We have adopted a memorial bench (“herinneringsbankje” in Dutch) for Emma in the Hortus Botanicus at Leiden University. Emma enjoyed visiting the Hortus and spending time there, both with friends and by herself. There’s a small plaque on the bench that says “Wees lief voor jezelf” (“Be kind to yourself”), a piece of advice Emma…
Category: Personal
A New Team
As one of the research teams at the Informatics Institute, ILPS, the Information and Language Processing Systems group, has been around since April 1, 2004. During the past 16+ years, I have been fortunate enough enough to welcome, and work with, a large number of extremely talented PhD students, postdocs and staff members at ILPS….
A new step
Many short-term actions are needed to help us through the current disruptions. As academics, if we can help to support processes that are important to keep society running, we should all step in. Immediately. But we should also look beyond today and continue to set and pursue long-term goals. Like many of us, I am…