175 search results for “eastern europe” in the Staff website
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
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Marina Calculli
Faculty of Humanities
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Valentina Azzarà
Faculteit Archeologie
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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André Gerrits
Faculty of Humanities
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Maxine David
Faculty of Humanities
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Metje Postma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Daniel Schade
Faculty of Humanities
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Igor Boog
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maurits Berger
Faculty of Humanities
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
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Christian Henderson
Faculty of Humanities
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Yemen Amsterdam Library now available
The Yemen Amsterdam Library, or Maktabat al-Yaman al-Amstirdāmīyah, of eminent Yemen specialist Dr C.G. Brouwer has now been fully integrated in the collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL). Books and other documents from the collection are now available for loan via the UBL Catalogue.
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Tessa de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje van den Heuvel shows photos of three adventurous Dutch nineteenth-century travel and photography pioneers. They created beautiful photos and photo albums…
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
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Podcast: The Tragic Fate of Egyptologist Herta Mohr
Leiden University recently named a new building for Egyptologist Herta Mohr. But who was she?
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Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings
How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
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Research
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Una Europa Seed Funding Call: collaborate with researchers in Europe and Africa
Organisation, Research
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Genetics proves it: Indo-European did not come to Europe on horseback
Horses were first domesticated in South-West Russia, is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers writing in the well-respected journal Nature. Their conclusion resolves a longstanding archaeological question. But, surprisingly enough, this domestication did not contribute to the…
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Cancelled: Europe Debate
Debate
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Bleda Düring
Faculteit Archeologie
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Seda Gürkan
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Conference on opportunities and dangers of AI: ‘Europe needs a daring vision’
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important issues in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Where are the opportunities and what are the dangers?
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
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Work in progress on footbridge between UB and Cluster Zuid
Library
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Jorrit Rijpma
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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New Cluster Zuid building is taking shape
A lot has happened at Cluster Zuid since the highest point of the building was reached in December. See the photo report below.
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’
How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO). After years of preparation, the Liagre Böhl collection has been moved on trolleys to its new home.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series
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‘It’s a complete stalemate in Belarus’
What with coronavirus, the American elections and the Brexit botheration, we had almost forgotten that something miraculous happened in 2020: the repressed people of Belarus rallied against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Months later, what remains of the protest?…
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Inaugural Lecture by Federica Mogherini: Europe Hub Launch Event
Lecture
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Leiden University Press
Leiden University Press publishes academic books and journals, primarily in the field of humanities and social and behavioural sciences. The press focuses on Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, History (Global, Military, Environmental) Archaeology, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, Literary Studies,…
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Europeaum Call for Applications - Challenges to European Security
Education, Research
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Meet the Europe Hub
Conference, Launch event
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Tijmen Baarda
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Nathal Dessing
Faculty of Humanities
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Frans Willem Korsten
Faculty of Humanities
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Sara Bolghiran
Faculty of Humanities
- Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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Tsolin Nalbantian
Faculty of Humanities
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Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move
Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…
- Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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An EU with a higher EQ
How do you increase the EU’s EQ so that citizens and countries feel a greater sense of belonging and safety in the EU, and the countries work better together? To answer this question, Professor of European Law Armin Cuyvers works, among others, with social psychologists. Inaugural lecture on 9 Decem…
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Judith Naeff
Faculty of Humanities
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
Workshop
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Faculty Office has moved to Herta Mohr Building
As from Wednesday 13 May, the Faculty Office has moved to the Herta Mohr Building.