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MEPs’ visit highlights importance of knowledge about Global SouthKnowledge institutions 03 February 2026Two MEPs visited Leiden University on Friday 30 January. Their visit underscored the vital importance of the university’s expertise on Africa, Asia an...
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In memoriam Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal (1939-2025)18 December 2025On 4 December Professor Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal passed away. Van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal worked at the African Studies Centre from 1967 to 2002,...
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Leiden University Global Seed Fund for Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz17 November 2025Congratulations to Sara de Wit and Miriam Waltz, who have just won a Leiden University Global Seed Fund. Their proposed project entails 'Climate Talks...
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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developmentsInaugural lecture on 29 september 29 September 2025Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in persp...
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Tanja Hendriks awarded Veni17 July 2025The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced that Tanja Hendriks, along with 17 Leiden University researchers, will receive a Veni grant, embedded a...
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Keynote by Mayke Kaag at UN about trust and security sector reform13 June 2025On 2 June, Prof. Mayke Kaag gave a keynote speech at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting was organised by the UN’s Security Sector Reform & G...
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Large delegation heading for African Studies Conference in Prague02 June 2025A large group of researchers from Leiden University will convene a panel or present a paper at the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS),...
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche13 May 2025The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of A...
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How do you prepare students to engage with wicked problems?05 February 2025Climate change, social inequality, and the COVID-19 crisis are examples of wicked problems—issues that require collaboration across different discipli...
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa02 October 2024At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its ...
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Leiden University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants26 September 2024Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance. The projec...
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Launch Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN)26 July 2024On July 3rd the Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN) has officially been launched. The network welcomes all who are interested in ...
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Annachiara Raia receives NWO Impact Explorer grant: ‘We want to ensure that literature is once again voiced by its own society and resonates beyond it’02 July 2024For decades, the trade in pocketbooks prescribing how to be a good Muslim flourished in East Africa, but in recent years the number of books in circul...
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Why North Korea and Southern Africa are dependent on each other30 April 2024North Korea may seem like an isolated country but it has strong ties with African regimes. This alliance, which trades in arms despite international s...
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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco05 March 2024A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat at the end of February. For a whole host of disciplines...