573 search results for “culture identities” in the Student website
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Naomi TruanFaculty of Humanities
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Hanum AtikasariFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jojanneke van der ToornFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Bernhard Hommel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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The link between The Hague bonfires and different types of citizenship
For the third year in a row, the bonfires in the Duindorp and Scheveningen neighbourhoods in The Hague during New Year's Eve have been cancelled. According to Professor Henk te Velde, the fight for the bonfires represents something bigger: angry citizens.
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Zeineb Romdhane: Student and Minister for New Democracy
A shadow cabinet has just been formed. This one consists of students from all the Dutch universities. They will be keeping politicians on their toes in the coming year, and want to show that progress cannot be made without academic research and teaching. Master’s student Zeineb Romdhane is Minister…
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’
Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals the global history of the phenomenon. ‘Nationalist movements have always influenced each other.’
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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A quick call with Looi van Kessel on the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘International Women’s Day is important for everyone’
Every year, Leiden University hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture to mark International Women’s Day. This year, historian Nadia Bouras will speak about academic freedom, class and being a woman in academia. And that is just as relevant to men, says lecturer and organiser Looi van Kessel.
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Professor Marlou Schrover bids farewell
Marlou Schrover played an important role in the study of migration history for many years. Now she is bidding farewell.
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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New student accommodation in Oegstgeest a step closer
The construction of 285 student studios on land owned by Leiden University is a step closer. On Thursday, student housing organisation DUWO and the Real Estate department of the University signed the leasehold agreement for the parcel of land in the Oegstgeest part of the Leiden Bio Science Park.
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Vicente Fisher de Miranda Rodrigues awarded Cornelis Thiele Prize
After the KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History, Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues has also won the Cornelis Thiele Prize of the Dutch Society for Religious Studies.
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Training courses for boards
In the spring and summer, it is possible for board members and key figures within student organisations to follow free training sessions, developed specifically for them. You can also follow a board training session together as a team.
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Rens TacomaFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew SorensenFaculty of Archaeology
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculty of Archaeology
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
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Ariëlle ReitsemaFaculty of Humanities
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Monique van den DriesFaculty of Archaeology
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. The researchers and students from both projects are working with city residents to find sustainable solutions to local issues.
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‘We moeten diversiteit minder vieren, het moet vanzelfsprekend zijn’
Op welke manieren kan inclusieve communicatie ervoor zorgen dat mensen zich welkom voelen? Hierover ging het D&I-symposium van Universiteit Leiden.
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Executive Board column: Let’s be alert to unacceptable behaviour
This is a difficult time. Above all, for all those directly involved in this horrible case – unacceptable behaviour by a professor and his removal from the University – the case we went public about on 18 October and that has been reported in the media. This is painful and tough for the complainants…
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Collecting Global Heritage
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Art Academy students design 450th anniversary logo
Students from the Royal Academy of Art The Hague (KABK) designed the 450 lustrum logo.
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'The Butterflies of Upper Digul' now also published in Indonesia
Three years ago, Associate Professor Alicia Schrikker published 'De vlinders van Boven-Digoel', in which she chronicled several stories about colonial life in present-day Indonesia. Now there is a translation, by Rianti Manullang, who is also an assistant professor at Universitas Indonesia and doing…
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From climate to security: 'Students present perspectives I was unfamiliar with'
Cooperation is the solution to international problems, demonstrated the final seminar of the Master Honours Class ‘Smart Regional Integration’ – even when it is sometimes easier said than done. “You can see the students struggle with that.”
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…
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COIL: virtual exchange between Leiden and Santiago (Chili)
From the first semester of 2026, Leiden University and Universidad Diego Portales (Santiago, Chile) will launch three online virtual exchange programmes. The themes are: political analysis, tensions surrounding Indigenous peoples in Latin America, and the securitisation of borders.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023
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Opening of the Academic Year: 'Relentlessly follow your curiosity and see where it takes you'
The opening of the new academic year highlighted students' and lecturers' personal motivators. Incoming students were encouraged to be bold, forge their own paths and grow by trial and error.
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien RieffeFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Luuk de LigtFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander GeurdsFaculty of Archaeology
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Kim BeerdenFaculty of Humanities
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Nanne TimmerFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Transnational Conversations: Heritage, Memory, Climate, and Reparatory Justice in the Caribbean, Europe, and Beyond
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’
From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.