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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023
Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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Leiden's Austria Centre traveled to Berkeley, California for the Annual Convention of Austria Centers 13 June 2023
The fifteenth Annual Convention of Austria Centers took place in Berkeley, California, USA in May 2023. There, colleagues gathered from around the wor...
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Separating AI fact from fiction at the AI & Society Conference 12 June 2023
Researchers and policymakers are welcome to attend the AI & Society Conference in The Hague on Friday 23 June. The SAILS interdisciplinary research pr...
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The Chains of Holland’s Glory: research into South Holland's slavery past completed 08 June 2023
Karwan Fatah-Black and Lauren Lauret are co-authors of Geketend voor Hollands Glorie (The Chains of Holland’s Glory) that studies the political and ec...
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Faculty of Humanities joins 'Hidden Disabilities Sunflower' 05 June 2023
A hidden disability can make studying a considerable challenge, partly because of the disability itself, but also because others may not realise that ...
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives' 02 June 2023
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectivenes...
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Five tips for Museum Night Leiden 30 May 2023
Saturday 3 June will see the 15th edition of Museum Night Leiden. Students and researchers from Leiden University are once again on the programme this...
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The Austria Centre Leiden welcomes visiting researcher Dr. Lena Sadovski 24 May 2023
The Austria Centre is pleased to welcome Dr. Lena Sadovski as a visiting scholar who will do research at Leiden University for a few months in 2023. ...
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Botany: a love you can’t force 22 May 2023
Botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters talks about how people treat plants in general and weeds in particular.
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New Humanities Living Room focuses on 'feeling at home' 18 May 2023
Playing a game, picking a cutting for your room or just having a cup of coffee: it is all possible in the new Humanities Living Room in the Matthias d...
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Music and Words: The Austria Centre, the Practicum Musicae Orkest and Grensverleggend/Crossing Borders 17 May 2023
On Sunday, April 23, 2023, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey, Special Chair for Central European Studies, gave a special lecture alongside the Practicum Musicae...
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India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000 17 May 2023
On 15-16 June, Jos Gommans, Marieke Bloembergen, and Carolien Stolte will organize an international conference entitled “India in the Making of the Gl...
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained 08 May 2023
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections prom...
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Radio show opens vote for national flower of the Netherlands 08 May 2023
The Netherlands doesn’t have a national flower. The Vroege Vogels radio show wants to change this and is holding a vote. Experts from Leiden Universit...
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations 01 May 2023
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Sw...