From September 29 to October 2, Geneva will host the 2026 meeting of the Society for the Neurobiology of Language! Co-organised by the NCCR Evolving Language, this year's focus will be on the biological and cognitive origins of language.
Exploring the past, present and future of language
The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Evolving Language is a nationwide interdisciplinary research consortium bringing together research groups from the humanities, from language and computer science, the social sciences, and the natural sciences at an unprecedented level. Together, we aim at solving one of humanity’s great mysteries: What is language? How did our species develop the capacity for linguistic expression, for processing language in the brain, and for consistently passing down new variations to the next generation? How will our capacity for language change in the face of digital communication and neuroengineering?
Support Activities
Knowledge & Technology Transfer (KTT)
The KTT Office supports and encourages the development of innovative projects by NCCR Evolving Language researchers. It is the main point of contact for external partners (public or private) and tech transfer offices from universities and helps you to protect, develop and market the results of your research.
Education
The Education Office supports the educational and professional development of NCCR Evolving Language researchers. It coordinates training activities, career development initiatives, and internal funding schemes.
Communication and Outreach
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI
The EDI Office promotes equality, equity, diversity, and inclusion across the NCCR Evolving Language community. It coordinates policies, initiatives, workshops, and support measures and provides guidance, resources, and funding opportunities related to equal opportunities, accessibility, wellbeing, and career development.
Upcoming events
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Our Network
Evolving Language is led by Balthasar Bickel (Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE), UZH), Nina Kazanina (Department of Basic Neurosciences, UNIGE) and Klaus Zuberbühler (Institute of Biology, UNINE). Over 40 research groups across Switzerland are taking part in this NCCR, from 9 different institutions as well as partners in industry (Google AI, Sonova) and public organisations. The project has 3 leading houses: the University of Zurich, the University of Geneva and the University of Neuchâtel.
Leading house
Co-leading houses
Funding agency
Partners
Swiss Data Science Center
Wyss Center
Citizen Science Zürich
Fondation Campus Biotech
Zoo Basel
Neurocenter Science Zurich
Liri
Sonova
Google Research
NCCR Research Facilities
