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Belarus is the only Russian ally left in Europe: what is in it for them?
While all European nations have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is one country Russia can still count on: Belarus. Russia even used its territory as a stepping stone for the invasion. We spoke with Matthew Frear, Assistant Professor and expert on contemporary Belarus, to shed light…
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Shaping Internationalisation in The Hague: EAIE Partner Day
On 25 September, Leiden University Campus The Hague organised a partner day ahead of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) 2023 Conference in Rotterdam. The EAIE partner day took place both in Leiden and The Hague, to make international partners of Leiden University understand…
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Meet the Faculty's new Research Policy Adviser: Jimmy Mans
Following the retirement of Roswitha Manning, a vacancy arose at Faculty of Archaeology for the role of Research Policy Advisor. We found one in the person of Jimmy Mans, a well known face for longer-serving Faculty staff. In this interview we reconnect with Jimmy, who calls himself ‘a homegrown Leiden…
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Six researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition funding.
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New management model Faculty of Science starting 1 July
After nearly a year-long process, the new collegial institute boards within our faculty's institutes are ready to begin. This marks the implementation of a new, modern, and contemporary way of management. Nearly all roles within the institute boards have been filled, with recruitment for some positions…
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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research
On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Attempts by Spiritual Animal Magnetizers to Prove Life after Death” at Universität Bern, Switzerland. The PhD project was part of the of SNF research project…
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Crossing the divide: learning about language policies and practices around the world
During the past year online meetings and lectures have become a firm feature of university life. One of the highlights of the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics’ online activities has been the online seminar series ‘Language policy and practices in the Global North and South’ organised by guest…
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Launch of Marco Bronckers’ Liber Amicorum
On 2 June 2023, the Liber Amicorum – 'The EU and the WTO: Ever the Twain Shall Meet' – in honour of Marco Bronckers will be officially launched at Leiden Law School. To mark this special occasion, an interactive discussion on 'Five future challenges facing the EU and the WTO in the next 50 years' will…
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Presentation of Greek-Dutch dictionary: ‘In the end, you have to decide what to do’
After a process of more than two decades, the new Greek-Dutch dictionary was presented on Wednesday 5 June. University lecturer Lucien van Beek acted as manager of this project headed by Ineke Sluiter for the last nine years. He is also one of its editors-in-chief.
- Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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Workshop on Sign Language Histories
Workshop
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Europaeum Spring School 'Law and Power'
Course
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Exhibition Imagine Intuition
Exhibition
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The Military Perspective: Commanding Air Power
Lecture
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Museum Talk: Maps, Navigating and Manipulating
Lecture
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics 2022
Conference
- ‘Theatres of Law: Policing, Prosecution, and Performance from Plato to YouTube’ – Workshop with Julie Stone Peters (Columbia University) and
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What Do We Mean When We Say “Academic Freedom”?
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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How do international boycotts work for justice? Understanding the ethics and efficacy of the BDS movement
Panel discussion
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ASCL Seminar: Girls’ Education, Neoliberal Subjectivity, and Sacrifice in Niger
Lecture
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The WPS Agenda and the Middle East: Progress or Procrastination?
Debate
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Liveable Planet Lunch Meeting: "The dark side of co-creation in sustainability research"
Lecture
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The CHP in local government: Democratic enclaves within authoritarian neoliberalism?
Lecture, Annual Roundtable on Contemporary Research Trends in Turkish Studies 2022
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In the Making #3: Kristoffer Gansing and Francesco Ragazzi (ReCNTR), Artistic Research and the Techno-aesthetics of Infrastructure
Lecture, Conversation
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Roundtable: 2024 Elections Pakistan, Indonesia and India
Roundtable | SSEALS
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Opening exhibition Kieran Smith
Arts and culture
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History Master Symposium
Conference, Symposium
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Understanding coercive nuclear reversal dynamics
PhD defence
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Eileen Moyer
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Public lecture "Air quality from space: indicator of human activity"
Lecture
- Histories Connected
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Environmental Humanities: Science, Art, and Activism
Lecture
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CANCELLED: ASCL Seminar: The UN, Women’s Movements, and the Post-Conflict Response to Sexual Violence
Lecture
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ASCL Seminar: The State in Relief: civil servants navigating duties, dependencies and disasters in Malawi
Lecture
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Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis
No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…
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Public Key Note of Mari Hvattum on the impact of style
Lecture
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LKV guest lecture: Yuki Kihara
Lecture
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Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2022: 'Christiani et Ceteri. The Treatment of Christians in the Roman Empire'
Lecture
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LUCIR Book launch: Kseniya Oksamytna - Advocacy and Change in International Organizations
Lecture
- The F-word: feminist archaeologies for the twenty-first century
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From Epistemic Injustice to Epistemic Diversity - Investigations of Open Access Publishing and Research Reproducibility
Seminar
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The Assemblage of Social Death: Digital Vigilantism and Cancel Culture in China
Lecture, China Seminar
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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The Military Perspective: Space Power
Lecture
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Thinking through Drawing and Illustration: A Workshop with Ulrike Uhlig
Course
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80th anniversary of United Nations War Crimes Commission-its legacy and relevance
Conference
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Museum Talk with Geert-Jan Janse (Vereniging Rembrandt)
Alumni event, Lecture
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Global Fishing in the North Atlantic: Archaeological research on Basque fisheries in Canada and Ireland
Conference
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POSTPONED: Civic and ethnic nations in Southeast Asia
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network