297 search results for “life medieval” in the Student website
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Residence Life
"A Home Away from Home"
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Egbert BosFaculty of Humanities
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Uni-Life
Leiden University has joined the student app Uni-life. This app gives you an overview of all student events and helps you get to know other students who share the same interests. The app shows activities organised by student associations, study organisations, faculties, clubs, the University Sports…
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Helias Udo De HaesScience
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Marc van der MeideScience
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Life Science Symposium 14 May
Education, Social
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…
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Anna Dlabacova receives ERC Starting Grant for research on late medieval prayer books
Assistant Professor Anna Dlabacova has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. She will use this grant of around 1.5 million euros to conduct research on the Dutch vernacular ‘book of hours’.
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Looking over the shoulders of medieval readers
What did medieval scholars think of the books they read? In her inaugural lecture, Professor Mariken Teeuwen will talk about the texts they wrote in the margin.
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculteit Archeologie
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Dusan MaczekFaculteit Archeologie
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Hans JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Antheun JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Rachel SchatsFaculteit Archeologie
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculteit Archeologie
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Jacobine MelisFaculteit Archeologie
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Mariken Teeuwen: ‘There are so many new possibilities in research on medieval manuscripts’
Mariken Teeuwen started at the Institute for History as a professor by special appointment of Script Culture of the Middle Ages on 1 March. ‘I’m looking forward to doing research together with students.’
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Roos van OostenFaculteit Archeologie
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Frans TheuwsFaculteit Archeologie
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Medieval Oegstgeest did business with all of Europe
Generations of Leiden students and academics have done archaeological research into the early medieval history of Oegstgeest. This makes this old settlement one of the best-documented sites from that era. In a new book Leiden researchers take stock.
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Skeletal Evidence for Malaria in the Medieval Netherlands
Until very recently malaria was an impactful disease in the Netherlands. While currently mainly regarded as a tropical disease, references to symptoms which could be related to the disease are found in several historical documents from the 17th century onwards. To be able to better understand this disease…
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Angkor region was actually a large Medieval city
The Greater Angkor Region in contemporary Cambodia was dramatically more urbanized in the 13th century than previously thought, and home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. These discoveries were made by a research team led by Sarah Klassen. Their findings are published in Science Advances.
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Bernhard SteubingScience
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Nina van DulmenScience
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Jeroen GuineeScience
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Dian Triastari ArmandaScience
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Arjan de KoningScience
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Lieke WirkenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Robert IstrateScience
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Visit the University of Helsinki for the Medieval-Modern Forum
Education
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Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades.
'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely one function.'
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Mingming HuScience
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
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Julia SzirmaiFaculty of Humanities
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Jip BarreveldFaculteit Archeologie
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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Maia CasnaFaculteit Archeologie
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
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Sebastiaan DeetmanScience
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Ine AlbertsBestuursbureau
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Tineke RutgersBestuursbureau
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Arnold ZiegelaarFaculty of Humanities