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LUCSoR welcomes Verena Meyer to the staff 14 February 2024LUCSoR is happy to welcome Verena Myer, researcher and lecturer in Islam in South and South-East Asia to the staff. In this interview she will discuss...
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Why do Japanese and South Korean women falter on their way to the top? 14 February 2024In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of ...
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you' 08 February 2024Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, ...
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Rector Bijl presented the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award at the Leiden Jewish Studies Association first annual conference 19 January 2024On December 6, 2023, Rector Hester Bijl welcomed participants at the Leiden Jewish Studies Association’s First Annual Conference 'Jews at Home: From C...
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The battle over marriage in Indonesia 13 December 2023The Indonesian government has been trying to enforce marriage and divorce laws for some time. These efforts are encountering resistance from both loca...
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New professor Florian Schneider: ‘Chinese citizens are more perturbed by climate change than many in America or Europa’ 11 December 2023After a gap of five years, Leiden has a new Professor of Modern China. Florian Schneider started his position on 1 September.
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Leiden University receives Prime Minister's Award from Korea for Korea Studies program 04 December 2023Ambassador Hyoung Chan Choe of South Korea paid his first visit to Leiden University Nov. 22, where he was received by President Annetje Ottow and Pro...
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Dubai climate summit: 'Virtually all funds are underfunded' 30 November 2023Dubai is teeming with world leaders these days at the United Nations' annual climate conference. What can we expect? We look ahead with university lec...
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Call for Papers: 'Matrilineal Kerala: Investigations across Borders' 29 November 2023
In collaboration with: Leiden University Institute for Area Studies, the Netherlands & Mar Chrysostom Chair, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important' 27 November 2023The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will ta...
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Professor bids farewell with roadshow in Indonesia: 'One big celebration of recognition' 12 October 2023Whereas most outgoing professors are offered a congress, Nico Kaptein's former students and PhD students took a bigger approach. They treated him not ...
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Artificial intelligence and clay tablets: not yet a perfect match 10 October 2023Translating 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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What is the Chinese government’s approach to immigrants? 28 September 2023The 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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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research 22 September 2023On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Atte...
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development? 19 September 2023Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated...