Infrastructure
The lab
CLES is an international and interdisciplinary team conducting research on a range of linguistic and human-evolutionary phenomena. Our members come from Poland, Belarus, Czechia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Malaysia and Russia (formerly also Austria, China and Sweden), with academic backgrounds in archaeology, biology, chemistry, cognitive science, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy and psychology.
Currently we are working on about 10 projects funded by the Polish National Science Centre, Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the YUFE Alliance / HE MSCA (see Research).
The CLES Lab is located in Collegium Maius in the beautiful Old Town of Toruń. It houses state-of-the-art equipment and software, including
- Rokoko Motion Capture Suit SmartSuit Pro II: the latest IMU-based motion capture suit that allows tracking of up to 200 Hz and an integration with motion capture gloves;
- Varjo XR-3: a cutting-edge system that allows blending virtual and extended reality in research and offers eye tracking capabilities;
- EyeLink 1000 Plus: advertised as „world’s most precise and accurate video-based eye tracker”;
- Gazepoint biometrics set (ET, HRV, GSR);
- and a range of software licences including E-Prime with Chronos, LabVanced, nVivo and SPSS.
University Center of Excellentce IMSErt
CLES is part of the University Center of Excellence IMSErt: Interacting Minds, Societies, Environments. IMSErt is one of key research areas (centers of excellence) at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, which itself obtained the status of a Research University in the Excellence Initiative – Research University programme. More about the programme can be found here. More about CLES in IMSErt can be found here (PL).
Documents
Current Regulations (2019) (requires NCU login)
12th EVOLANG, Toruń 2018