823 search results for “africa in the world” in the Student website
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world
As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like another Leiden Egyptologist decades earlier. Herta Mohr persevered with her research during World War II. Now she is the namesake of the first Leiden building…
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Boukary SangaréFaculty of Humanities
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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Luca BrulsFaculty of Humanities
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TED Talks for a better world
At the conference of the Honours College Science & Society, students present TED Talks on a social issue of their interest. ‘It brings together everything they have learned in the past two and a half years.’
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Vos
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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3 October University given a makeover
Try to resolve the nitrogen problem, go on a regeneration journey or take part in psychological research: discover this and more at the new and improved 3 October University, ‘WetenschapsWarenMarkt’.
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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New core curriculum course: Humanities in a Digital World
Education
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International Studies Earth Day lecture: 12 Habits to Solve the World’s Crises
Festival
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Annick van Rinsum about her play: World Politics Three Times
MA International Relations: Culture and Politics student Annick van Rinsum created a play as a method to research her master’s thesis. “Through writing this play, I aim to contribute to our understanding of International Relations Theory. I’m specifically interested in the question how our theories…
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This was 2021! An overview of Humanities in the news
Online, hybrid, on campus... It was an unpredictable year, also for the Faculty of Humanities. Luckily, there were also non-corona related stories. Let's review 2021 with this list of the most-read news articles per month.
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entanglement of online and offline networks in times of conflict in Africa
Conference, 2-day Workshop
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‘Literature is our compass in a turbulent world’
Literature – and films and social media too – helps us understand ourselves and society. That makes literary studies an eternally modern discipline, especially if you dare to combine it with other disciplines, says Nidesh Lawtoo.
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Kremlin's Control and Suppression Strategies: The evolution of the relationship between violence and disinformation between 2000 – 2021
Lecture
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Bruno AllahissemFaculty of Humanities
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Congo’s vergeten oorlog? Geweld, mineralen en macht
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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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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Expanding Social Sciences & Humanities in African Global Health Discourse
LUNHA strives to redefine global health by prioritizing justice, fairness, and inclusion in Africa. Through collaboration with diverse stakeholders, LUNHA aims to reshape global health research and foster a broader engagement with social sciences and humanities.
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
- Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation
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Alberto Sarcina
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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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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Debate on World Cup Qatar: Boycott it or seize opportunity for attention?
The FIFA World Cup will get underway in Qatar this November – an event that has attracted much discussion in recent years. This discussion is not only centred on sport. Human rights are in the spotlights in Qatar. On Friday 30 September, Leiden University organised a debate in which experts from various…
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Corrie Bakels -
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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at a Time of Death: A Global Microhistory between Britain and South Africa
Lecture, COGLOSS Seminar
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Recognizes Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…
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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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Ann Brysbaert