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A unique perspective on (pre)historical migration using linguistics 16 December 2019
Migration is not only reflected in DNA, but also in language. By tracing changes in language, we learn more about the lifestyle of the people that spe...
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Lara Weiss: ‘Egypt is not just pyramids and mummies’ 16 December 2019
Egyptologist Lara Weiss is curator at The National Museum of Antiquities and has been leading the VIDI research project 'Walking Dead' since 2017. The...
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 2019 06 December 2019
The fourth edition of the Middle Eastern Culture market was a great success with more than 2000 visitors over the weekend. Attendees participated in t...
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There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the European refugee crisis 02 December 2019
Who is welcome as a refugee, and who is not? And how is that decided? What role do humanitarian organisations play in the debate surrounding refugees?...
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art? 26 November 2019
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the ...
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Marlene Dumas on the Huizinga Lecture: ‘Artists shouldn’t have to justify themselves’ 21 November 2019
Artist and painter Marlene Dumas will give the Huizinga Lecture in Pieterskerk on Friday 6 December. In an interview with Elsevier Weekblad, she talks...
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Three tips on how to celebrate World Philosophy Day 21 November 2019
The UN has christened 21 November World Philosophy Day, a day on which ‘the enduring value of philosophy for the development of human thought, for eac...
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Etymology calendar: every day a word and its history 18 November 2019
The Etymology Calendar for 2020, which was compiled by five linguistics students from Leiden University, has now hit the shops. After the resounding s...
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes 05 November 2019
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Developing out of a solid base: Sybille Lammes new academic director of LUCAS 04 November 2019
As of November 1st 2019, Sybille Lammes, Professor of New Media and Digital Culture, will be the new academic director of the Leiden University Centre...
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Science & Cinema: Leiden researchers at the Leiden International Film Festival 29 October 2019
A film and quiz at the Old Observatory, a film whose ending you decide or a political satire in The Hague. These are some of the options at Science & ...
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First Uni for City theme afternoon: ‘Art in the community brings people together’ 21 October 2019
How important is art in the community? And which role can the University play in this? At the first open brainstorming session of Uni for City, artist...
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Rethinking Disability Webcomics in the Fȇte de La Science at Sorbonne University 18 October 2019
The ERC-funded project Rethinking Disability was featured in the Fȇte de La Science which was held on 11 October 2019 at Sorbonne University in Paris.
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Jos Gommans guest curator exhibition 'India and the Netherlands in the Age of Rembrandt' 18 October 2019
Jos Gommans is guest curator of the exhibition "India and the Netherlands in the Age of Rembrandt", from October 17th to December 16th 2019 in the Chh...
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What politicians can learn from Cicero and Dionysius 17 October 2019
'How do you write a slogan to win an election?' Steven Ooms answers this question in his PhD research into ideas about good prose in the time of Caesa...