1,966 search results for “language and cultural of the world” in the Student website
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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PRINS introduces students to the world of practice: ‘I’m now even considering a career at the Ministry’
The successful PRINS (PRactising INternational Studies) project offers International Studies students an introduction to the world of practice. In the last semester of their bachelor’s programme, they work as consultants for real-life clients, ranging from Rabobank to Greenpeace. We took a look at the…
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Jonathan OuelletFaculty of Archaeology
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International Mother Language Day 2024: 'It's time to celebrate our languages'
On Wednesday, 21 February, a diverse group of students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered in The Hague for International Mother Language Day. Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage.
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How the world can achieve climate goals with clean hydrogen production
Hydrogen can help to solve the climate problem. At least, if we start producing it in the right, clean way. Leiden researchers mapped out the global environmental impact of hydrogen production and looked ahead to 2050. They published their work in Energy & Environmental Science.
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experiments but equations: how Daoyi Wang uses math to understand the world
How do you study the growth of microorganisms, the spread of epidemic diseases or the healing of wounds, without actually performing experiments? Daoyi Wang, PhD candidate at the Mathematical Institute, worked on a specific mathematical model that can describe the growth of microorganisms and many other…
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
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Edurne de WildeFaculty of Humanities
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Europe’s role in an uncertain world
At Leiden University College, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer urged Europe to show unity and strength in a world defined by fear, power politics, and uncertainty.
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Students create creative language lessons for primary and secondary education: ‘Not enough attention paid to languages’
The earlier you introduce children to a language, the sooner they can be captivated by it and see that there is more than just Dutch and English. That is the basis for the language lessons for primary education that Alisa van de Haar, university lecturer of French, collaborated on. ‘Deans from different…
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Roberto ArcieroFaculty of Archaeology
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How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent'
In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…
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Lunchtime Speaker Series: Between Logic, Language and Information: adventures in understanding large language models in hybrid settings
Lecture
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
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Kiana ShahrasbiFaculty of Science
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
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for: research trainee for project on effect gender-inclusive language on language attitudes
Research
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
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Yumeng WangFaculty of Science
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Arie VerhagenFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
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Amos van BaalenFaculty of Humanities
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
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Janet GrijzenhoutFaculty of Humanities
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Mert YazanFaculty of Science
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen RavenFaculty of Humanities
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The language of Russian propaganda
In 2014 Russia entered Ukraine and occupied Crimea, and about two and a half years ago it began a large-scale invasion. For Ukraine, it’s a war. But Russia calls it a ‘special military operation’. Word choices of this kind affect how people look at issues. A Dutch Research Council (NWO) project led…
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Elsa CharletySocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Andrea RagragioSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Angelo RomanoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Willem van WijkSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Simon WillmettsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrican Studies Centre
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
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James McGrailSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Remembering and Forgetting in Two Worlds. Writing Histories of Forced Displacement and Submerged Genealogy
Lecture
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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‘Stemmen van Afrika’ wins popularisation prize: 'Language is more than grammar'
The Voices of Africa platform is ten years old and has just recently won the annual popularisation prize of the Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics (LOT). High time for a chat with Jenneke van der Wal, Maarten Mous and Nina van der Vlugt about the importance of the platform and plans for the…
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Student maps Chinese language variation
When Daan van Esch, master’s student in Chinese Studies, travelled through China last summer, he noticed that he often did not understand what the inhabitants of the different villages and cities were talking about. There turned out to be huge differences within the language. He decided to map this…
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Forgotten Lineages of Displaced Communities Across the Indian Ocean World, 1650-1850
Conference
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities