News
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Temple culture in Ptolemaic Egypt alive and kicking 13 February 2017
Egyptian temple culture was thought to be declining in the Ptolemaic era, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Nothing could be further f...
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Arabic book design: slow progression 09 January 2017
Since the end of the nineteenth century Arabic book designers have influenced the social and cultural situation in the Middle East with their work. Hu...
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Caroline Waerzeggers appointed professor of Assyriology 21 December 2016
Since 1 September 2016, Caroline Waerzeggers has been appointed as professor of Assyriology at Leiden University. From January 2017 she will be direct...
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Frank Dikötter to receive honorary doctorate at Dies Natalis 2017 05 December 2016
Historian Frank Dikötter will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University for his work on the history of the Chinese Republican period and th...
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New courses Buddhist Studies by dr. Helmut Tauscher 02 December 2016
In the Spring semester of 2017, two courses will be offered by the Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, Dr. Helmut Tauscher. One is oriented...
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Blue bra graffiti: masterclass Bahia Shebab 01 December 2016
Egyptian artist Bahia Shebab will give a masterclass in Leiden on 13 December. She is one of this year's laureates of the Prins Claus Award and has be...
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Studying in an ultramodern and traditional China 13 September 2016
More and more Leiden students are studying in China. Two of them talk about their summer course there. 'Now I understand better the kind of country Ch...
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Understanding Asia better 30 August 2016
There are numerous ways in which Asia and the West influence one another. Having a good understanding of the countries of Asia and their inhabitants i...
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Emoticons in Ancient Egypt 30 August 2016
The advent of script has never managed to eliminate the use of symbols. This is the finding of research carried out by Kyra van der Moezel on Ancient ...
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“It gets a lot of positive response” 22 July 2016
Many Humanities scholars keep a blog of their own. This summer, we’re putting these in the spotlight. For this week’s interview, we sat down with dr. ...
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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers 15 July 2016
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awar...
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Call for papers: Second Conference on Middle Period Chinese Humanities 06 July 2016
Following the success of The Middle Period Chinese Studies Conference held in 2014 at Harvard University, we welcome paper proposals for the second co...
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How North Korea forces labourers to work in Poland 05 July 2016
Leiden researchers discovered that North Korean labourers are being forced to work on a large scale in Poland. Professor of Korea Studies Remco Breuke...
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How Wayang storytelling is changing 01 July 2016
Wayang is a centuries-old Javanese tradition, but this style of puppet theatre is undergoing serious change. Kathryn Emerson shows this based on the w...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad 30 June 2016
The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.