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In memoriam: Juan José Jaime Aloísio Archidona Ramírez (1992 - 2024)04 March 2024On Monday 26 February the terrible news reached us that our gifted former Egyptology student – and former student assistant at the Leids Papyrologisch...
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy29 February 2024Western civil servants openly struggle at times with their own government’s policies on the war in Gaza. In protest, civil servants in various countri...
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University29 February 2024From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the...
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’27 February 2024How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for...
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Call for Papers: Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference22 February 2024In our rapidly evolving and interconnected world, the study of International Relations has expanded beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. Leide...
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Call for Papers: Indonesia 2014-202415 February 2024
Editors: Irene Hadiprayitno and Rizal Shidiq (Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Leiden University, the Netherlands)
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair14 February 2024Welcome to 2024! I hope this message finds you doing well and reenergised following the holiday season. With that said, I can imagine that many of us ...
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LUCSoR welcomes Verena Meyer to the staff14 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 conference19 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 Indonesia13 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 program04 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...