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Below you will find information on current events regarding the Institute for German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf.

24 June 2025|IDGS

UHH Diversity Days at the IDGS

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We are also taking part:

Get a taste of the study programs Sign Languages and Sign Language Interpreting

During the taster session at IDGS, our...

12 June 2025|IDGS

Knowledge on tap: Nothing planned today? Come by!

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Title: Are sign languages languages without borders?

Who: Annika Herrmann and Liona Paulus | University of Hamburg

Where: Hafenbühne at the PIERDREI...

4 June 2025|IDGS

Lecture review｜Christopher Stone: ‘SmartSafeSigning: Deaf Inclusion in Domestic Violence and Abuse Support and the Criminal Justice System’

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On June 4, 2025, Christopher Stone visited us to discuss his sensitive topic.

The project launched on 1st Feb 2025 will look at how technology can...

27 May 2025|IDGS

Cultural exchange in cooperation with the Confucius Institute

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At the invitation of our current visiting scholar Prof. Ni Lan from Shanghai, the honorary director of the Confucius Institute, Lan Zou, visited the...

21 May 2025|IDGS

Lecture Review｜Ni Lan: The Historical Development of Chinese Sign Language (CSL)

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On the morning of May 21, 2025, Ni Lan, a visiting scholar at IDGS, opened the door to the world of Chinese Sign Language (CSL) and the current state...

20 May 2025|IDGS

Pupils from the Elbschule visit the Teddy Clinic

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On May 20, 2025, two classes from the Elbschule visited the "Teddy Clinic" at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). The children were...

14 May 2025|IDGS

Lecture review｜Marta Morgado: Is Portuguese sign language under threat?

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On the morning of May 14, 2025, Marta Morgado presented her data-driven research on the relationship between Portuguese Sign Language (LGP) and...

12 May 2025|IDGS

Lecture review ｜ Deaf People in the Nazi Era and the Biesold Archive

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On 8 May 8, 2025, Guido Joachim (Head of the IDGS Branch Library, SLM) gave an interesting introductory lecture on the Biesold Archive.
Numerous...

8 May 2025|IDGS

Lecture about deaf people in the Nazi era and the Biesold archive

a man looks at the presentation with the heading "The Biesold Archive"

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Public lecture on the topic “‘You must remain silent, you must not talk to anyone else about this intervention’: Introduction to the Biesold Archive”...

5 May 2025|IDGS

Lecture review｜Aleksandra Oniszczuk: The Deaf in the Kingdom of Poland (1815-1918)

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On the morning of April 30, 2024, the Institute of German Sign Language and Communication of the Deaf (IDGS) at the University of Hamburg had the...

30 April 2025|IDGS

Interpreting internship at the Schleswig-Holstein Association for the Deaf

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On April 25th, students of the Sign Language Interpreting program at IDGS had the opportunity to visit the media meeting of the Schleswig-Holstein...

15 April 2025|IDGS

Projektwoche zum 80. Jahrestag der Befreiung vom Nationalsozialismus

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Am 8. Mai 2025 wird zum 80. Mal des Endes des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Europa gedacht. In den Tagen davor und danach gibt es an der Fakultät eine...

Contribution from the news channel Fakultät GW

10 April 2025|IDGS

Guest lecture by Aleksandra Oniszczuk

Poster des Vortrags/ poster of the lecture

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We cordially invite you to the lecture!

Date: 30. April 2025, 10-12 a.m.

Place: IDGS, Gorch-Fock-Wall 7, 20354 Hamburg, Room A20

Languages: German...

3 March 2025|IDGS

Unitag 2025

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On 25 February 2025, the University of Hamburg hosted Unitag 2025 under the motto "Come to the University of Hamburg".
This popular event for students...

3 March 2025|IDGS

DGS als Bildungssprache

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Die Transferagentur der Universität Hamburg hat unserer Abteilung grünes Licht für das Transfer-Projekt Gebärdensprache als Bildungssprache gegeben...

Contribution from the news channel D2L

28 February 2025|IDGS

Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship) for four IDGS students

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On 19 February 2025, the University of Hamburg ceremoniously welcomed 329 new Deutschlandstipendium scholars. Among them are four IDGS scholars, of...

19 February 2025|IDGS

Workshop in Göttingen: „Dimensions of Iconicity in the Visual Modality”

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On 13 and 14 February 2025, the ViCom Project Workshop “Dimensions of Iconicity in the Visual Modality” took place at the University of Göttingen...

9 February 2025|IDGS

Interpreting internship at the Deaf Dental Forum Cuxhaven

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From February 6 to 9, 2025, 15 IDGS students completed an internship as interpreters at the exhibition stands at the Deaf Dental Forum Cuxhaven...

5 February 2025|IDGS

Interpreting students visit from Zurich

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In January we had a visit from students of the sign language interpreting course at the Intercantonal University for Special Education in Zurich. As...

4 February 2025|IDGS