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In memoriam Harold V.J. Linnartz 1965 – 2023: Unlocking the Chemistry of the Heavens
With great sadness we share the news that Prof. Harold Linnartz passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Sunday 31 December 2023. We are all in shock, and our thoughts are with his wife and children, other family, and friends. Harold was at the heart of our institute, as a researcher, as a supervisor,…
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Expanding Social Sciences & Humanities in African Global Health Discourse
LUNHA strives to redefine global health by prioritizing justice, fairness, and inclusion in Africa. Through collaboration with diverse stakeholders, LUNHA aims to reshape global health research and foster a broader engagement with social sciences and humanities.
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How polluting are the clothes in your closet?
Cotton is the most widely used natural fibre for clothes. But how polluting are our jeans and shirts actually? Environmental scientist Laura Scherer coordinated an international research project on the impacts of cotton. ‘The purchases of consumers in Europe can contribute to water scarcity in China…
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Visible hands, audible voices: Economy as a Matter of Fact and a Matter of Concern by Douglas R. Holmes (Binghamton University)
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Discourse in contact: an areal study of wish formulae in Daghestan
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Environmental Humanities LU: Species literacy and the cultural portrayal of animal biodiversity
Lecture
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
l.n.m.tissen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Meike de BoerFaculty of Humanities
m.m.de.boer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Jaqueline Caniguan CaniguanFaculty of Humanities
j.m.caniguan.caniguan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272125
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Gerard van WestenScience
gerard@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3511
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
c.b.van.t.veer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Nicolas TurnerFaculty of Humanities
n.d.turner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anne van RongenScience
a.van.rongen@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jackie AshkinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.a.ashkin@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gabriela SchäferScience
g.schafer@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'Translating Food Sovereignty' by Matthew Canfield
Book Launch
- GTGC Lunch Seminars Fall 2024
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Meijersprijzen en scriptieprijzen uitgereikt tijdens nieuwjaarsreceptie
Op dinsdag 10 januari 2022 zijn tijdens de facultaire nieuwjaarsreceptie de jaarlijkse Meijersprijzen en de scriptieprijzen uitgereikt.
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China Seminar: The Digital Geographies of Secrecy
Lecture
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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EU’s engagement in the Arctic
Lecture, Seminar
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Legitimation as political practice: everyday authority in Tanzania and beyond
Lecture
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The BuddhistRoad Project: Research Agenda and Recent Results
Lecture
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On the Abuse of Photographs by Kevin Lewis O’Neill
Lecture
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The China Pavilion (chīnīkhāna) of Ulugh Beg in Samarqand
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
- Materialising Prehistoric Societies in Western Asia
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Appropriation foncière, migrations agricoles et conflits armés en Pays Dogon (Mali)
PhD defence
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Renaming Ambiguity: Modernist Dream Encounters in Islamic Indonesia
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Award ceremony: Jaap Doek Children's Rights Thesis Award 2024
Prijsuitreiking
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At the Ends of the Earth?
Symposium
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Scions of Turan
PhD defence
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Jimpitan in Wonosobo, Central Java: An Indigenous Institution in the Context of Sustainable Socio-Economic Development in Indonesia
PhD defence
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Development of Humanities Campus
In fifteen years, the Witte Singel-Doelencomplex (WSD-complex) will be transformed step by step into the new Humanities Campus: a new meeting place for teachers, researchers, students and guests.
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An Introduction to the Arabic Language History and Origins
Alumni event, Lunch webinar
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'Hello World!' lecture, by Frans W. Saris
Lecture
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Playing China’s University Entrance Exam: The Videogame 'Chinese Parents' and Its Political Potentials
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Excavating in Cyprus
Lecture, What did you do last Summer?
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Turkey’s Centennial: Democracy, Diplomacy, Security
Lecture, Panel Discussion
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The person behind the truck driver
Most people talk about truck drivers rather than to them. That’s an error of judgement, says PhD candidate Anke van der Hoeven, who explains why we should be making their lives easier. ‘People just don’t realise it, but they’re an invisible group that keeps the European economy running.’
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Being yourself in the summer sun: Leiden University shines at Canal Pride Leiden
Rainbow flags, funky sounds and drag queen Petty Libel: the very first Canal Pride Leiden has become reality. Leiden University joined the parade with a packed and buzzing boat. ‘The Leideners were really supportive and gave us a great response.’
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Five Comenius Teaching grants for Leiden lecturers
Three lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded a €100,000 Comenius Teaching grant within the Senior Fellows programme. A further two lecturers have been awarded a €50,000 grant within the Teaching Fellows programme. The grants will enable the lecturers and their project teams to realise an…
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The Erasmus+ grant opens doors
What is it like to participate in the Erasmus+ grant programme as a Master's student from Ukraine? Yevhenii Radchenko did an eight-month internship at Leiden University in 2018. Soon after, he returned as a PhD candidate. 'You have little to lose, but a lot to gain.'
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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Master’s students create Graduate Journal: ‘It represents the development we’ve achieved’
A celebration was held in the Tabú restaurant: Mark Rutgers, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, was presented with the first copy of LEAP, a journal where Humanities master’s students can prepare for an academic career by publishing articles themselves.
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UNESCO Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…
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Student Johan collaborated on three books: ‘1572 was not a celebration of tolerance’
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen (lit. ‘Sea Beggars’) and therefore the birth of the Netherlands. Student Johan Visser is contributing to no fewer than three books about the extraordinary year of 1572.
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Comenius teaching grants for four Leiden lecturers
Four lecturers from Leiden University will receive a 50,000-euro Comenius Teaching Fellow grant. This will enable them and their team to realise an educational innovation within their own teaching.
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These are the nominees for the Faculty Teaching Prize 2021
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students and a jury decides who will receive the prize. The prize is awarded during the official opening of the academic year on 8 September. This year, students nominated four candidates. We spoke to…