1,599 search results for “humans” in the Student website
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Bringing Peace and Justice to Life
The Just Peace Festival's first edition is live! The Opening Event marked the beginning of two weeks filled with activities to reflect on what peace and justice mean in today's world.
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Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
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Marie-leen RyckaertFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Roos StolkerFaculty of Humanities
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Eefke de HaanFaculty of Humanities
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Peter van der PuttenFaculty of Science
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan ten HeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Blowing the whistle on the government cuts
Hundreds of students and staff from Leiden University gave a ‘whistle concert’ on 11 December against the planned cuts to higher education. Similar protests were held in other student cities on the same day.
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Call for Applications: Oxford Spring School in April 2024
Education
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our most-read stories were about the climate crisis and the elections: here’s the list.
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Trust me, I’m a university
Technology and privacy, trust and mistrust. A discussion about this broke out when the University installed scanners and students protested. On Wednesday 2 February experts from Leiden University will explore this topic at the eponymous symposium. We called Roy de Kleijn, as a computer scientist and…
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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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Planet in Peril: the relationship between mankind and the planet
What is the relationship between humans and nature like? And how can we use it to tackle climate problems? In the Master Honours Class ‘Planet in Peril’, students approach climate issues from the perspective of the humanities. ‘Things are not always as one-sided as they seem.’
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Scientific breakthrough: evidence that Neanderthals hunted giant elephants
Neanderthals were able to outwit straight-tusked elephants, the largest land mammals of the past few million years. Leiden professor Wil Roebroeks has published an article about this together with his German colleague Sabine Gaudzinski-Windheuser in the Science Advances journal.
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched
The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and consisting of former and present Leiden University researchers, has been tasked with assessing Leiden University’s institutional ties with organisations…
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Hoe gaan we om met oplopende spanningen? ‘De keuze is: vechten of praten’
‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s Hooglandse Kerk. They discussed the rising tensions since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. ‘Dare to ask each other questions.’
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The Nuance Project: Respectful dialogue about sensitive topics give students hope
Students from Leiden University have launched The Nuance Project, a platform for respectful, open-minded dialogue on divisive issues. The aim is to foster connection and understanding among people even if their viewpoints differ.
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions
The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month.
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LipsiusCleveringaplaats 1, Leiden
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FAQ Application & Admission
This webpage offers you the most frequently asked questions and answers provided by staff and students themselves.
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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International Exchange Coordinators
Leiden University students interested in studying abroad can contact their outgoing exchange coordinator for advice and assistance. For international exchange students visiting Leiden University, your first point of contact is your incoming exchange coordinator.
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Yenching Academy of Peking University
Bachelor, Master
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Surprising insights, experiments and magic tricks at interactive ‘Wijsneus Festival’
What should we do about litter in the countryside? Can you tell from camera images if someone is guilty? And what does your heart rate really look like? Get answers to these questions and more at the free ‘Wijsneus Festival’ on Friday 16 September at Leidse Hout Park.
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and groups from the academic community. Based on their input, the Executive board has decided to create a preliminary policy regarding our ties to Israeli…
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Janet ConnorFaculty of Humanities
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Jamaseb SoltaniFaculty of Humanities
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Maghiel van CrevelFaculty of Humanities
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Pieter ter KeursFaculty of Humanities
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
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Ruben Gonzalez VicenteFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel SolimanFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Alex ReunekerFaculty of Humanities
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
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Leticia Pablos RoblesFaculty of Humanities
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Jenny DoetjesFaculty of Humanities
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Jacques van der VlietFaculty of Humanities
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Naomi TruanFaculty of Humanities