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Crossing boundaries between religion and psychiatry 27 October 2016
What is the impact of Ramadan on patients with a bipolar disorder? What does it mean to be sensitive to psychiatric patients' religious beliefs? Dris...
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Cleveringa professor Joanne Liu to give extra lecture 25 October 2016
Cleveringa professor Joanne Liu, international president of Artsen Zonder Grenzen, will give an extra lecture on 24 November. The subject will be how ...
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Alanna O'Malley on the election of new United Nations secretary-general António Guterres 13 October 2016
The election of a new secretary-general of the UN has reinvigorated the discussion on reform of the institution. Criticism on its functioning often fo...
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Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek are the winners of the Die Haghe prize of 2016 10 October 2016
Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek were awarded with the Die Haghe Prize of 2016 for their book ‘Hier woonden wij. Hoe een stad zijn Joodse verleden hero...
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Dating with electrodes struck to your skin 19 September 2016
Four thousand visitors immersed themselves in art and science during Leiden's Night of Art and Science on 17 September. They could choose from dozens ...
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Two more upcoming events from PhDArts 16 September 2016
Activities of Thalia Hoffman and Basma Hamdy
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A PhD at 20 14 September 2016
Philosopher Stefan Buijsman obtained his doctorate this year at the age of 20 at the University of Stockholm, making him the youngest PhD in Sweden. H...
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Voice4Thought: listening to other voices 09 September 2016
People in motion. This is the theme of the Voice4Thought festival taking place in Leiden from 21 to 25 September. Debates, songs, art, workshops, a co...
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‘Today’s refugees are tomorrow’s Dutch citizens’ 05 September 2016
From virtual education to a friendly meeting place where refugees and Dutch students can get to know one another. Investing in refugees is in the inte...
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Call for Papers - The Role and Position of Sounds and Sounding Arts in Public Urban Environments 05 September 2016
Call for Papers for the Conference to be held on November 29th and 30th at Leiden University and coordinated by Prof. dr. M.A. (Marcel) Cobussen, invo...
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Marcel Cobussen Lecture: What can music offer our contemporary society? 30 August 2016
ACPA Professor of Auditory Culture and Music Philosophy Marcel Cobussen will give a lecture at the Gaudeamus Academy Workshop Weekend. The GMW Academ...
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'Using few words to say a lot – that’s the art of blogging' 24 August 2016
Many Humanities scholars keep a blog of their own. This summer, we’re putting these in the spotlight. For this week’s interview, we sat down with Anne...
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Vote for a super-talented Leiden scientist 22 August 2016
The New Scientist magazine has selected two young Leiden scientists for its Top 25 Young Talents in the Netherlands and Flanders: historian Karwan Fat...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad 30 June 2016
The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.
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Exhibitions, prizes, concerts, workshops, publications, book launches, projects, residencies and lectures 29 June 2016
Activities of Heloisa Amaral, Henri Bok, Jonas Staal, Bobby Mitchell, Danne Ojeda, Dick de Graaf, Niels Berentsen, Madga Pucci, Andrea Stultiens, and ...