1,034 search results for “postcolonialism and intercultural communication” in the Public website
-
The stories behind the women's portraits
An anatomical model of a heart, a mechanical digger or photos of mother and grandmother. Research interests and personal motivations have been given a place in the thirteen new portraits of women now on display in the Senate Chamber. ‘That cat isn't just a cute lap cat.'
-
Leiden Humanities graduates more likely to find graduate-level job
Our humanities graduates are doing well: 70% of our bachelor’s and master’s students find their first job within two months of graduation. And for 83% of our master’s students that first job is at a higher professional or academic level. These are some of the results of the Faculty of Humanities labour…
-
‘Different languages of instruction could help African education move forward’
The high number of students that we are used to in the West would never have been possible if Latin were still the language of instruction in our universities. In his PhD defence on 16 September, Bert van Pinxteren will argue that Africa could gain a lot from a similar language switch in secondary e…
-
A dilemma: When and how to use the concept of “culture” in medical anthropological practice?
When and how to use the concept of “culture” . To medical anthropologists this is a core question, but also a challenging one.
-
Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
-
Tenth Easter Island conference focuses on reconciliation
The tenth International Conference on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and the Pacific will be a special edition with a focus on reconciliation. The fatal shooting in 1722 will be remembered, when the Dutch shot and killed ten Easter Islanders. The conference will be held in Leiden from 19 to 24 June.
-
Area studies of the Minor Sustainable Development in four countries
Every January, students of the Minor Sustainable Development have the opportunity to put what they’ve learned over the last few months into practice in a choice of exciting and practical courses called Area Studies. This year, for the first time, there was a choice of four locations: The Netherlands,…
-
Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria
Leiden University has secured an impressive 12 European exchange grants. This is good news for students, lecturers and researchers from home and abroad.
-
Ruben Provencio Kuijk thrives in international settings
'An international environment is my natural habitat. I really thrive when I am in a setting where I am around people of all kinds of countries and cultures.'
-
Genner Llanes-Ortiz’s Leiden Experience: ‘Indigenous stories contain knowledge from deep past’
Back in 2016, Genner Llanes-Ortiz joined the Faculty of Archaeology as an assistant professor in the Heritage of Indigenous Peoples research group. Genner works on the crossroads of anthropology, archaeology, heritage, and human rights. ‘I am investigating how contemporary indigenous peoples are re-connecting…
-
Alumni Interview: Bhumika Gupta’s path towards the job of her dreams
Bhumika Gupta (21), International Studies alumna, secured an internship in the OPCW, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. She has set a path for herself, leading towards the job of her dreams, and this internship is a big step towards that future job.
-
World Teachers Festival: a celebration of globally-minded educators
On 21 March 2024, the ‘learners’ at Wolfert Bilingual in Rotterdam were not teenagers, but some 180 teachers and teacher educators from around the Netherlands and beyond. Those delegates were bound by a common interest in exploring and engaging with teaching and learning in linguistically and culturally…
-
Research Opportunities for Masters Students
Costanza Franceschini discusses the Sea-ing Africa project, offering unique anthropological research opportunities in Ghana and Morocco for Masters students.
-
Posting preprints: ‘There is no reason not to’
Leiden University publishes the highest percentage of preprints in the Netherlands. Why is that and why post your article online before it has been peer reviewed? Professor of Quantitative Science Studies and keen preprint poster Ludo Waltman explains.
-
How Google, Facebook and other digital platforms are influencing the work of journalists
Digital journalism is transforming the way in which information and communication technologies are used by media workers. With this change journalist practices, norms and values are also being reshaped. This is the conclusion of Tomás Dodds PhD research.
-
OSCoffee: Research Software on the rise at Leiden University
Lecture
-
Open Science Coffee: Online walk-in hour for anything OS and responsible scientific conduct related
Lecture
-
How to be an Academic in a World on Fire: A Hands-On Workshop co-organized by LUGO and OSCL
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
-
Ethnolinguistic vitality and diversity: Looking back and moving forward
Conference, Symposium
-
OSCoffee: Disseminating Knowledge through YouTube
Lecture
-
Open Science Coffee: Form and Content Innovations in Open Publishing
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Doing Open Science in the Humanities: From Public Discourse to Qualitative Data
Lecture
-
OSCL meets YAL: The challenges of working with an open science mindset in a business driven environment
Lecture
-
EAMENA (Endangered Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa): One database to rule them all?
Lecture
-
Striving for Affect: Amateur Readers and Aswany's Bestsellers on Social Media
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
-
OSCoffee: Better coding for reproducible research
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Making data reusable in the social sciences
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Open Educational Resources (OER)
Lecture
-
Open Science Coffee: ChatGPT in science: academic (dis)honesty or better science?
Lecture
-
Open Science Coffee: A hands-on guide to preprints
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Open Science in Criminology - barriers and opportunities
Lecture
-
Open Science Coffee in International Data Week: pilots for preparing, publishing and monitoring Leiden research data
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: The psychology of biases, and how they influence us as scholars
Lecture
-
Sponsored Research
Global Interactions sponsors a number of research projects of Leiden University researchers.
-
Thijs Porck is the winner of the second LUCAS Public Prize!
Thijs Porck, expert in medieval English, has won the LUCAS Public Prize because he has made his research and education visible to a wider audience. Thijs has reached the national media, secondary schools and a lot of views with his blogs and videos. The prize consists of a certificate, trophy, 1000…
-
Enthusiasm for PRINS 2022
This year’s edition of PRINS, the International Studies’ consultancy course, proved to be an inspiring event for most of its participants. Students, coaches and representatives of organisations are looking back on this rollercoaster of a course and reflect on why the PRINS experience is so special.
-
Living under ISIS
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Introduction to ReproducibiliTea journal clubs—the what, why, and how
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: How to take your next step in the path to open science
Lecture
-
OSCoffee: Open Science and AI - Synergy or Contradiction
Lecture
-
Colonial without realising it
The nineteenth-century writer Nicolaas Beets and his son Dirk were thoroughly colonial, Nicholas without ever having been to the Dutch Indies, or any other colony for that matter. But they didn’t realise it. The new Scaliger Professor, Rick Honings, shows that writers’ archives are a treasure trove…
-
Global Interactions welcomes five new postdocs in 2016
In November of last year Global Interactions made offers to five out of nearly 90 applicants for our grant-writing postdocs. We are pleased to announce that all have accepted and will be joining various Leiden institutes this year. The five postdocs are Katia Hay, Johannes Müller, Maria-Paz Peirano,…
-
OSCoffee: Unintended consequences of the shift towards Gold Open Access publishing
Lecture
-
From Disappearance to the End Game: Reflecting on the Politics of Decolonization in Hong Kong
Lecture, China Seminar
-
Dismantling National Colonialism: the role of Chilean political indigenous movements
Guest Lecture
-
Legitimation as political practice: everyday authority in Tanzania and beyond
Lecture
-
Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture by Megan Vaughan: Africa in the time of Coronavirus. Biology, history and politics
Lecture
-
CADS Research Seminar Listening to the Un-speakable as Decolonial Praxis
Lecture