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George Maduro: alumnus saved from oblivion
15 July 2016 was the hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Maduro, Leiden alumnus and namesake of Madurodam, a park in The Hague where visitors can see Holland in miniature. War-time and resistance hero Maduro died at the age of 28 in Dachau concentration camp. ‘A lot of the information we have…
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New software for designing sustainable cities
By 2050, more than 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities. A group of International researchers has developed software that shows city planners where to invest in nature to improve people’s lives and save billions of dollars.
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Featured Review | A Small State’s Guide to Influence in World Politics
Tom Long (2022). A Small State’s Guide to Influence in World Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190926212, 240 pp. (hardback), £19.99.
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Blog Post | Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty
In this blog post, Paweł Surowiec and Ilan Manor draw on insights from their edited volume Public Diplomacy and the Politics of Uncertainty.
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Sports Centre celebrates 50 years
Online competitions, online sports, dietary advice for staff and students and 'What do they eat for lunch?' The first 'volunteer' is Vice-Rector Hester Bijl. What does her lunch usually consist of? The University Sports Centre is celebrating its fifty-year anniversary with a whole - corona-proof - programme…
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How does the European Union deal with distinctiveness?
On 31 January 2024, Alex Schilin defended his dissertation ‘United in Distinctiveness: The Institutionalisation of Differentiated Integration in Economic and Monetary Union during the Sovereign Debt Crisis.’ What motivated him to research this specific topic, and how did he tackle this project? And…
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Blog Post | From the margins to the front line: Central Eastern European diplomacy in the light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Russia’s premeditated attack on Ukraine in February 2022 changed not only the security landscape of Europe. It also altered – at least for now – the structures of leadership and influence within the West.
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‘The passion that people feel for their work makes my job more enjoyable’
Strong on substance, a good sense of humour and also a bit chaotic. This is how colleagues describe Suzanne van der Pluijm. She started as the new Executive Director at the Faculty of Science on 1 June. Who is Suzanne and what does she stand for? Get to know her in seven questions.
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‘Relationship between the state and religious and ideological beliefs in Belgium has reached its best-before date’
In Belgium, officially recognised religions receive financial support from the state. Partly as a result, there is no clearly implemented secularism (separation of church and state) though this is considered to be a guiding notion in modern constitutional theories. PhD candidate Alain Vannieuwenburg…
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The quest for more antibiotics
Streptomycetes are similar to moulds, but these bacteria live in the soil. They are very popular in biotechnology because they produce a great many antibiotics and enzymes. Gilles van Wezel will be using his Vici subsidy to study ways of increasing their production.
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Lisette Atsma: how a Korean and Asian Studies alumna became an ICT specialist
She studied Korean and Asian Studies and, four years after graduating, is now working as a specialist for an ICT secondment company. This is the story of Lisette Atsma’s career (27).
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Psychologist Bart Verkuil strikes a blow against burnout
Burnout is on the increase. It is caused by group pressure, being ‘on’ all the time and asking too much of ourselves. Clinical psychologist Bart Verkuil advises lowering our expectations.
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Medieval Studies and Early Modern Studies: New options for the Master’s programme in Leiden
Leiden University is home to over a hundred specialists studying the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. From 2017-2018 onwards, they will join forces to offer two new options for specialisation within existing MA programmes: Medieval Studies and Early Modern Studies.
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The combination of in-depth specialised and general knowledge about security challenges
The Master programme MSc Crisis and Security Management is completely changed. Combined with three main courses for all CSM-students, this new programme offers exactly the combination of in-depth specialized knowledge and general knowledge about security challenges in a globalizing world society and…
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Studenti all’estero: Rachel and Daan about their stay in Rome
For six months, Rachel and Daan, students of Italian language and culture, are studying in Rome on an Erasmus scholarship. Below they talk about their experiences.
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When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat?
Part One: Casting off, Amsterdam
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2019 Hall of fame
Over the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a position in public life. All of these are good reasons to include them in our 2019 Hall of Fame. We are proud of them all.
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Publications
This is a list of scientific publications by students and staff of the Media Technology MSc programme.
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Farewell lecture Metje Postma
Lecture, Research Seminar
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OSCoffee: Introducing the Leiden Academia in Motion programme
Lecture
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Towards a Historical Contextualisation of the Ancient Egyptian Perspectives of the Inner Body, Sickness, and Healing
PhD defence
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The Remains of the Kula Devi: Broken Statuary and Elite Legitimation in Postcolonial Bengal
Lecture, Vrienden van het Instituut Kern
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Interaction of syntax and information structure: Focus-driven T-to-C movement of modal auxiliaries
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
- SAILS Lunch Time Seminar
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Science & Cocktails: Why do People Fight?
Lecture
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Knowledge on/in African societies: re-opening the paths
Lecture, Adriaan Gerbrands Lecture
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Applications of quantum annealing in combinatorial optimization
PhD defence
- GTGC lunch seminar: Santino Regilme on Global Drug Wars
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Rare-earth nanoparticles in bioimaging and therapy
PhD defence
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Grip on Software: Understanding development progress of Scrum sprints and backlogs
PhD defence
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The Needham Question: Did Needham Need to Pose It? Is He Guilty of Coloniality?
Lecture
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Digital Archaeology Group Meeting
Lecture
- International Mother Language Day 2024
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Egyptian Diaspora in Paris – Between the Language and Resistance
Lecture, This Time For Africa! series
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European Day of Languages
Festival
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Understanding human migrations requires a long-term perspective
Lecture
- A Tale in Two Tongues
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Intercultural Picnic: Snack - Story - Solidarity
Picnic
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Tenth European Conference of Iranian Studies ECIS 10
Conference
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Why Poetry? A Sufi Response
Lecture, Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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Archaeozoology is essential to modern environmental management
Lecture
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Labeling reduced clauses in Chinese
Lecture, CHiLL series
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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The Answer to Inequality is in the Past
Lecture
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Worlds to Discover: Ajami Manuscripts of West Africa
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Rock art and wellbeing
Lecture, Workshop
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Family as a language policy regime: power, agency and negotiations at home
Lecture, Sociolinguistics series
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Celebrating Naga Culture: Authenticity, Indigeneity and Modernity
Lecture