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Ship channels and their landscapes require radical reconsideration to meet the energy transition and adapt to climate change 23 September 2022Han Meyer, Carola Hein, Paul van de Laar and Sabine Luning argue that in the current moment of major crises ship channels necessitate radical reconsid...
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Thirza is the new student member of the IB: 'I want to hear the opinions of less outspoken students' 21 September 2022Since 1 September, fourth-year student Thirza van 't Rood has been the new student member of the Institute Board at Cultural Anthropology. Her first t...
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Ratna Saptari retires: anthropologist dedicated herself with heart and soul to Indonesian workers' and human rights 16 September 2022Ratna Saptari is since 2007 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. She has always been involved with...
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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum 06 September 2022The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Sp...
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Kick-off Meeting Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network 30 August 2022How do people experience health, illness and wellbeing? How do health interventions travel across the globe? How are health inequalities embodied, cre...
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Erik Bahre on Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa 09 August 2022Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African count...
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Sander Hölsgens in Belgium Newspaper about changing skate culture 08 August 2022Skate legend Tony Hawk came to Antwerp. Belgium newspaper De Morgen published an article on the changing skate culture. Cultural Anthropologist Sander...
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Podcast De Verbranders critical of European border and asylum procedures 27 July 2022The Dutch asylum application centre in Ter Apel is overburdened, an issue that is currently a prominent feature in the Dutch media. In podcast De Verb...
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Marja Spierenburg about the importance of the EuroScience Open Forum 07 July 2022From Wednesday 13 July 2022, for four days, Leiden is at the epicentre of European science, as it hosts Europe's largest interdisciplinary conference,...
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Boardgames and graphic animations: creative ways to present academic information 05 July 2022“Your roommate tests positive for COVID but you don’t have any symptoms and haven’t been in close proximity with them, do you still go out with friend...
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Professor Marja Spierenburg in the House of Representatives of The Netherlands 20 June 2022On 15 June 2022 Professor Anthropology of Sustainability and Livelihood Marja Spierenburg was one of the invited speakers at the round table in the Ho...
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Healthy Society Event: lots of inspiration exchanged about societal wellbeing and social sciences 13 June 2022How can social scientists contribute to a healthier society? That question was central to the Healthy Society Event on 9 June 2022, which successfully...
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Cultural Anthropology and Healthy Society 10 June 2022A Healthy Society is one of the main pillars of the Leiden Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences' Strategic Plan. A Healthy Society is concerned ...
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Pieters Corner: Out-of-home placement 08 June 2022It was recently revealed that an estimated 1115 children of parents who are victims of the childcare benefits scandal were forcibly taken into out-of-...
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance 31 May 2022Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta have received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate chan...