning in Language Models” I’m happy to share that the preprint of my first PhD project is now online! 🎊 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2505.23689

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Child-Directed Language Does Not Consistently Boost Syntax Learning in Language Models

Seminal work by Huebner et al. (2021) showed that language models (LMs) trained on English Child-Directed Language (CDL) can reach similar syntactic abilities as LMs trained on much larger amounts of ...

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Yevgen Matusevych @yevgenm.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Last week to apply for our PhD position!

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Yevgen Matusevych @yevgenm.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Apply for our PhD position in language acquisition / computational linguistics in Groningen until 24 April! Job ad is here: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

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Vacatures bij de RUG

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Yevgen Matusevych @yevgenm.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I really think it's time to move all the conferences out of the US. It's very expensive, it's very hard to get a visa for many nationals, and now you can also be turned away at the border because of your political views. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

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Yevgen Matusevych @yevgenm.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Interested in a paid PhD position in the Netherlands? Join me, Annemarie van Dooren, and @arianna-bis.bsky.social on a project to develop computational models of modal verb acquisition. A job ad will be out soon, but here's a preview: yevgen.web.rug.nl/phd.pdf

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Yevgen Matusevych @yevgenm.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

I'm looking for a few more native English speakers to fill in a ~10-min-long questionnaire (rating sentences) for a Master student's research. DM me or leave a comment below if you'd like to get a link! (You'll also get a $5 Amazon voucher.)

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Dear international colleagues, repression in the Netherlands is worsening. We can really use your support. Please join me in signing this open letter demanding accountability from our Executive Board for the wrongful arrest of six students and staff at my university docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Hold Radboud University accountable for the wrongful arrest of staff and students

To the Radboud College van Bestuur, On Monday December 16, six staff and students from the Radboud University were wrongfully accused of property damage and held overnight in jail on the grounds of s...

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 04/12/2024

Senator Ted Cruz's letter to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland arguing that Europe and AI Safety organizations are engaged in illegal political activity in the US www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

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