News
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Walking in a city of the dead 09 March 2020
They call their team ‘The Walking Dead’: Leiden Egyptologists Lara Weiss, Huw Twiston Davies and Nico Staring. A fitting name for a group that conduct...
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Journalistiek in Irak tweegesprek met Judit Neurink en Sakir Khader 05 March 2020
LUCIS organiseerde op woensdag 4 maart een speciale avond over journalistiek in Irak. Journaliste Judit Neurink en programmamaker Sakir Khader verteld...
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Christopher Green: ‘You cannot generalize North Koreans' self-understanding’ 24 February 2020
The notion of North Koreans as brainwashed and unable to think critically about their heritage and what it means to be North Korean is pervasive. More...
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‘Collaboration is essential to scientific breakthroughs’ 13 February 2020
How do we create a healthy, inclusive, digital and sustainable society? And how do we keep it that way? If science is to provide answers to these ques...
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European Union Studies in Brussels: a three stage rocket 10 February 2020
After the successful visit to Brussels of last year, staff of the MA International Relations specialisation European Union Studies, the Communications...
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Learning African sign languages via a video app 10 February 2020
For many deaf Ghanaians, Ghanaian Sign Language is their first language. But for more deaf signers to be able to fully participate in society, more si...
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Lively debate after panel on current events in Iran 06 February 2020
Over 170 people took part in the panel on current events in Iran organized by LUCIS. A bustling crowd of Dutch-Iranians, students, University staff, a...
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’ 05 February 2020
Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coron...
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In Memoriam: Erik Herber (1969-2020) 03 February 2020
The Japanese Studies community at Leiden University is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our colleague, Erik Herber. He was not only an esteemed s...
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Struggles of student life are central at OpenUp! symposium 30 January 2020
The life of a students is not always easy and many students find it difficult to share their problems with each other. For that reason, the study advi...
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Angels for sale: retrieving looted cultural property 27 January 2020
The illicit trade in stolen cultural property is booming. Countless works of art and antiquities will be lost if we don’t do more to stop this. This i...
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Karin Aalderink: ‘It is very satisfying to help students on their way’ 27 January 2020
Her love for China made her study Chinese and go on an exchange trip in her third year of studies. As an Outbound Student Coordinator at the Humanitie...
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Join the Humans of Humanities film premiere in Trianon! 24 January 2020
The humanities consist of various academic fields. But what is the common ground of all these different academics and students? And why does their wor...
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How do you tell the story of eighteenth century princesses? 20 January 2020
Historian Joost Welten has written a book entitled 'De vergeten prinsessen van Thorn' (The forgotten princesses of Thorn). For his book, he analysed t...
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Jeroen Touwen new Vice-Dean of Humanities 06 January 2020
Jeroen Touwen has been appointed Vice-Dean and portfolio holder for bachelor’s programmes at the Faculty of Humanities with effect from 1 January 2020...