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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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FC Winter School student Ginevra Montefusco produces a web doc on Bari’s fish market
Mingo, a 91-year-old fish lover from Bari, takes us with him into the physical, symbolic and cultural space of the market.
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Garenmarket: woven into the fabric of Leiden
From cloth to serge and from ‘frame lands’ to a wool factory. Archaeologist and historian Roos van Oosten was pleasantly surprised by what she found out about Garenmarkt in Leiden. The historical research on the site of the new car park, which opens to the public on 19 February, has added a new chapter…
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This archaeologist dives to VOC ship De Rooswijk
Martijn Manders conducts research on the sunken VOC ship De Rooswijk. Tirzah Schnater from the Ministry of Education, Culure and Science produced this impressive report of the work of this underwater archaeologist.
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Two Leiden alumni make partner at Grant Thornton – at the same time
On 1 July 2021, Leiden Law alumni Linda van de Reep and Géraldine Grünberg-Otto were both named partners at auditing and consultancy firm Grant Thornton. ‘We’re connected through our background in Leiden, and we’re proud of that.’
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International Labour Organization: tumult on the global labour market
Since 1919 the International Labour Organization (ILO) has been promoting the rights of workers worldwide. On 7 February, Leiden University hosted the symposium celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the foundation of the ILO. Leiden emeritus professor of International Labour Law Paul van der Heijden…
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Two psychologists on a date with the Rector
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. In this edition…
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The ancient Egyptians were just like us
The people who lived in Saqqara, City of the Dead in Egypt, died thousands of years ago, but they are not all that different from us. This is what a study by the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, The Netherlands concludes. If you wanted to prove that you had good taste in ancient Egypt then…
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Pieter's Corner: Confidence in the future?
After a long period of formation, the Rutte III cabinet presented itself on 26 October 2017. The coalition agreement on which ministers will build is called ‘Vertrouwen in de toekomst’ ('Confidence in the future'). But what impact will this new cabinet have on our future? We asked our researchers in…
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Thriller writer Jeroen Windmeijer: books have their own truth
With cultural anthropology alumnus Jeroen Windmeijer, Leiden has added another writer to the fold. Following the success of his religious-historical thrillers, he has been able to call himself a full-time writer since 1 January 2019. ‘Not a true story but still true.’
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A Summer at Shandong University
This Summer Eduard Fosh Villaronga visited Shandong University. He writes about his stay at the second oldest university in China.
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Cairo Institute Director: ‘I’m keeping the ship afloat’
In March 2020, the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo suddenly had to repatriate 57 students to the Netherlands and Flanders. Director and Arabic specialist Rudolf de Jong decided to stay in Egypt. ‘A lot of the work carries on.’
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Corry Donner on her retirement: 'I’ll definitely miss the intellectual stimulation, but what I want most now is to get out of my head.'
As Board Secretary, Corry Donner aims to be a ‘spider in the web’; someone who keeps a watchful eye on and brings together all the different perspectives of the institute’s board. Now she's left her carefully woven web at the university and transfer her tasks to her successor. Last September, we talked…
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Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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James & Arlette Mellaart: The journey to Çatalhöyük
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Asiascape: Digital Asia Conference. Rethinking Communities in the Age of the Digital
Conference
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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Tone in Binumarien (Trans-New Guinea): mora-based melodies
Lecture
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Welfare and Inequality in Marketizing East Asia
Lecture, LIAS Book event
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Diversity & Empires: Governance of racial and religious plurality overseas (16th-20th centuries)
Conference
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Third meeting of Leiden University's Being the First student network
Thematic Meeting Being the First
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Sharia Embedded: the Bureaucratization of Islam in Brunei and Singapore
Lecture
- German 4
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With kind regards: 22 November 2022
Lecture
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Chinese calligraphy: Chinese New Year special
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Authors and their books: bio-historical writings in Early Modern Central Asia
Lecture
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‘Give’ constructions in Austronesian and Papuan languages of eastern Indonesia: a case of structural convergence
Lecture
- LUCIP Forum, Debates on Death and Immortality in Classical Chinese Cosmology
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Stories of the Supernatural: Encounters with the Other Side in Literary and Everyday Narratives (7th Leiden Symposium on New Religiosity)
Lecture, Symposium
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Customizing the Sharia: Matrilineal Muslims of the Indian Ocean Littoral
Conference
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What (and Where) on Earth is Waqwaq?
Lecture, Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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Ethnolinguistic vitality and diversity: Looking back and moving forward
Conference, Symposium
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Fieldwork NL conference 2022
Conference
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Florence Nightingale Colloquium
Lecture, colloquium
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What is Old is New Again: PIE Secondary Roots with Fossilised Preverbs
Lecture, Seminar
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Ageing Abroad: The Ethics of “Granny Export”
Lecture
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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ICCT Live Briefing - Gender and Violent Extremism today
Lecture
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This Week's Discoveries | 12 November 2019
Lecture
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The Evolution of Enhanced Cooperation in the EU: From EnCo to PeSCo (2009-2019)
Lecture
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The Role of Law in Development: steady beacon or mere sham?
Farewell Symposium Jan Michiel Otto
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Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture: Spirituality, Culture & Political Power in Early Independent West Africa
Lecture
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Offline Exclusion, Online Exclusion? Understanding the interplay between social exclusion, online communities and extremist ideologies
Debate
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Workshop Existential Ethics
Debate
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Twilight of the Persianate: The Vernacularization of Central Asia (18th - early 20th Centuries)
Lecture
- Faculty opening of the academic year 2020-2021 Humanities
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Online Museum Talk: Kress Talks: Evaluating the Sources / A Woman’s Place is in the Garden
Lecture, Online Museum Talks
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Climate justice through the courts: Will courts prevent (and redress) human rights harm from climate change?
Lecture
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ART and HUMAN AFFECTIONS
Arts and culture, Symposium
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ARC Session Sounding Sonic Materialism
Arts and culture, art_research_convergence