News
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A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible' 23 September 2022
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian ...
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Social Resilience & Security seed funding for interdisciplinary research: call for proposals 22 September 2022
The interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience & Security is inviting proposals for seed funding. The programme aims to combine knowledge and expe...
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Sara Brandellero: ‘We need to protect the city from an excess of light’ 22 September 2022
On 25 September, lights throughout Leiden will be turned off for the Seeing Stars event. What makes the urban night so special? We asked university le...
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Meet Gert Staal 22 September 2022
ACPA is looking forward to work with a new member of their team: Gert Staal, Policy Officer.
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Video production of Richard Barrett's composition 'world-line' 22 September 2022
The Elision Ensemble made a video production of Richard Barrett's half-hour composition 'world-line'.
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Critical of the risks: research into the experiences of military observers 20 September 2022
For his PhD, historian and army major Dion Landstra researched the effectiveness of observers in peace operations in the Balkans between 1991 and 1995...
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time 20 September 2022
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he co...
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Dinko Fabris appointed professor: 'Music must live' 20 September 2022
Musicologist Dinko Fabris has been appointed professor at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA). He started on 1 September. 'I’m looking ...
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Researching sustainable filmmaking approaches, while exploring Indigenous Futurisms through film practice 19 September 2022
ACPA alumna Dr. Itandehui Jansen is currently working on a new experimental film. The project researches sustainable filmmaking approaches, while expl...
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Sound Practices in the Global South: Co-listening to Resounding Plurilogues 19 September 2022
ACPA alumnus Budhaditya Chattopadhyay explores sound practices across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America in his new publication 'S...
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European Drama and Performance Studies 2022 – 2, n° 19 - Historical Acting Techniques and the 21st-Century Body 19 September 2022
In the journal series European Drama and Performance Studies, Jed Wentz has edited issue n° 19 - Historical Acting Techniques and the 21st-Century Body.
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New installation 'LAWKI-Passages' at Digital Art Festival Taiwan 19 September 2022
Digital Art Festival Taiwan commissioned the collective ARK / Roosje Klap to develop a new installation for Taipei's National Digital Art Center. On s...
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International Studies celebrates 10th anniversary: ‘We’re unique in the world’ 16 September 2022
September 2022 marks the tenth anniversary of International Studies bachelor's programme. Some (former) staff members tell us what they think makes th...
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Launch D&I Calendar 2022-2023 13 September 2022
Following the success of the pilot calendar that was launched earlier this year, a new D&I calendar for the academic year 2022-2023 has been developed...
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Three students nominated for an ECHO Award: ‘I want to make the world a better place’ 13 September 2022
A more inclusive and diverse society is what Talisha Schilder, Hawra Nissi and Chiraz Hassoumi spend many hours a week working towards. Their hard wor...