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First LUCAS Public Prize goes to Hugo Koning17 April 2019Hugo Koning, an expert in Greek mythology, has won the Lucas Public Prize because he has brought his research to the attention of the general public i...
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Mark Westmoreland and Francesco Ragazzi receive a Seed Grant20 March 2019Dr. Mark Westmoreland (Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology) and Dr. Francesco Ragazzi (Institute of Political Science) have b...
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Melody in speech. Vici grant for Yiya Chen07 March 2019Unlike Dutch and English, most languages employ melody not only to add nuance to sentences but also to differentiate between words. How languages do t...
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One million euros for research on migrant cultures in European Cities07 March 2019Dr. Sara Brandellero, expert in Lusophone literatures and cultures and member of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, will lead a res...
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Andrew Shield and Ann Marie Wilson receive seed grant for their project 'Transnational Gay/Lesbian Activism since the 1960s'28 February 2019Andrew DJ Shield (History) and Ann Marie Wilson (Leiden University College) have been awarded a seed grant for their project, “Transnational Gay/Lesbi...
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Early-modern vices: why are they still around? Vici grant for Herman Paul26 February 2019Over the past few hundreds of years, the world has changed radically. However, cultural stereotypes from the 17th century are still alive and well tod...
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Andrew Gawthorpe wins the Carla Musterd Award for Teaching 201809 January 2019At the Institute’s Council meeting of last December the Institute’s biannual prize for teaching was awarded.
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Megan Griffiths wins Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for Master’s Thesis07 January 2019In 2018, Megan Griffiths, then a student of the MA North American Studies, won the Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for her master’s thesis ‘...
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2018 Hall of Fame21 December 2018Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a...
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Leiden28 November 2018Leiden University professor of Science-Based Business Simcha Jong Kon Chin has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant.
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Dr. Amy Strecker receives Global Interactions BREED Grant25 October 2018Dr Amy Strecker (Heritage Dept., Faculty of Archaeology) has recently been awarded a LGI BREED grant to develop her project on property and spatial ju...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for first ten lecturers15 October 2018The Senior Teaching Qualification is for experienced lecturers who have done more than lecturing alone. Ten quotes from the first ten lecturers to re...
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Paul van Trigt and Anna Derksen receive grants02 October 2018Paul van Trigt and Anna Derksen, both researchers in the project 'Rethinking Disability', received grants for research abroad.
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Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities Small Grants27 September 2018The Leiden University Centre for the Digital Humanities (LUCDH) invites applications from Leiden University staff and students for funding aimed at de...
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Reinbert de Leeuw receives Lifetime Achievement Award Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds24 September 2018The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Award this year goes to musician, conductor and composer Reinbert de Leeuw, because of his great merit for contemporar...