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Back to your roots: Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event 04 March 2024
Over 100 Leiden University alumni gathered in the heart of Brussels for the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event on 29 February. The European Bankin...
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy 29 February 2024
Western civil servants openly struggle at times with their own government’s policies on the war in Gaza. In protest, civil servants in various countri...
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages' 29 February 2024
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother La...
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University 29 February 2024
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the...
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Sjoerd van Trigt: ‘Rowing is how I relax.' 29 February 2024
When Sjoerd van Trigt, a student of International Studies, is not in the lecture hall, you can find him at Rowing Club Asopos de Vliet. He trains ther...
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’ 27 February 2024
How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for...
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Online database with two hundred local chronicle texts launched: A few years ago that wouldn’t have been possible' 27 February 2024
Too expensive groceries, diseases suddenly breaking out: from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, hundreds of people documented the world around ...
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Call for Papers: Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference 22 February 2024
In our rapidly evolving and interconnected world, the study of International Relations has expanded beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. Leide...
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KNAW Early Career Award for Alisa van de Haar: ‘I want to take a more positive approach to migration and multilingualism’ 22 February 2024
Alisa van de Haar is one of three humanities scholars to win a KNAW Early Career Award this year. The university lecturer of Ancient French Literature...
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How the rise of AI is creating new opportunities for computational linguists 20 February 2024
With the rise of AI, interest in computational linguistics and language models has taken flight. But machines are far from being able to go it alone. ...
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Karwan Fatah-Black launches book series on slavery and emancipation 20 February 2024
How do we account for historical power dynamics when writing new histories of slavery and emancipation? What critical methods can we employ when study...
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Meet Louise van der Vlugt, Co-winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award 15 February 2024
In December 2023, Louise van der Vlugt was announced as Co-Winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award. She sat down to answer some questions ...
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Call for Papers: Indonesia 2014-2024 15 February 2024
Editors: Irene Hadiprayitno, Elena Burgos Martinez, and Rizal Shidiq (Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, the Netherlands)
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair 14 February 2024
Welcome to 2024! I hope this message finds you doing well and reenergised following the holiday season. With that said, I can imagine that many of us ...
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LUCSoR welcomes Verena Meyer to the staff 14 February 2024
LUCSoR is happy to welcome Verena Myer, researcher and lecturer in Islam in South and South-East Asia to the staff. In this interview she will discuss...