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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant 09 September 2019
Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...
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Knighthood for Professor Henk Schulte Nordholt 09 September 2019
Professor Henk Schulte Nordholt was made a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on Friday 6 September 2019 for his services to the study of Ind...
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Manioc and Amazonian Prehistory: Veni grant for Konrad Rybka 04 September 2019
How did manioc, a poisonous root, become the staple of Amazonia and change the lives of prehistoric Amazonian peoples? Veni grant recipient, Konrad Ry...
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Faculty Teaching Prize nominees in the spotlight 02 September 2019
Who will win this year's Teaching Prize of the Faculty of Humanities? On Thursday September 12th, we will find out during the faculty party in the Sta...
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Two Leiden professors ‘top of the class’ according to ScienceGuide 02 September 2019
Professors Remco Breuker and Barend van der Meulen are ‘top of the class’ for academic year 2018-2019 according to ScienceGuide. This science magazine...
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Thijs Porck wins LUS Teaching Prize 2019 02 September 2019
Lecturer in Old and Middle English Thijs Porck was awarded the annual Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...
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Benjamin Suchard receives Veni grant for research on Nabataean Aramaic as a spoken language 12 August 2019
Was Nabatean also a spoken language? And if so, for how long? These are just two questions that historical linguist Benjamin Suchard will address in h...
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‘Old English is super cool’ 08 August 2019
With his dance routine and YouTube clips, he even manages to make grammar fun. His infectious enthusiasm and innovative teaching methods have won Thij...
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‘The question is more important than the answer’ 08 August 2019
Francesco Ragazzi loves to talk about international relations. But what makes him really happy is if his students question the discipline. This has wo...
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Veni grant for Mahmood Kooriadathodi: Can Islam be Matriarchal? 29 July 2019
One of the major stereotypes about Islam is that it is very male-dominant and women-oppressive, but is Islam really that patriarchal? Mahmood Kooriada...
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NWO grant for Manon van der Heijden and Leo Lucassen 29 July 2019
Manon van der Heijden and Leo Lucassen have been awarded funding from the NWO's Free Competition Humanities. They received the grant for their researc...
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NWO Open Competition funding for three humanities scholars 25 July 2019
Manon van der Heijden and Leo Lucassen, and Maarten Mous will receive NWO Open Competition funding. This funding amounts to a maximum of 750,000 euros...
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Tim Meijers receives a Veni for research into obligations to future generations 23 July 2019
What do we owe to future generations? And how do we fairly share the costs of complying with these obligations , knowing that the world is full of ine...
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Judith Naeff researches Arab ideals and disappointments with Veni grant 22 July 2019
University Lecturer on Middle Eastern cultures Judith Naeff, associated with the Faculty of Humanities, will receive a Veni grant of 250,000 euros. Th...
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These are the seven Veni laureates of Humanities 17 July 2019
No less than seven scholars of the Faculty of Humanities were awarded a Veni grant. Veni grants are aimed at excellent researcher who recently obtaine...