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New publication with editions of papyri and ostraca in the Leiden Papyrological Institute 18 April 2023
This volume contains the first edition of 66 papyri and ostraca in the collection of the Leiden Papyrological Institute.
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Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’ 02 March 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes ...
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Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund 28 February 2023
More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other proj...
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Markus Davidsen: 'We need to implement ideas that improve an entire programme' 23 February 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. University lecturer Markus Davidsen is one of them. What does h...
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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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Dr Carwyn Morris awarded the British Academy Global Convening grant 03 February 2023
Dr 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 2023
On 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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European grant to research Tibetan collection: 'Tibetans' literary output was and is huge' 17 January 2023
As a student, university lecturer Berthe Jansen fell under the spell of the Van Manen collection: a collection full of Tibetan writings and objects. A...
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Feminist fatwas: How female Islamic scholars influence the religious landscape in Indonesia 02 January 2023
If you have a question about the right way to live as a Muslim, to find the answer - the fatwa - you need to speak to an alim (plural ulama), an Isla...
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,...
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Six top-rated programmes at Humanities 24 November 2022
Six programmes in the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded the designation 'top programme' by the Keuzegids. These are the bachelor’s in German Lan...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022
Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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Sarah Cramsey appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’ 08 November 2022
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to in...
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Mirae Kim on translation issues at K-pop 03 November 2022
K-pop is wildly popular. Fans all over the world sing along to the Korean songs, often without understanding exactly what the lyrics mean. University ...
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Lara Offermans and Marijn Bethlehem win the LUCSoR thesis prizes (2019-2021) 31 October 2022
The Leiden University Centre for the Study of Religion (LUCSoR) and the Beheerstichting Theologische Fondsen hand out two thesis prizes each year, one...