854 search results for “large language modern” in the Student website
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Olaf KaperFaculty of Humanities
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Mert YazanFaculty of Science
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew SorensenFaculty of Archaeology
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Kyra AlbertsFaculty of Humanities
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Léon BuskensFaculty of Humanities
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Catherine WoodFaculty of Humanities
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Wim TiggesStudent and Educational Affairs (SEA)
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Language during war: the changing position of Russian in Ukraine
The impact of war extends beyond destroyed buildings and torn families. In bilingual Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia is a major driver for increasingly discarding the Russian language. What does this mean for the position of Russian in Ukraine?
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Why is that word there? Research on language structure completed
Communication is the transmission of information. All day long we are busy explaining and making things clear to each other, but exactly how we do that varies from language to language. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal delved into African Bantu languages for a Vidi project.
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In the Spotlight: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
After having been cancelled in 2020, this year the Summer School in Languages and Linguistics is going online. From 12 – 23 July, language and linguistics enthusiasts from all over the world can once again learn about a variety of rare languages and linguistics topics. Director Sasha Lubotsky tells…
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Alumni from the French Language and Culture programme return to Leiden: ‘I feel like an ambassador for the language’
The pews of the Walloon Church were filled on Friday 23 May, as more than 120 former students of the French Language and Culture programme gathered to attend mini-lectures, a short theatre performance, and a discussion about the state of the discipline.
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Large double planets without a star don’t actually exist
Large pairs of planets thought to orbit each other without a star, do not exist after all. That conclude Leiden researchers, after extensive computer modelling and simulations. What the double dots seen by the James Webb Space Telescope are, remains a mystery.
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Yee Man NgFaculty of Science
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BA in Italian Language and Culture to continue
Leiden University will continue to offer its BA in Italian Language and Culture. The Board of the Faculty of Humanities has reversed its decision to stop admitting new students as of the 2026/2027 academic year.
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Leiden students help with primary school language lessons
De Regenboog primary school in The Hague has a high percentage of children whose first language is not Dutch. In the ‘Children of the City’ project, Education and Child Studies students help primary school children practise their Dutch.
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Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’
Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciting documents, he also discovered the biscuits from the Water & Bloem bakery and the wild flowers at the Groenesteeg cemetery.
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Nandan MalhotraFaculty of Science
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Large delegation heading for African Studies Conference in Prague
A large group of researchers from Leiden University will convene a panel or present a paper at the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS), which will take place from 25 to 28 June in Prague.
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrican Studies Centre
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Visit the University of Helsinki for the Medieval-Modern Forum
Education
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Lucien van BeekFaculty of Humanities
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The protagonist of horror is the ghost of modern consumer society
Who doesn't love to turn on a horror film on a rainy evening? Fortunately, it is only fiction - or is it? According to university lecturer Evert Jan van Leeuwen, modern horror says more about our society than we think. He has been nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize for his research into addiction…
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Jesse SarneelFaculty of Humanities
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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War and Peace Studies: New CSM track focusses on modern war, warfare and peace building efforts
War and peace studies. A topic that is more relevant than ever because of the war in Ukraine. In September, the MSc Crisis and Security Management (CSM) will start a new track: War and Peace Studies. CSM’s Programme Director, Ernst Dijxhoorn, discusses the new track, how it was created and what students…
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Xiaochen ZhengSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Tina Cambier-LangeveldFaculty of Humanities
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Guus KroonenFaculty of Humanities
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Joanne StolkFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske KeijserFaculty of Humanities
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Leticia Pablos RoblesFaculty of Humanities
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Saskia DunnFaculty of Humanities
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Jiang WuFaculty of Humanities