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Visiting Scholar Dr. Lena Sadovski talks about religious hyperdiversity in early modern south-east Europe 23 October 2023
On October 11, the Austria Centre Leiden teamed up with the Leiden Jewish Studies Association to welcome Dr. Lena Sadovski for a lunch time talk. Fift...
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Looking for that one source? Check the UB's databases 19 October 2023
Japanese newspapers, photo archives from the Dutch East Indies or information on gender and sexuality: all these can be found in the University Librar...
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How a UN mission in Cambodia became a 'success' by taking sides 17 October 2023
The peacekeeping operation in Cambodia (1991-1993) by the United Nations is generally regarded as an important and rare peacekeeping success. Research...
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Expanding space for social sciences and humanities in discussions about global health in Africa 17 October 2023
The Leiden University Network for Health in Africa (LUNHA) aims to shift the focus of global health to be more about justice, fairness, and inclusion....
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Decolonisation in art: 'That darkness says: up to here and no further' 13 October 2023
It was not light, but its absence that caught Stephanie Noach's attention a few years ago. With her research on darkness in art, she aims to show how ...
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How do we listen? 'There is no such thing as a natural disposition' 10 October 2023
How is our perception of sound informed by the way we participate in the world? That is the question PhD candidate Gabriel Paiuk has been pondering in...
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Artificial intelligence and clay tablets: not yet a perfect match 10 October 2023
Translating ancient texts, filling in missing parts of clay tablets: articles are popping up more and more often about the possibilities offered by ar...
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Emeriti professors organise symposium: 'it’s a shame if our knowledge goes to waste' 09 October 2023
When professors become emeriti, it usually does not mean they stop working. The Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) will therefore soon have a first: a symp...
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‘Leiden and the university can learn a lot from each other’ 03 October 2023
We always need to find a new way to tell the story of 3 October, believes Ariadne Schmidt. The professor by special appointment of History of Urban Cu...
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What is the Chinese government’s approach to immigrants? 28 September 2023
The rapid economic development of recent decades has made China a destination for migrants from all parts of the world. What does Chinese migration po...
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Journal of Sonic Studies 24 online 22 September 2023
The editors of the Journal of Sonic Studies are proud to announce that its 24th issue is online.
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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research 22 September 2023
On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Atte...
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Children's Storybook ‘Sumak Kichwa Wawa’ 19 September 2023
What do you get when you combine traditional storytelling, new technology, and a whole lot of creative passion? Sumak Kichwa Wawa, an Andean children'...
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries 19 September 2023
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines insp...
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development? 19 September 2023
Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated...