1,969 search results for “language and cultural of the world” in the Student website
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Sign language emergence and diachronic change
Conference, Leiden-Birmingham Lectures
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Who spoke what language in north-western sixth-century China?
Fifteen hundred years ago, the north-west of what we now call China was a jumble of peoples. How did those Indians, Khotanese and Tocharians influence each other and each other's languages? Associate professor Michaël Peyrot has been awarded an ERC grant of almost two million euros to unravel this 'web…
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Kai HebelFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Looking back on the Area Fair: Have you made your area and language choice yet?
As the deadline for choosing a region of study dwells on International Studies Students, on October 28th, the yearly Area Fair was held. Students could walk around the Schouwburgstraat building as presentations, stands filled with snacks from the area, and workshops were being offered.
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Humanities LU: Declutter, disconnect, dismantle! Reflections on degrowth and cultural politics
Lecture
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Anna NotsuSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Roeland EmausFaculty of Archaeology
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October. Verberne has been at LIACS since 2017 as group leader of the Text Mining and Retrieval group.
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Merlijn van WeerdFaculty of Science
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A new administrative culture starts with us
A new administrative culture. Renewed vigour. More transparency. Will it become reality with the new government? And how do you go about achieving it? By all of us striving to change together: not just politicians, but also stakeholders, civil servants, media, and civilians. That was the conclusion…
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Meet the members of the Cultural Anthropology OLC 2021-2022
Benjamín Maldonado, Orestes Kyrgiakis, Roos Capel and Iskra Cvitković are the new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC). The board advises the Executive Board and the Faculty Board about educational matters, such as the determination of the Course and Examination Regulations and the evaluation…
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Mark DriessenFaculty of Archaeology
- International conference on Russian-language literature in emigration
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The World Bank’s Role in Supporting and Rebuilding Ukraine
Guest lecture
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expert Gül Aktürk Hauser investigates climate change adaptation of cultural heritage
Recently, Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser took up the position as Assistant Professor at the department of Heritage and Society. Originally an architect, she got caught up in the study of historical vernacular buildings in northeastern Turkey. Now her focus lies on the impact of climate change on cultural heri…
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Boya LiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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New members of the Cultural Anthropology Programme Committee
The new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC) are Pablo Pandocchi, Benjamin Maldonado, Emily Berube-Palsboll and Nico Lesenfants Ramos.
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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Vincent NiochetFaculty of Archaeology
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Verena LySocial & Behavioural Sciences
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ESOF 2022: The effect of the online world on adolescents
In the online panel discussion of ESOF 2022 ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, together with Amy Orben, Professor Eveline Crone, Sterre van Riel, Professor Anne-Laura van Harmelen and Professor Jan Sleutels, Professor Ton Liefaard shared his research on adolescents and the online world…
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis BraekmansFaculty of Archaeology
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
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Arturo García De LeónFaculty of Archaeology
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Dirk AlkemadeFaculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo OchigameSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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Matthew SungFaculty of Humanities
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Henk te VeldeFaculty of Humanities
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Milan IsmangilFaculty of Humanities
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Joosje Wessels
Faculty of Humanities
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Levina de Wolf
Faculty of Humanities
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Dimitris Kentrotis ZinelisFaculty of Humanities
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Leonie HenkesFaculty of Humanities
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Zheyu ShangFaculty of Humanities
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Language that comforts: The power of communication in healthcare
For people who are seriously ill, an empathetic doctor can make a world of difference. Psychologist Janine Westendorp examined helpful and harmful communication in the consulting room. ‘It’s very important to stress that you are always there supporting the person, even if there’s no cure.’
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Burcu Yildirim
Faculty of Archaeology
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Lisa HarmsFaculty of Law
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Matthew CanfieldFaculty of Law
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
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Michael KlosFaculty of Law