Social media plays an integral role in everyday life. While much research has focused on hate speech and its effects in virtual spaces, less attention has been devoted to positive …
During the 2026–27 winter semester, the Department of German Linguistics will once again host lectures by national and international colleagues on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In addition …
The Coordinated Research Cluster 1475 „Metaphors of Religion“ is offering short term research fellowships for international PhD candidates: https://sfb1475.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/de/aktuelles/artikel/short-term-fellowships-within-the-crc-1475-2027/ If you fit the profile and are interested in computational approaches …
Dr. Maria Berger attended the kick-off meeting for LaSTing, which took place on 8-9 October 2026 in Tübingen. The Priority Area “Robust Assessment & Safe Applicability of Language Modeling: Foundations …
In mid-September, several members of our lab had the chance to present their work at KONVENS 2026, hosted by the University of Hamburg. Leonie Uhling and Melce Hüsünbeyi presented a …
We had a team-building day in September. After a short hike through the green countryside around Bochum in perfect weather, we enjoyed a delicious dinner that evening.
We are looking for a PhD Candidate (65%, m/f/x) in Digital Forensic Linguistics. All details as well as the online application form can be found in the official job posting.
Am 15.7.2026 sprach Tatjana Scheffler live im Deutschlandfunk Kultur zum Thema „Neo-Oralität: Wie Claude und ChatGpT unsere Sprache verändern“.
Tatjana Scheffler and others published a book about „Infrastructures of (Non-)Knowledge. Virtuality and Epistemic Transformations“. The interdisciplinary contributions focus on scientific knowledge, which in all its aspects is widely understood …
Yuchen Xiong has been strengthening our team as a research associate since July 1, 2026. Yuchen completed her bachelor’s degree (Automation) in Beijing and her master’s degree (Digital Humanities) in …
