News
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Annelise Reid wins Speckmann Prize 2017 07 March 2017
On March 6, Annelise Reid was granted the Speckmann Prize 2017 for best MA thesis of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology....
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Interview with Cristina Grasseni: new Professor of Anthropology 15 February 2017
On February 1st Cristina Grasseni started as Professor of Anthropology at the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. She is br...
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442nd Dies Natalis focuses on Asia 08 February 2017
On the 442nd anniversary of the foundation of Leiden University, and at the start of the Leiden Asia Year, lawyer Jan Michiel Otto, an expert in the f...
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10-year anniversary Master Thesis Lab: A decennia of supporting students with thesis troubles 06 February 2017
On Monday 6 February, 2017 it is exactly ten years since the FSW Master Thesis Lab was set up. And the Faculty is proud and delighted to mark the anni...
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Working with a disability 31 January 2017
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? ...
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Shishani & The Namibian Tales: 'We bring the world together in our music’ 26 January 2017
With her debut album ‘Itaala’, the multicultural Shishani & The Namibian Tales are taking the Dutch music scene by storm. The album, which was crowned...
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From beach waste to a new product 16 January 2017
Nederland Circulair! is organising the week of the circular economy, for the second time. This is a great setting for Leiden University to promote sev...
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Four social and behavioural 2016 prize winners 12 January 2017
Following the New Year's speech of Dean Hanna Swaab a total of 4 prize winners were showered with praise and flowers during the new year's reception 1...
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‘A top notch lecturer!’ Igor Boog wins Casimir Award 2016 11 January 2017
Igor Boog, lecturer of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, received the Casimir Award for most inspiring lecturer of the Faculty of Socia...
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Almost twenty new MOOCs have started 10 January 2017
Nineteen new Leiden University MOOCs have started this January. Anyone can take part in these online courses varying from combatting terrorism to kid...
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Social Science Matters: How should we discuss terrorism in our schools? 21 December 2016
As schools in the U.S., students have to enter through security gates; schools in Belgium were forced to remain closed for several days after the atta...
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3 student films show why we need to celebrate Audiovisual Heritage Day 26 October 2016
From Roma standing up for their rights in Ghent, to the comeback of African fashion in Ghana. The documentaries from Visual Ethnography students show...
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Social Science Matters: Clinton vs. Trump - race over? 28 September 2016
Monday 26 September, 2016 saw the first confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Expectations were high – not only about the content o...
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Call for Papers and Kick-off Conference Research Group: From Disorder to Order 31 May 2016
On October 20 and 21, 2016, Leiden University will host an international conference under the title "From Disorder to Order: Conflict and the Resource...
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The Anti-Politics of UNESCO World Heritage 23 May 2016
We deeply cherish our natural and cultural World Heritage, so it seems; when historical monuments and sites are destroyed by war or natural disaster, ...