News
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Andrea Cortellari wins the best MA thesis prize in Turkish Studies 18 August 2021
Andrea Cortellari, a 2020 graduate of the MA program in Middle Eastern Studies at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies, wins the best MA thesis prize...
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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021) 02 August 2021
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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Skandapurāṇa Project Interview for New Books Network 29 June 2021
This interview features Drs. Peter Bisschop (Leiden University) and Yuko Yokochi (Kyoto University) and their work on the monumental Skandapurāṇa proj...
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure 21 June 2021
In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the...
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Eight researchers to travel abroad on Rubicon grant 21 June 2021
Eight young researchers from Leiden University have received a Rubicon grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will allow them to conduct re...
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In Memoriam: Wilfred van Soldt (1947-2021) 17 May 2021
We regret to share the news that our colleague, friend, and former professor of Assyriology at Leiden University, passed away on 15 May 2021.
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The Skandapurāṇa Volume V published 17 May 2021
Skandapurāṇa V presents a critical edition of Adhyāyas 92-112 from the Skandapurāṇa, with an introduction and annotated English synopsis.
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’ 03 May 2021
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved i...
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ERC Advanced Grant for six Leiden researchers 22 April 2021
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded an Advanced Grant to six Leiden researchers. It awards these significant grants to established princip...
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Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste 22 February 2021
In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a human...
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Cisca Hoogendijk receives Festschrift 15 December 2020
On 8 December, on the occasion of her 65th birthday, Cisca Hoogendijk was surprised with a festive bundle of 56 text editions by friends and colleague...
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‘The connection with society is always closer than you think’ 14 September 2020
On the Things That Talk platform, students publish stories about objects from museums from the many collections of the university library and the city...
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Student Maureen Kuijs about receiving the 2020 Global Korea Scholarship 29 June 2020
Maureen Kuijs, third-year BA Korean Studies student, is one of the students that received the 2020 Global Korea Scholarship this year. With this schol...
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A broader perspective on the war 07 May 2020
Leiden researcher Ethan Mark has a mission, he explains in the alumni magazine Leidraad. He wants us to take off our Eurocentric glasses when we study...
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In memoriam: Prof. Dr. Barbara Henriëtte Flemming (28 mei 1930 - 22 maart 2020) 29 April 2020
On 22 March 2020 passed away due to heart failure emerita professor Turkish Language and Culture Barbara Flemming: a great loss for her partner Dr. S...