What is T.W.I.S.T.?
T.W.I.S.T. is the study association for linguistics in Leiden. For over twenty years, we’ve been organising activities for our members that allow them to add more depth to their study and meet fellow students along the way. Some of our annual events are the study trip abroad, the T.W.I.S.T. Student Conference, and the Talengala. We also organise lectures, movie nights, game nights, borrels, and much more! Of course, we don’t do all of this by ourselves, but we are assisted by the fantastic members of our committees.
A T.W.I.S.T. membership will allow you to get to know your fellow students, as well as others who are interested in language. You will receive our magazine (the TWISTER) four times a year and will get to participate in the wide variety of activities our board and committees have to offer; maybe you’ll even join one yourself! You will also get to vote in the general assemblies. Most of all, you will make friends and have a lot of fun at T.W.I.S.T.!
Become a member
Do you want to become a member? Click here to go to the registration page!
Get Involved!
Already a member? Want to add to our association? Join a committee or workgroup, give a student lecture on a topic you’re knowledgable about, write an article for the TWISTER or suggest an activity!
Upcoming events
To stay up-to-date on the latest T.W.I.S.T. events, be sure to join our WhatsApp group chats or just check the page below!
Would you like to have T.W.I.S.T.’s calendar with you wherever you go? Add us to your Google Calendar!
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Student lecture - Bogusławski’s appropriation of Saussurean principles for a methodology of linguistics by Mikołaj
Wed 11 Mar 2026 17:00 - 19:00
Lipsius - 1.20
Description
Do you remember Ferdinand de Saussure? Care how his ideas can still be relevant to the field of linguistics outside of providing a historical context?
Come to Mikołaj’s lecture on Andrzej Bogusławski’s appropriation of Saussurean principles for a methodology of linguistics on the 11th of March! We’ll be talking mostly about Polish and inflectional morphology.
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TWea o’ clock
Fri 13 Mar 2026 15:00 - 17:00
Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-Boardroom (10)
Description
Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.
This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!
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Eid al-Fitr potluck
Thu 19 Mar 2026
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Join us for Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the Ramadan. Traditionally food is eaten and shared together, so we'll be holding a potluck! The committee will also contribute Eid sweets and other delicacies. Even if you don't have time to make a dish, join us anyway, on the 19th of March. Room to be announced.
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TWea o’ clock
Fri 20 Mar 2026 15:00 - 17:00
Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-Boardroom (10)
Description
Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.
This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!
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Karaoke night
Fri 20 Mar 2026
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On the 13th of March, FeesCie will be taking you to a karaoke night! Prepare your favourite songs, hymns, in any language, and let’s have fun really badly singing them. More information and sign-up form coming later!
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TWea o’ clock
Fri 27 Mar 2026 15:00 - 17:00
Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-Boardroom (10)
Description
Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.
This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!
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Monthly borrel
Fri 27 Mar 2026 20:00 - 22:00
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Germanic Sandwich
Mon 30 Mar 2026 15:00 - 17:00
Description
Are you hungry? Would you like a sandwich? How about a metaphysical sandwich of Germanic languages? It consists of German, Dutch and English and will be eaten together with the studyassociations S!MP (German) , NNP (Dutch) and Albion (English).
Come and join us for a talk about this topic and games on the 30th of March from 15:00–17:00, location TBD!
(disclaimer: there won't be physical eatable sandwiches)
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Movie night: The Linguist
Tue 31 Mar 2026 19:00 - 20:30
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Film screening - The Linguists 📽️
Hey everyone! AcademiCie had prepared for us all an interesting Descriptive Linguistics related film screening 🙏
The Linguists (2008) is a 64min-long documentary featuring two American linguists David Harrison and Gregory Anderson as they document endangered languages on the verge of extinction. Our protagonists travel to remote corners of the world including Siberia, India and Bolivia for fieldwork and hunting down last speakers of endangered languages
Come join us on Tuesday March 31st at 19:00, room TBD 🗓️
Looking forward to seeing you!
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TWea o’ clock
Fri 3 Apr 2026 15:00 - 17:00
Huizinga - 0.19a, Johan Huizinga-0-19a-Boardroom (10)
Description
Come join us in the T.W.I.S.T. boardroom for a cup of tea and cookies, or if it's more to your taste, perhaps some juice instead. This is a chill time to get to know your fellow members or talk to the present and future boards about whatever's weighing on your heart.
This semester they will take place 15:00-17:00 most Fridays, in our new boardroom (Huzinga 0.19a)!