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Introducing: Sarah Nelson 16 February 2023Since 1 October 2022, Sarah Nelson is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for History. Below she introduces herself.
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A year of war against Ukraine: What now? 16 February 2023After a year of war against Ukraine, professors André Gerrits, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Frans Osinga look back at Russian aggression and Western unity ...
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How music shaped a Cabo Verdean community in Rotterdam 10 February 2023No migrant community in the Netherlands wrote as many songs about the place they migrated to as the Cabo Verdean one. PhD candidate Seger Kersbergen s...
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’ 07 February 2023'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate f...
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Analysis of 2,000 French newspapers reveals criticism of Third Republic 06 February 2023‘Politicians act only in their own interests. The common man does not interest them at all.’ And, ‘The debate in parliament was a sorry sight and demo...
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Bruno Verbeek: 'If your teaching is going well, you have to innovate' 06 February 2023Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Qualification in Education (SKO) this year. University lecturer Bruno Verbeek is one of them. What does...
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Dr Carwyn Morris awarded the British Academy Global Convening grant 03 February 2023Dr Carwyn Morris (LIAS) was awarded the British Academy Global Convening grant, as part of an international consortium with 19 colleagues.
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023) 01 February 2023On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Le...
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Tom Groot Haar works for Foreign Affairs: ‘every important issue comes by our desks’ 31 January 2023Working as a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: for many students it would be their dream. Alumnus Tom Groot Haar is busy making it a reali...
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‘Radicalisation is the logical consequence of how we live together’ 31 January 2023With radicalisation, most people will think of individuals who carry out terrorist attacks as part of a certain ideology. Professor of Radicalisation ...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers 31 January 2023From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages and more: six Leiden ...
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Five activities to look forward to this semester 30 January 2023A fresh semester means a fresh faculty calendar. There is plenty to do at the faculty again in the coming months. Five interesting activities are list...
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Getting your master's thesis published in a prestigious journal: alumni Matthieu did that 27 January 2023After completing one bachelor’s and two master’s programmes at Leiden University, alumnus in Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy Ma...
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students 27 January 2023How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday...
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Rescore of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky for chamber orchestra 24 January 2023ACPA PhD Michael Drapkin has been commissioned by The Venice Symphony (Florida) to rescore The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky for chamber orchestra.