867 search results for “freedom of expression” in the Staff website
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Alumnus Shivan Shazad: 'I would like to have been a member of a diversity and inclusion committee'
It was his thesis supervisor during his master's in Film and Photographic Studies who encouraged Shivan Shazad to pursue a second master's in diversity policy at Ghent. He is now Manager of Diversity and Inclusion at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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‘All students want to be seen and heard’
A safe place to discuss burning social issues such as racism with each other. The student workspace Space to Talk About Race and the Afro Student Association both meet this need and also organise many other activities. Three board members explain why this is necessary.
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Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organise their DNA (but they do it a bit differently)
Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organise the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by new research from biochemists at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Biology. The discovery helps us better understand…
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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‘A culture of dignity and respect takes constant work and attention’
As staff, we can help every day to create a culture of dignity and respect, says HR specialist Bregje Speet. ‘It boils down to the question of how to treat each other normally. And what we consider normal to be.’
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?
The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…
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Speak up where it will help, not just at the coffee machine
For five years, Pauline Hutten put her heart and soul into the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA), but a short time ago, she handed over the baton to Sanneke Kuipers, who is now Chair. We met up with them both for a joint interview about the importance of particip…
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Leiden, location TBD (if online, link sent to registered participants)
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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LIBC Colloquium
Lecture
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Programming in Python
Training
- The Body Poetic: How identity is formed, negotiated, and renegotiated through interaction between the living and the dead
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
Lecture, Seminar
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How to use local talent in standing up for climate solutions?
Roundtable discussion
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The Construction of Nationalism in Chinese Media Events in the Reform Era
PhD defence
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Learning Unkown Intervention Targets in Structural Causal Models
Lecture
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Programming in Python
Training
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The active bystander
Communication, Personal development
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Materialisation of Fixed Media Music
PhD defence
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Classical Ballet intermediate
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Classical Ballet intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Classical Ballet advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Profiling Objects, Finding Identities?
Lecture, Material Culture Talk
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Roundtable Discussion: Reorienting Islamic Studies in Asia
Debate
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Do societal promises influence patent value? An analysis of inventions in artificial intelligence
CWTS Seminar
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Woodworkers and farmers 3000 years ago: transitions from the Rigveda to the Atharvaveda
Lecture, VVIK lecture
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Longing to the Gray: Nostalgia, Nationalism and Social Media
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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K-pop
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Children's acquisition of Mandarin Chinese verb-copying sentences
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Making meaningful lives | Iza Kavedžija
Lecture, Online webinar
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Award ceremony Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award
Prijsuitreiking
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Social Europe in the context of the green and digital transition
Lecture, Seminar
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PCNI Research Seminar on Political Meetings
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Space for Academic Dialogue: on the concept of genocide, the right to protest and academic boycotts
Debate
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Secular Law, Christian Ambivalence, and Jewish Difference
VVI Research Talks
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In the Making #2: Etienne Kallos, Searching for a Diasporic Time Image
Lecture
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Non-Criminalisation and Super-Criminalisation of Same-Sex Love
Lecture
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Medical Delta Professor Eline Slagboom: ‘The delta region is where everything comes together’
Professor Eline Slagboom has been studying multiple generations of families for over 20 years. She collects data on why some people age healthily and others decline early.
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.
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Summer School on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity in International Law
Summerschool
- Adriaan Gerbrands Lectures
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Inhibitors and activity-based probes for retaining β-D-glucuronidases, heparanases and β-L-arabinofuranosidases
PhD defence
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The dohada Motif in Ancient Biographies of the Buddha
Lecture, VVIK
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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SRS seminar series
Seminar series
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Seventeenth-century depictions of sacred sites in the Kailasanathar Temple at Nattam, Tamil Nadu
Lecture, Masterclass IIAS/LIAS
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Why has Western Policy failed on Palestine/Israel?
Debate
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Attitudes and perceptions about democracy and authoritarianism under the new generations in Chile
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar