News
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Catia Antunes appointed as full member of the Young Academy of Europe
As of 27 October Catia Antunes has been appointed as full member of the Young Academy of Europe.
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Jan-Bart Gewald appointed as Professor of Southern African History
As of 1 September Jan-Bart Gewald has been appointed as Professor of Southern African History in the Leiden Institute for History, in conjunction with...
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Introducing: Elisabeth Heijmans
Elisabeth Heijmans is one of the four PhDs in Cátia Antunes’ ERC Research Project 'Fighting Monopolies'.
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Introducing: Kaarle Wirta
Kaarle Wirta is one of the four PhDs in Cátia Antunes’ ERC Research Project 'Fighting Monopolies'.
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Introducing: Julie Svalastog
Julie Svalastog is one of the four PhDs in Cátia Antunes’ ERC Research Project 'Fighting Monopolies'.
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Introducing: Edgar Pereira
Edgar Pereira is one of the four PhDs in Cátia Antunes’ ERC Research Project 'Fighting Monopolies'.
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Introducing: Hasan Colak
Hasan Colak is one of the two postdocs in Cátia Antunes’ ERC Research Project 'Fighting Monopolies'.
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Inge Ligtvoet in Nigeria
My first fieldwork in Nigeria began up in the air, as we were approaching the runway of Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport.
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Sharing knowledge about social media in Africa
Africa is online. Leiden Africa expert Mirjam de Bruijn is fascinated by the fast development of mobile telephony and social media in Africa. She main...
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‘Indonesian archives are a goldmine for historians’
It's a race against time for Charles Jeurgens, Leiden Professor in Archival Studies. He is investigating how the colonial authorities created the arch...
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Launch of a new Europaeum Master option
A new two year MA track was launched at the Europaeum Spring School in Oxford on May 18th 2013.
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Chávez is dead: Viva Chávez!
‘Hugo Chávez could gain an iconic status among left-wing groups in Latin America that is comparable with that of Che Guevara,’ says Patricio Silva, Pr...
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The problem of them-and-us thinking
‘It's empty talk, nothing but political posturing,’ says Prof. Leo Lucassen about Minister Lodewijk Asscher's plan for a participation contract for mi...
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Ancient Greek decision making with help from the gods
In the world of Ancient Greece the interpretation of supernatural signs was a versatile tool to facilitate decision-making. This is the central hypoth...
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Queen Beatrix writing history
This is a good time for it to happen, in the opinion of Professor of Fatherlands History, Henk te Velde. The abdication of Queen Beatrix is a good sta...