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Lecture and roundtable discussion with Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski 22 April 2022
On 21 April 2022, Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski visited Leiden. The theme of his visit was the role of law and historiography in shaping collecti...
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Four Leiden researchers awarded Rubicon grants 14 April 2022
Four promising young researchers will be able to conduct two years of research at a university abroad thanks to a Rubicon grant from the Dutch Researc...
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Student Johan collaborated on three books: ‘1572 was not a celebration of tolerance’ 12 April 2022
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen (lit. ‘Sea Beggars’) and therefore the birth of the Netherlands. St...
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch 11 April 2022
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center...
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Towards a more diverse diversity policy: NWA subsidy for ‘Dilemmas of diversity’ project 08 April 2022
The ‘Dilemmas of diversity’ research project is to receive a subsidy of 1.8 million euros from the National Research Agenda (NWA). Coordinator Marlou ...
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Leiden’s slavery past laid bare 29 March 2022
The Mapping Slavery project will place markers that tell the story of Leiden’s slavery past. Why is this important and what does it mean for today’s s...
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Raising the colonial debate: ‘You have to create a story that’s easy to understand’ 18 March 2022
How can we best tell the current generations about some of the darkest parts of our past? To answer this question, researchers from Leiden are working...
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Call for Panels and Papers: "Conflict and Inequity, Peace and Justice: Local, Regional and International Perspectives" 16 March 2022
The Seventh European Congress on World and Global History, entitled "Conflict and Inequity, Peace and Justice: Local, Regional, and International Pers...
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’ 08 March 2022
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will g...
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Three new Leiden bloggers for Faces of Science 07 March 2022
What is life like as an academic? Twelve PhD candidates will report on their daily work in videos and blogs on the Faces of Science website (in Dutch...
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A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously' 15 February 2022
Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the Unit...
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Wayfarers: Roma and Sinti’s bumpy ride through education 15 February 2022
Access to education for people from the lower socio-economic class has improved immensely in Europe from the 1950s onwards. Yet the Roma and Sinti wer...
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Do you buy your partner chocolates and roses? Fascination for American holidays explained 14 February 2022
Buying chocolates as a sign of love, getting the best deals on Black Friday and putting on a spooky costume for Halloween. In recent years, these holi...
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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund 04 February 2022
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclu...
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today 24 January 2022
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not g...