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Healthcare and population health: AI research in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam
‘Our health is the area that stands to gain most from artificial intelligence.’ The three universities in Zuid-Holland are helping make these gains. Three researchers talk about their collaborative research into AI for health, drug discovery and healthcare in the AI knowledge cluster in Zuid-Holland.…
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New Year’s reception 2021: a memorable online event
The Faculty’s traditional New Year’s reception, like everything else these days, was transformed into an online event this year. Dean Paul Wouters as the host led us through the programme filled with the Casimir Teaching Award, the Pieter de la Court Medals, the Master’s Thesis Prizes, and a short lecture…
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Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830
For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…
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Leonard Blussé receives prestigious Fukuoka Prize in Japan
Leonard Blussé, Professor Emeritus of History of European-Asian Relations, was awarded the 13th Fukuoka Prize in Japan on 10 September.
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Female sexuality in times of social media
Milou Deelen (24) rapidly rose to prominence as the Dutch advocate of frank talk about women’s sexuality. It has cost her dear, but she has received so much assent, praise and support that she won’t be giving up anytime soon. In the Annie Romein Verschoor Lecture on 5 March, Leiden University’s celebration…
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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity
What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For her research and public outreach activities, she has just been awarded the prestigious Stevin Prize, the highest award in the Netherlands for a researcher…
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Formal land tenure in East-Timor: an insider's perspective
Who has control over which piece of land? Since independence in 2002 East Timor has been struggling to create a land tenure system that can deal with the grievances of past colonial ruling and conflict, and address the needs of its citizens, says researcher Bernardo Almeida. PhD defence on September…
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Alumna Amber Brantsen: ‘Allow yourself to make mistakes’
A glowing first-time mother-to-be with an impressive CV for someone of her age, newsreader Amber Brantsen would seem to lead a charmed life. ‘But I began to resent that image,’ says the Leiden Public Administration alumna. This led her to write the impressive and personal Uit Beeld (Out of the Picture).…
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Pieter's Corner: Climate change
Climate change is a hot topic and constantly in the news. Thousands of Dutch high school students protested at the Malieveld in The Hague. News website Nu.nl has barred climate change deniers from their comments section to prevent ‘fake news’. How does climate change impact the research community, and…
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GI grants awarded to Mariana Francozo, Sabine Luning and Wayne Modest
Global Interactions is pleased to announce that we have awarded a GI Advanced Seminar grant to Dr. Mariana Francozo (Archaeology) for 'Historia Naturalis Brasiliae' and a Breed Grant for 'Global Earth Matters' to Dr. Sabine Luning (CA-DS) and Dr. Wayne Modest (RCMC)
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Blog Post | An Identity Perspective on Non-great Power Public Diplomacy
The postwar Liberal International Order faces grave challenges today mostly in the form of geopolitical competitions among great powers and exclusionary identity politics unfolding across different countries.
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Humanities as the heart of Leiden in 2022: get to know the team
In 2022, Leiden will be the European City of Science. During this year, Leiden will be the European stage for knowledge, with a programme filled with science, art and culture. Of course, the humanities also take part. Get to know the core team of our faculty.
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Diversity symposium 2021: small steps can increase inclusion
‘Culture change takes time,’ said Vice-Rector Hester Bijl at the closing panel of the University’s Diversity Symposium on 26 January. She talked about the road to a diverse and inclusive university. The symposium provided plenty of concrete examples of small steps that can already be taken.
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Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste
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 humanities scholar? We asked Elena Burgos Martinez, University Lecturer South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan…
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Interfaculty Congress: Failure Festival
Conference
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Demographic Transformation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh
Lecture
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Asiascape: Digital Asia Conference. Rethinking Communities in the Age of the Digital
Conference
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Fault Lines: Design/ Research Symposium
Arts and Culture, Symposium
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CPP Colloquium with Barbara Arneil; Domestic Colonies in Europe
Lecture
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James & Arlette Mellaart: The journey to Çatalhöyük
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Film Screening | The Judge
Film screening
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The Transatlantic Era 1989-2020: A Textbook Project
Seminar
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The Love Mad in Arabic Literature
Lecture
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Ageing Abroad: The Ethics of “Granny Export”
Lecture
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Seminar & PhD Defence Amer Morgahi
Conference
- Slaving Zones
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Approaches to Ritual and Power in Central Asian History
Lecture
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ARC session- SEI & DUE Dance and Music Performance by Giuliano Bracci and Suzan Tunca.
Arts and Culture, Performance
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Joint Session ACPA-PhD Candidates - Interdisciplinarity
Arts and Culture, Collegium
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Archaeological legacies of slavery in the Caribbean
Conference
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This Week’s Discoveries | 22 January 2019
Lecture
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Friendship among Women in Arabic and Chinese Literatures
Lecture
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Africa, 60 years of independence
Conference
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Colloquium: Minorities and The Criminal Justice System
Debate
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Sharia Embedded: the Bureaucratization of Islam in Brunei and Singapore
Lecture
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Tammuz in Love
Lecture
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Blind Spots: Seeing Race in the 21st Century
Debate, GLASS Roundtable
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International Organizations and their Historians: Dealing with the Kaleidoscope
Lecture, Public Lecture
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Symposium Transformations of the Audible
Arts and Culture
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Abstract patterns and representations: the re-cognition of geometric ornament
PhD Defence
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Mshatta and the Invention of “Islamic Art” as a modern Concept
Public Lecture
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Political Science Lunch Research Seminar: Judicial Strategies in Consociations
Lecture
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Text-image relationships in Persian manuscripts
Masterclass
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Fortune-tellers, Kings and the Dancing Lord: Sculpture from temple and court in early modern Tamil South India
Lecture, Friends of the Kern Institute Lecture
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Sound, Technology and Listening - Artistic Research at the Institute of Sonology
Arts and Culture, Online event
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Re-Presented Pasts: Uses and Re-Uses of the Past in Pre-Modern Islam
Conference, LUCIS Research Programme | Re-Presented Pasts
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What Can Zoroastrian Sources Tell Us About Early Islamic History?
Lecture
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Workshop: 'Whose Welfare? Fresh Perspectives on the Post-war Welfare State and its Global Entanglements'
Conference
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Turkic Identities in Pre-modern Central Asia
Lecture