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LUCIS Annual Conference brings Shiʿi studies to the forefront 02 November 2018
On 14 and 15 November, the LUCIS Annual Conference takes place in Leiden. Scholars from diverse backgrounds will come together to share their research...
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Call for Applications ENIS Spring School 01 November 2018
In 2019 the ENIS Spring School takes place in Granada from 18 March until 22 March 2019. The Spring School will be organized by ENIS (the European Net...
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Mavlyuda Yusupova will be the Central Asia Visiting Professor in November 2018 29 October 2018
Mavlyuda Yusupova will be Central Asia Visiting Professor in November 2018. She will deliver two guest lectures for Leiden MA and PhD students.
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Catholics in the Dutch Republic were creative directors of their own lives 24 October 2018
The Catholics were by no means pitiable victims over the two centuries that they had to practise their religion underground, Caroline Lenarduzzi write...
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Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture opens its doors 11 October 2018
With the official launch of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural F...
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Interpreting Rituals: Historiographical Perspectives and Pluralistic Contexts 27 September 2018
From 29 October until 31 October 2018 the conference 'Interpreting Rituals: Historiographical Perspectives and Pluralistic Contexts' will be held at L...
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Education, desire and South Koreans in contemporary China 24 September 2018
In her dissertation, Xiao Ma takes education as a lens to reveal the dynamic relations of three groups of South Koreans – parents, students, and educa...
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LUCDH Symposium 21 September 2018
The Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities has awarded some small research grants to foster the developments of new digital research. These p...
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In Memoriam Prof. Dr. J.F. Borghouts 18 September 2018
Prof. Dr. Joris F. Borghouts (1939-2018) was Full Professor of Egyptology at Leiden University and a specialist in ancient Egyptian grammar and magic.
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Extended Deadline NISIS Autumn School 11 September 2018
The deadline for applications for the NISIS Autumn School has been extended until Monday 24 September 2018, 9.00 hours (CET)!!
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15 September: Deadline AMT2 Research Funding (final round) 30 August 2018
The deadline for the final round of AMT2 Research Funding is 15 September 2018, 17 hrs CET. Application is open to all academic staff of Leiden Univer...
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Royal honour for Erik-Jan Zürcher 27 August 2018
At his farewell party on 25 August 2018, Erik-Jan Zürcher, professor and specialist on Turkey, was appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion. He...
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International group of scholars discuss Japanese protests 23 August 2018
In 1968 Japan was shocked by student protests and even today, exactly fifty years later, their effects can still be felt. An interdisciplinary group o...
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Opening of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture 15 August 2018
With the launch of the Albabtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation ...
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Call for applications NISIS Autumn School 30 July 2018
From Monday 15 until Thursday 18 October 2018, the eighth annual NISIS Autumn School will take place at the University of Groningen. This year’s Autum...