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Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy 07 July 2022
University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the B...
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Funded fellowship for African practical philosophers 21 April 2022
2023 GGJ FELLOWSHIP Philosophy- Leiden University The Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University is offering a fellowship to practical philo...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded a Veni grant 11 April 2022
Ten Leiden researchers will receive funding of up to 280,000 euros from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). They will use this grant to develop their re...
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Wouter Kalf appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy 14 February 2022
As of 1 January, Wouter Kalf has been appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy.
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Professional female footballers have to play like a man 06 December 2021
Women’s football is steadily gaining attention. It’s as though the sport is becoming emancipated. And yet in conversations with professional female fo...
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Lukas Verburgt wins KNAW early career award 23 November 2021
Dr. Lukas Verburgt, guest researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, has received an Early Career Award from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and...
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Annemie Halsema appointed professor by special appointment: ‘I want to contribute to thinking about diversity 15 November 2021
The Institute for Philosophy further expands its knowledge: As of 1 September, Annemie Halsema holds the chair of Wijsgerige antropologie en de gronds...
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LCCP Working seminar autumn 2021 21 June 2021
The seminar is dedicated to the work-in-progress of Leiden Centre for Continental Philosophy staff and doctoral students. The paper is sent in advance...
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The usefulness of science: ‘Room for exchanging questions, values and ideas' 07 May 2021
Is scientific research useful? In his dissertation, Jorrit Smit argues that in order to answer this question one should not look at, for example, prom...
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Digital guest lectures for high school students: 'Focus on what's really important' 23 April 2021
Developing a digital guest lecture for high school students. Jan Sleutels was immediately enthusiastic when he got asked to do this. The end result? T...
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Academic Director Douglas Berger: ‘I want to help my fellow philosophers flourish’ 19 March 2021
The Institute for Philosophy has a new Academic Director: on 1 February, James McAllister was succeeded by Douglas Berger. We asked him about his plans.
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Jan Sleutels in Leidsch Dagblad about Leiden Wall Poems 17 March 2021
Jan Sleutels, senior university lecturer of philosophy, has been interviewed by the Leidsch Dagblad about the Leiden wall poems. Together with researc...
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Suzanne Bloks wins Leiden University MA Thesis Prize 08 March 2021
What is the best electoral system for a democracy? First place at the Leiden University Thesis Awards 2021 is for those who have added a cleverly subs...
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Philosophy student Eline van Slijpe wins J.C. Baak Prize 16 February 2021
Eline van Slijpe wrote her Master of Philosophy thesis on intergenerational justice: does the current generation have obligations towards future gener...
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Mark Rutgers reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities 08 February 2021
Mark Rutgers has been reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. After a first term where the focus was mainly internal, it’s time to look outw...