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These lunch seminars prepare you for upcoming world events
Climate and human rights will again become major issues on the world stage by the end of 2023. The new series of lunch seminars by the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) seamlessly tie into these events. All Leiden researchers and students are…
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Ionica SmeetsFaculty of Science
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.
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Corinne HofmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
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Alberto SarcinaFaculty of Archaeology
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Susanna de BeerFaculty of Humanities
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Karolina PomorskaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Szilvia BiroFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rutger HoekstraFaculty of Science
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteASSC
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Bionda Kijk in de Vegte
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Corrie BakelsFaculty of Archaeology
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Frans TheuwsFaculty of Archaeology
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ESOF2022 Online mini-symposium: The effect of the online world on adolescents
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with increasing rates of online crimes among adolescents? During the mini-symposium ‘The effect of the online world on adolescents’, presented by the interdisciplinary…
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How vulnerable is the Netherlands to an energy crisis?
The Iran war has pushed up fuel prices and raised concerns about a global energy shortage. How well prepared is the Netherlands? We asked two experts.
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Michiel van GroesenFaculty of Humanities
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Johan ChristensenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ellen van ReulerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hora est! Exhibition reveals the ritual world of earning a PhD
A dissertation covered in hot pink faux fur, antique prints of PhD ceremonies, a pot encrusted with sealing wax: the Hora est! anniversary exhibition at Oude UB takes you to the ritual yet idiosyncratic world of PhD ceremonies.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Helen DuffyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marie KolbenstetterFaculty of Archaeology
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Rik LettanyFaculty of Archaeology
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Humanities
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Christine TremblayFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cushla DonaldsonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maikel KuijpersFaculty of Archaeology
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Eric Olijdam
Faculty of Archaeology
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Jac AartsFaculty of Archaeology
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Ilone de Vries-LemaireFaculty of Archaeology
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Alexander MohnsFaculty of Archaeology
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Gabi PerhajFaculty of Archaeology
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.
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Patrick DegryseFaculty of Archaeology
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Mirjam van ReisenFaculty of Medicine
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Huub RottgeringFaculty of Science
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Tom BarkhuysenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rowie StolkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Markus DavidsenFaculty of Humanities
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Bente de LeedeFaculty of Humanities