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Roundtable Discussion: Reorienting Islamic Studies in Asia
Debate
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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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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
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Antjie Krog writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn
South African poet Antjie Krog will be the writer in residence at Leiden University in autumn 2021. Krog is famous for her poetry collections and books, which are often inspired by the history of South Africa. In her role as writer in residence, she will give the annual Albert Verwey Lecture and a series…
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Political scientist teaches VWO pupils: ‘some knew more than I did at that age’
It is a full classroom: more than 30 pupils from 5 and 6 vwo are present to listen to political scientist Leila Demarest's lecture. She gives a brief introduction on the topic she is about to discuss: democracy in the global North and South. At first, the group seems a bit quiet, but when she asks questions…
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Two NWO Mosaic 2.0 grants awarded to cultural anthropology PhDs
Dilara Erzeybek and Oumaima Hajri, two PhD students in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology received a Mosaic 2.0 grant last week. This NWO programme supports PhD students with a non-western migration background - an underrepresented group within science - in order to foster diversity in…
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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers
From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leiden University have received a prestigious €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant to develop their research.
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Plane trees moved to Herta Mohr building
The plane trees from the forecourt of Cluster North have been moved to the Herta Mohr building (Cluster South). The trees could not remain in their original location because of the forthcoming renovation of Cluster North. They have been moved already in advance of the flowering season. In June, the…
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Min ChoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Frans de HaasFaculty of Humanities
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More focus on skateboarders in academic discourse
There are approximately 60 million skateboarders worldwide. And yet in the academic world, this culture is not always looked upon seriously. Visual anthropologist Sander Hölsgens believes that this has to change. Last summer his book 'Skateboarding in Seoul' and the accompanying film 'Reverberations'…
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Pressure on River Management Leads to more Frequent Flooding
In his new book 'Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands', Paul Hudson Associate Professor of Physical Geography at Leiden University College in The Hague, examines human impacts on lowlands rivers. The past twenty years the pressure on large fluvial lowlands has increased tremendously because…
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Household Slavery: 'An Overlooked Method of Enslaving People'
When discussing enslavement, attention often focuses on Africans forcibly shipped to South America. Researcher Timo McGregor's new Veni research sheds light on a lesser-known method, whereby indigenous populations were enslaved through the households of colonisers.
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Amnesty International gives masterclass to Leiden students
The annual Amnesty International Masterclass on China took place recently in Leiden. The masterclass, which looked at China’s impact on human rights, was given online to students of Law and Chinese.
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Andrea Cortellari wins the best MA thesis prize in Turkish Studies
Andrea Cortellari, a 2020 graduate of the MA program in Middle Eastern Studies at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies, wins the best MA thesis prize by the Society for Turkic, Ottoman, and Turkish Studies.
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Campus Den Haag hosts 'On Campus' Experience Days
Last Saturday, Wijnhaven Campus and the Anna van Buerenplein were the setting for the first 'on campus' Experience Days in The Hague since the restrictive measures in higher education were introduced in March 2020. Spread over the day, some 200 students visited the campus to delve deeper into the 3…
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Sustainable The Hague: Sustainable initiatives in your local area
How can you do your bit for sustainability? Students from Leiden University have launched an interactive website with 150 sustainable initiatives in and around The Hague. The website Sustainable The Hague makes it easy to find a sustainable shop, restaurant or community initiative in your local area…
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Keerthi Sridharan VaidehiFaculty of Humanities
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Niels van der SalmFaculty of Humanities
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Ann Marie WilsonFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah HinmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Densua MumfordFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Karin de WildFaculty of Humanities
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Kirsty RolfeFaculty of Humanities
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Ineke SluiterFaculty of Humanities
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Theo van der MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Kyra AlbertsFaculty of Humanities
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Carlos Campello Pereira Porto SoaresFaculty of Humanities
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Margaretha SmolenaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
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Cas Botman
Faculty of Humanities
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Gerritje van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
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Tingyu LiFaculty of Humanities
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Erik Geleijns
Faculty of Humanities
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Célestin Leba
Faculty of Humanities
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Bert Stamkot
Faculty of Humanities
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Joe FortinFaculty of Humanities
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Cornelis van TilburgFaculty of Humanities
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Özümcan Çekiç
Faculty of Humanities
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Nathalie HaakFaculty of Humanities
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Joanna Greenland
Faculty of Humanities
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Rebecca Schaefer
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Thomas Bragdon
Faculty of Humanities
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Dimitris Kentrotis ZinelisFaculty of Humanities
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Ned McGowanFaculty of Humanities
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
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Arash MohammadavvaliFaculty of Humanities