844 search results for “lion africa” in the Student website
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Leiden researchers test a smart lion collar in Tanzania
A new generation of lion collars in Tanzania’s Serengeti shows that human–wildlife encounters are becoming increasingly common. Researchers from Leiden University are working with local wildlife organisations and technology partner Smart Parks for wildlife monitoring, to better map these interaction…
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Lion Steenvoorde-van der PuttenASSC
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W van KesselAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Karin NijenhuisAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Maria DitmarsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Sini HassinenFaculty of Humanities
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Sea-ing Africa: Research-Driven Internships (sponsored) in Port City Regions in Ghana and Morocco
In the academic year 2025-2026, the project 'Sea-ing Africa: Tracing Legacies and Engaging Future Promises of 'Big' Infrastructure Projects in Port City Regions in Ghana and Morocco' will be pleased to host students from all three tracks of the MSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology and…
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Harry WelsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Mohamed MuseFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Where do the stereotypes about Africa come from?
In the seventeenth century, stereotypes about Africa and its inhabitants became deeply ingrained in European culture. PhD candidate Matthias Lukkes is going to investigate the role played by Dutch culture in this process.
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Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.
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Liru Feng wins LION Image Award 2025
LION
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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Amadou Adamou
Faculty of Humanities
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Wolfgang Löffler appointed as Director of Education at LION
As of 1 January this year, Wolfgang Löffler has been appointed as the new Director of Education at LION. In this role, he joins the institute’s management board. His appointment is for a period of four years.
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David EhrhardtFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Anika AltafAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche
Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Akinyinka AkinyoadeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2022: Robert Okello
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2022 is Robert Okello for his thesis on rural women’s legal empowerment through digital technology in Northern Uganda. Robert did his Master in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Rijk van DijkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Aarts reappointed as scientific director of LION (but his successor is already known)
Jan Aarts will stay on as scientific director of LION for another year. He has been reappointed until 1 March 2024. His successor is already known. Sense Jan van der Molen will take over next year. He will be the new scientific director of LION until 1 March 2028.
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Stefano BellucciFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Spierenburg in NRC on the neoliberal system in South Africa
Anthropologist Marja Spierenburg talks in the Dutch newspaper NRC about the neoliberal system and how it has to change in order to solve the energy crisis in South-Africa.
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Costanza FranceschiniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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AI-enabled ultrasound: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
AI ultrasounds: LUC alumna empowers women in rural Africa
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged?
Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).
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Peter Pels in Andere Tijden about fathers of the Holy Spirit and Africa Museum
The special of the Dutch History Programme Andere Tijden 'Missie Geslaagd?' (Mission accomplished?) tells the story of the last fathers of the Holy Spirit Congregation who live in Gennep. Professor of Anthropology and Sociology of Africa Peter Pels is one of the specialists in this episode. He explains…
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Gerald AchoFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Densua MumfordFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Leonor JonkerAfrika-Studiecentrum