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Funeral service for Jens Elmegård Rasmussen
2013-05-21
The service will be held at 1.30 PM on Tuesday 28 May at Allehelgens Kirke, Ungarnsgade 43, 2300 Copenhagen S
Jens Elmegård Rasmussen 15 March 1944 - 15 May 2013
2013-05-16
On 15 May, our research group was greatly saddened by the passing of our project leader, Jens Elmegård Rasmussen.
Videos available
2013-01-07
The video recordings from 'Tracing the Indo-Europeans: Origin and migration' are now available online.
Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead has succesfully defended her Ph.d. dissertation in Leiden 26 April 2012
2012-06-25
26 April 2012 Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead defended her Ph.d. thesis on pickpocket compounds from Latin to Romance at the University of Leiden.
New publication
2012-04-09
The sound of Indo-European – phonetics, phonemics, and morphophonemics has recently been published at the Museum Tusculanum Press.
Etymology and the European Lexicon: Call for Papers
2011-03-10
We are pleased to announce that the 14th Congress (Fachtagung) of the Indogermanische Gesellschaft / Society for Indo-European Studies / Société des Études Indo-Européennes will be held in Copenhagen from Monday 17 to Saturday 22 September 2012, and will be hosted by Roots of Europe at the University of Copenhagen.
Please continue reading to find details of submissions of papers to be considered for the congress.
Bjarne Sandgaard Hansen appointed as Ph.D. fellow
2010-07-15
As of 1 September 2010, Bjarne Sandgaard Hansen has been appointed as a Ph.D. fellow at Roots of Europe.
Guus Kroonen new postdoctorial scholar
2010-07-08
As of 1 December 2010, Guus Kroonen is a postdoctoral scholar at Roots of Europe.
Roots of Europe gets deputy head of centre
2010-07-01
As of 1 July 2010, associate professor, DPhil Birgit Anette Rasmussen (Olsen) has been appointed deputy head of centre at Roots of Europe.
Oliver Simkin new postdoctoral scholar
2010-07-01
As of 1 July 2010, Oliver Simkin is a postdoctoral scholar at Roots of Europe.
New features on the homepage
2009-09-10
Roots of Europe's homepage has recently been enriched with some new features.
Postponement of block seminar
2009-03-17
Benedicte Nielsen's block seminar on nominal composition has been postponed to the autumn term.
Adam Hyllested appointed as Ph.D. fellow
2009-02-06
As of 1 February 2009, Adam Hyllested has been appointed as a Ph.D. fellow within Roots of Europe.
Jenny Larsson assigned ass. prof. at Stockhom University
2009-01-07
Ph.D. Jenny Helena Larsson has been assigned associate professor of Baltic languages at the University of Stockholm as from the beginning of 2009.
Report from guest lecture and opening reception
2008-12-20
On 5 September 2008, the opening of the centre was marked officially by a celebratory guest lecture by one of the centre's external members, Ph.D. George Hinge of the Institute of Language, Literature and Culture, University of Aarhus. The title of the lecture was: Sproghistorie og identitet: Lingvistiske glans- og trusselsbilleder.
Following the lecture, an opening reception was held. Speeches were given by the Rector of the University of Copenhagen, Ralf Hemmingsen and Jens Elmegård Rasmussen among others.
Forthcoming deadline
2008-11-27
The deadline for registration of participation in the international conference The Sound of Indo-European - phonetics, phonemics, and morphophonemics is 1 December 2008.
Therefore, please remember to register soon by submitting a working title. You are reuqested to use the application form situated at the conference homepage.
Change of hours of Jenny Helena Larsson's block seminar
2008-10-20
The scheduled hours of Jenny Helena Larsson's block seminar entitled Introduction to Lithanian/Baltic language and its history have been changed.
New homepage
2008-09-10
The homepage of the research project Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations has now been finished and made available for the public at the URL http://rootsofeurope.ku.dk/ (Danish version).
A new research project is launched
2008-07-01
Launching of the research project Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations.
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