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Graduation ceremony bachelor programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Event - 12 October 2026
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Policy in Practice Research projects MSC Cultural Anthropology | Leiden University
The Sociology of Policy in Practice track of the Master Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology offers students the opportunity to work on an individual three-month research project with a NGO, government agency, small or large-scale company, museum or knowledge institute, either in the Netherlands…

Graduation ceremony master and master's programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Event - 5 October 2026
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First-year Cultural Anthropology students: fill out the survey! News - 16 November 2021
Are you currently a first-year Cultural Anthropology student? We need your help! The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology is evaluating the way we communicate with prospective students. What are we doing right, what can be done better, which information did you miss before the…

Wanted: Cultural Anthropology students to co-host our Instagram account News - 8 April 2021
Are you studying Cultural Anthropology at the Leiden University and are you also very enthusiastic about Instagram? Can you show prospective students how interesting, useful, fun and socially relevant Cultural Anthropology is? Then we would like to talk to you! We are looking for dedicated students…

This is Emma, the new student ambassador Cultural Anthropology News - 12 September 2021
Since the beginning of September, Emma van der Plas (20) is the new student ambassador for CADS. Emma is a third-year student and is currently following a minor in Sustainable Development in Leiden. Her goal? To eliminate the stigmas surrounding anthropology. "When I tell people I'm studying anthropology,…

New members of the Cultural Anthropology Programme Committee News - 14 November 2022
The new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC) are Pablo Pandocchi, Benjamin Maldonado, Emily Berube-Palsboll and Nico Lesenfants Ramos.

Meet the new student Programme Committee members of Cultural Anthropology News - 30 September 2024
Emily Gdula, Liselotta Jahnke, Jason Irwin and Josephine Hercules are the newly appointed student representatives on the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee provides advice to the Executive Board and the Faculty Board of CADS on various educational issues, including the development of Course and…

Meet the new student Programme Committee members of Cultural Anthropology News - 22 October 2025
Maria Moser, Mischa de Jong, and Ander Damiano Delliturri are the newly appointed student representatives on the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee provides advice to the Executive Board and the Faculty Board on various educational issues, including the development of Course and Examination Regulations…

Cultural Anthropology Students Conduct Research on Experiences and Motivations of Tiny House Residents in the Netherlands News - 22 April 2025
Leiden students of cultural anthropology investigated the motivations and experiences of Tiny House residents in the Netherlands. Their findings highlight sustainability, minimalism and community building as core values in this alternative form of living.

Two NWO Mosaic 2.0 grants awarded to cultural anthropology PhDs News - 4 June 2025
Dilara Erzeybek and Oumaima Hajri, two PhD students in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology received a Mosaic 2.0 grant last week. This NWO programme supports PhD students with a non-western migration background - an underrepresented group within science - in order to foster diversity in…

Two Cultural Anthropology students awarded Pieter de la Court Medal 2021 News - 12 January 2022
Claire van den Helder (fourth-year Cultural Anthropology student) and Orestes Kyrgiakis (second-year Cultural Anthropology student) won the Pieter de la Court Medal 2021. The Pieter de la Court Medal is an initiative for students by students and is awarded annually to students who voluntarily contribute…

Meet the new members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2023-2024 News - 25 September 2023
Liselotta Jahnke, Jason Irwin, Rachel Cruickshank and Paula Kovač are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). This committee advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board of CADS about educational matters, such as determining the Course and Examination Regulations and evaluating…

Meet the members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2021-2022 News - 25 October 2021
Benjamín Maldonado, Orestes Kyrgiakis, Roos Capel and Iskra Cvitković are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). The board advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board about educational matters, such as the determination of the Course and Examination Regulations and the evaluation…

Introduction Day Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Event - 1 September 2025
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Experience Day Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology Event - 2 April 2026
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