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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.
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Corinne Hofman -
Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Susanna de BeerFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Bionda Kijk in de Vegte
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Femke Fakkeldij
Faculty of Humanities
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Mamadjibeye Mamadjibeye
Faculty of Humanities
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Jorge Blake
Faculty of Humanities
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis?
The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts.
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Parallel Worlds: Information Warfare in the Sahel (Dutch-spoken)
Debate, Haags Actualiteitencollege
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Johan ChristensenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Marie Kolbenstetter -
Cushla DonaldsonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maikel Kuijpers -
Eric Olijdam
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Ivan DunduroFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Emmanuel Ogwuche OkpeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
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Mily CrevelsFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Nadia Rojas
Faculty of Humanities
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Nestor Marin Bravo
Faculty of Humanities
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David Home Valenzuela
Faculty of Humanities
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Tomás Díaz
Faculty of Humanities
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Mariana Gaba
Faculty of Humanities
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Felipe Cousiño
Faculty of Humanities
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Joaquin Fernandez Abara
Faculty of Humanities