776 search results for “contemporary africa politics” in the Student website
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Maria Amjad
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Youssef CherifFaculty of Humanities
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Siran HuangFaculty of Humanities
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Rik de RuiterFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jasper DekkerFaculty of Humanities
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Miles KellermanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Kiara Thais Castaman DiazFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kutsal YesilkagitFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Helena Landwehr
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Cyberweek
From 16 to 23 October 2025, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) will host the second edition of Cyber Week. Following last year’s success, we will once again shine a daily spotlight on our teaching and research in the field of cybersecurity through LinkedIn and Instagram. Today’s societal…
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Steven LauritanoFaculty of Humanities
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Liselore TissenFaculty of Humanities
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Anne GerritsenFaculty of Humanities
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’
A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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50 jaar MRI: Hoe het LUMC dit betaalbaar maakt
50 years ago Lauterbur published the basic principle of MRI. Sine then MRI has become more expensive. Professor Andrew Webb describes what is needed to make MRI available for everybody.
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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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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Edwin BakkerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Constant HijzenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University Student Platform (LUS)
The Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) is a student-led ‘think-tank’. It consists of eight members: one representative from each of the seven faculties plus one chair.
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery
Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.
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Carola van EijkFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Nikki IkaniFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Shiru LimFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Joris van der VoetFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Mehmet KentelFaculty of Humanities
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Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
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Brian ShaevFaculty of Humanities
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Bram KlievinkFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah NelsonFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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David HenleyFaculty of Humanities
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca NaousFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs