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Prizes from the Indogermanische Gesellschaft

2021.04.12

The Indogermanische Gesellschaft has announced the prizes for the best theses in Indo-European…
Seminar course on “Indo-European Poetics and Mythology” by Riccardo Ginevra

2021.04.12

This semester former Roots of Europe researcher Riccardo Ginevra is going to teach an…
Two new postdocs have been awarded a Marie Curie-Skƚodowska scholarship

2021.03.03

Roots of Europe welcomes Julia Sturm from Harvard University and Corinna Scheungraber from the…
Project Connecting the Dots has received a grant of 6.2 million DKK

2019.12.18

Thomas Olander, associate professor at the Roots of Europe centre, has received a grant of 6.2…
Laura Massetti has received a scholarship of DKK 700.000 from the Carlsberg Foundation

2019.12.18

Foundation Visiting Fellowships at the University of Oxford for the project Hermes – God of Fire.…
Customs and Cultural Differences in the Academic Environment

2019.10.23

Guus Kroonen, Professor with special responsibilities at Indo-European Studies, share his story…
Great New Project in Collaboration with Stockholm University

2019.10.17

Million funding to the research project Myths of Prehistory: Unravelling the Speech and Beliefs of…
Launch of the Official Roots of Europe Facebook Page

2019.10.17

An official facebook page for the research centre Roots of Europe has been created. Here different…
Hjelmslev as Name of the Month

2019.10.01

Names in Denmark at University of Copenhagen have this month focused on the name Hjelmslev in their…
New Intern at Roots of Europe

2019.09.24

From september 24th – november 18th will Pernille Østman be attached to Roots of Europe Research…
Ordinary Professorship to Indo-European Studies

2019.09.01

It is with great pleasure we announce that Birgit Anette Rasmussen (Olsen) from the first of…
New Research Project

2019.09.01

Thomas Olander’s research project Connecting the Dots: Reconfiguring the Indo-European family tree…
New Book out

2019.08.28

Tracing the Indo-Europeans: New evidence from archaeology and historical linguistics, edited by…
First and Third Prize to Indo-Europeanists from University of Copenhagen

2019.06.15

At the annual prize competition for the best Master’s thesis by the Society for Indo‑European…
New Professorship at Indo-European Studies

2019.06.14

Guus Kroonen has been granted the title Professor with special responsibilities. Congratulations…
New Marie Skłodowska Curie-fellow at Roots of Europe

2019.02.28

The Austrian linguist Stefan Höfler has been granted a two year Marie Skłodowska Curie-scholarship…
Ancient languages read aloud

2018.12.26

Thomas Olander contributes to the expansion of knowledge about anicent and dead languages by readin…
First and second place to Indo-Europeanists from University of Copenhagen

2018.07.31

At the annual prize competition for the best Master’s thesis by the Society for Indo-European…
Launch of "The Homeland Timeline Map"

2018.06.29

Mikkel Nørtoft has launched his interactive map of prehistoric migrations.
A Step Closer to the Urheimat

2018.06.14

Videnskab.dk has talked to Guus Kroonen about some of the linguistic results of the…
New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia

2018.05.09

A new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer…
New postdoc Laura Massetti

2018.05.01

Laura Massetti started as a Marie Sklodowska Curie-fellow on her project “Family Myths: Phraseology…
Gold Medal for Rasmus Gudmundsen Bjørn

2017.12.05

At the UCPH Annual Commemoration 17 November Rasmus Gudmundsen Bjørn was awarded a Gold Medal for…
Research grant for James Alan Johnson from the Wenner Green Foundation

2017.12.05

With the funding, James Johnson will be able to carry through excavations in Russia and have the…
New project member at “Homeland” project

2017.09.04

Mikkel Nørtoft is employed as a research assistant at the “Homeland” project from 1 September 2017…
Birgit Anette Olsen (Rasmussen) Featured in Danish Newspaper

2017.07.20

The Danish news paper Kristeligt Dagblad has as a part of their series 'The World's best Danes' mad…
Finnish and Indo-European

2016.12.08

Bjarne Simmelkjær Hansen and Adam Hyllested explain how the Finnish language differentiates from…
Prize Paper from DNSL Honored at the Annual Commemoration 2016

2016.12.07

At the University´s Annual Commemoration on November 18th 2016, the University awarded a silver…
New Researchers at Roots of Europe

2016.09.15

Two new postdoctoral researchers will be based at Center for Roots of Europe from 2016.
The Worth of a Historical Linguist

2016.05.27

Bjarne Simmelkjær Hansen has been interviewed by UniAvisen where he tells about how historical…
Indo-European Studies in the Press

2016.02.25

Two articles regarding Indo-European Studies demonstrate the interdisciplinary co-operation in the…
Proto-Slavic Inflectional Morphology

2015.11.16

On October 9th Associate Professor Thomas Olander defended his doctoral dissertation ”Proto-Slavic…
New publication examines the linguistic roots of Europe

2015.11.11

The publishing house Museum Tusculanum has released “The Linguistic Roots of Europe”.
PhD defense and new postdoc by Adam Hyllested

2014.09.21

On 12 September 2014 Adam Hyllested defended his PhD thesis Word Exchange at the Gates of Europe:…
PhD defense and new postdoc by Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen

2014.07.05

On the 20 June 2014 Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen defended his PhD thesis Archaisms and…
New professor

2014.04.12

Birgit Anette Rasmussen blev pr. 1/7-2014 ansat som professor mso ved faget Indoeuroæisk og…
The Tale of Ale

2014.01.20

Adam Hyllested takes on the role as expert as he answers a question about the word 'ale' in a Q&A…
VELUX-funded research project

2013.08.26

The new three years research project Individual, kin and family in prehistoric Europe - what words…
New book: Indo-European accent and ablaut

2013.06.28

The book Indo-European accentology and ablaut has just been published at Museum Tusculanum Press.
Funeral service for Jens Elmegård Rasmussen

2013.05.21

The service will be held at 1.30 PM on Tuesday 28 May at 1.30 PM at Allehelgens Kirke, Ungarnsgade…
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…
Videos available

2013.01.07

The video recordings from 'Tracing the Indo-Europeans: Origin and migration' are now available…
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…
New publication

2012.04.09

The sound of Indo-European – phonetics, phonemics, and morphophonemics has recently been published…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
Forthcoming deadline

2008.11.27

The deadline for registration of participation in the international conference The Sound of…
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…
New homepage

2008.09.10

The homepage of the research project Roots of Europe - Language, Culture, and Migrations has now…
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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Prizes from the Indogermanische Gesellschaft

Seminar course on “Indo-European Poetics and Mythology” by Riccardo Ginevra

Two new postdocs have been awarded a Marie Curie-Skƚodowska scholarship

Project Connecting the Dots has received a grant of 6.2 million DKK

Laura Massetti has received a scholarship of DKK 700.000 from the Carlsberg Foundation

Customs and Cultural Differences in the Academic Environment

Great New Project in Collaboration with Stockholm University

Launch of the Official Roots of Europe Facebook Page

Hjelmslev as Name of the Month

New Intern at Roots of Europe

Ordinary Professorship to Indo-European Studies

New Research Project

New Book out

First and Third Prize to Indo-Europeanists from University of Copenhagen

New Professorship at Indo-European Studies

New Marie Skłodowska Curie-fellow at Roots of Europe

Ancient languages read aloud

First and second place to Indo-Europeanists from University of Copenhagen

Launch of "The Homeland Timeline Map"

A Step Closer to the Urheimat

New research shows how Indo-European languages spread across Asia

New postdoc Laura Massetti

Gold Medal for Rasmus Gudmundsen Bjørn

Research grant for James Alan Johnson from the Wenner Green Foundation

New project member at “Homeland” project

Birgit Anette Olsen (Rasmussen) Featured in Danish Newspaper

Finnish and Indo-European

Prize Paper from DNSL Honored at the Annual Commemoration 2016

New Researchers at Roots of Europe

The Worth of a Historical Linguist

Indo-European Studies in the Press

Proto-Slavic Inflectional Morphology

New publication examines the linguistic roots of Europe

PhD defense and new postdoc by Adam Hyllested

PhD defense and new postdoc by Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen

New professor

The Tale of Ale

VELUX-funded research project

New book: Indo-European accent and ablaut

Funeral service for Jens Elmegård Rasmussen

Jens Elmegård Rasmussen 15 March 1944 - 15 May 2013

Videos available

Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead has succesfully defended her Ph.d. dissertation in Leiden 26 April 2012

New publication

Etymology and the European Lexicon: Call for Papers

Bjarne Sandgaard Hansen appointed as Ph.D. fellow

Guus Kroonen new postdoctorial scholar

Roots of Europe gets deputy head of centre

Oliver Simkin new postdoctoral scholar

New features on the homepage

Postponement of block seminar

Adam Hyllested appointed as Ph.D. fellow

Jenny Larsson assigned ass. prof. at Stockhom University

Report from guest lecture and opening reception

Forthcoming deadline

Change of hours of Jenny Helena Larsson's block seminar

New homepage

A new research project is launched

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Festlig Faglig Fredag with Corinna Scheungraber: Epithets, kennings, metonymies

Festlig Faglig Fredag med Stefan Höfler: Of beasts and men – The animals of the Proto-Indo-Europeans

Festlig Faglig Fredag med Birgit Anette Olsen: Tilbage i stalden – laryngaler og aspiration