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09.10.2026
From Vision to Impact: A Farewell to Prof. Dr. Dr. Friedrich W. Hesse
Photo: CATALPA
The CATALPA Research Center held a symposium to honor its founding director and look toward the future.
29.09.2026
A Strong Presence at KONVENS and a Key Question
Photo: Henrik Schipper, Hardy Welsch
How can you actually tell if a linguistic analysis is “correct” when even experts can’t agree? This very question was a central theme at this year’s KONVENS in Hamburg. Torsten Zesch, CATALPA Research Professor of Computational Linguistics, and his team were represented at KONVENS 2026 in Hamburg with four presentations at the main conference and another at the Klartext workshop on clear and simple language.
18.09.2026
DFG Liaison Officer: "My virtual door is always open"
Photo: Volker Wiciok
Torsten Zesch is the new Liaison Officer for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) at FernUni: In addition to the wide range of services offered by the Research and Graduate Services, he serves as a personal point of contact for the academic community – especially for researchers in the early stages of their careers.
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