3,816 search results for “liberal arts and sciences” in the Public website
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Warfare: technology and ethics - a reading list
While the United States continues to carry out drone strikes, and China conducts large-scale cyber and information operations, Ukrainian and Russian soldiers live in trenches, and NATO sends tanks to the Donbas front to force a breakthrough. Has war changed dramatically in recent decades as a result…
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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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FGGA in 2022: This was the year for our Faculty
We started this year as we ended it in 2021: in a lockdown. But the world continues to open up. We are occasionally allowed to go into the office and students are able to return to Campus. Continue reading to find out what the rest of the year has been like.
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment layers, and in refuse heaps. In a couple of generations archaeologists will study the layer that has already been labeled the Face Mask Horizon. Current…
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‘I became a stronger believer in the power of Europe’
She knew that a degree in Public Administration would be a stepping-stone to a career in politics. And that is exactly what Leiden alumna Samira Rafaela (30) wanted. Thanks to preferential votes, this member of the D66 party is the first Dutch MEP from an Afro-Caribbean background.
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Retirement is not an option for ‘an old warhorse’ like Osinga
He has had to accept early retirement due to his military profession, or ‘FLO’ (Functioneel Leeftijdsontslag) as it is more commonly referred to within the Dutch Ministry of Defence, but the words ‘retirement’ or ‘winding down’ do not appear to be part of Frans Osinga's vocabulary. His appointment at…
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No moderation in tone at Trump's inauguration
The brand-new American President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural speech on 20 January. There was little sign of conciliation and he was liberal with the truth, in the opinion of a number of Leiden academics. One professor is more positive: 'He wants to take on radical Islam.'
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Leiden Law Cast: Victimisation of sexually transgressive behaviour with Maarten Kunst
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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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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LCN2 Seminar: Network model selection via the Minimum Description Length principle: the effects of ensemble non-equivalence
Lecture
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Karina Caputi on the early universe
Lecture, Kaiser Lente Lezing
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Nienke van der Marel on astrochemistry
Lecture, Kaiser Lente Lezing
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Liveable Planet Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC) and Paul Behrens (FWN) on Food & Sustainability - Discussion
Lecture
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Psychology Lab on Wheels with serious game for recognising emotions
Festival, Citizen Science
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CANCELLED - Museum Talk: Negotiating museums and their digital interfaces
Lecture
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Workshop- Figuring Things Out Together
Arts and culture, Workshop
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LCN2 Seminar March 2023
Lecture
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Morphine, cocaine and the slippery history of pain relief/pleasure seeking in colonial Vietnam
Lecture
- Visit to Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
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AI & Humanities, Help, Hype or Hassle
Conference
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Advancing the evaluation of graduate education
PhD defence
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Food stories and the microbiome
Workshop
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SAILS
Lecture
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Country Meeting: Violent Resistance - Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
Lecture
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LCCP Lecture Heidegger, Agamben and Biopolitics
Lecture
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ARC session - Sonification of Environments: Contemporary Film Sound Research
Arts and culture
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Book launch ‘The promise of music’
Arts and culture, Book launch
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Finessage for ‘Touching: An Exhibition of Material Research Samples and Recipes’
Arts and culture
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Opening Exhibition Presenting with the City at Archaeology
Arts and culture
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Graphic Novels in South-Africa: the Work of Nathan Trantraal
Arts and culture
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Playing with words
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
- Medieval Middle East Meeting (1ECTS)
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Prospects for law reform and democracy under Indonesia’s new president
VVI Research Meeting 2023-2024
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In conversation with Kimsooja
Expert meeting
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RENPET round table: Europe's turning point
Debate
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Salsa Lady Style basics
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Playing with words
Arts and leisure, Personal development, Language, Arts and leisure
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Drawing and Painting
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Urban sketching
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Acting: play a monologue!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Model painting with diverse techniques
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Card making: the language of flowers
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Nettle workshop: fiber, nutrition and stories
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Afro Mix beginners/intermediate
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Seasons of Interdisciplinarity
The Seasons of Interdisciplinarity are an initiative by the Young Academy Leiden that started in 2021.
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Hall of Fame 2017
Many of our staff and students have won prizes over the past year. Others have been awarded a subsidy, or, because of their eminence in their field, they have been appointed members of academic societies or have taken up positions in the community. Reasons enough to be proud of them and to include them…
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Alumni
Since 2009, at ACPA, 86 candidates received their PhD in Creative and Performing Arts. On this page you will find an overview of ACPA's alumni.
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PrAIa Hackathon Easing Teaching
Course, Hackathon
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Media, Race and the Infrastructures of Empire
Lecture, Research Seminar
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In the Shadow of the Constitution: the Micropolitics of Constitutionalism in Cambodia
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023