172 search results for “first world war” in the Student website
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Paul MeyboomFaculteit Archeologie
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Ivo van WijkFaculteit Archeologie
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Roderick GeertsFaculteit Archeologie
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Merlijn VeltmanFaculteit Archeologie
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Bouke van der MeerFaculteit Archeologie
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Anne van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Frans OsingaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bart SchuurmanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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War in Ukraine: Universities call for support and solidarity for those affected
The Dutch universities are shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and empathise with all those affected by this act of aggression. Leiden University also calls for solidarity with and support for all those affected by the war.
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Nicky SchreuderFaculteit Archeologie
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Suzan van de VeldeFaculteit Archeologie
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
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Beatriz Santiago BelmonteFaculty of Humanities
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Natasja DelbarFaculty of Humanities
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
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Joram van KetelFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- War in Ukraine: one university website for help, action and questions
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Michael KerschnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Miguel John VersluysFaculteit Archeologie
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Anneleen van der MeerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
- Student Buddy Service: also for students affected by the Ukraine war and other conflicts
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Leiden University during the Second World War
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the scope of International Human Rights Day.
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Mahmood KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Nicolas Rodriguez IdarragaFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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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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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Anna-Alexandra MarholdFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid