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Inge LigtvoetFaculty of Humanities
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Merel Vesseur-van LeeuwenFaculty of Law
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Ronald PetrarcaFaculty of Humanities
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Carlos Rilling Tenorio
Faculty of Humanities
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Andrea Bravo Lee
Faculty of Humanities
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Mariana Gaba
Faculty of Humanities
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Maria Naranjo Olivares
Faculty of Humanities
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Jocelyn López Caihuán
Faculty of Humanities
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Daniel SchadeFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago
An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February.
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BrandelleroFaculty of Humanities
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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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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Saskia Cohen-WillnerFaculty of Humanities
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Mark Loderichs
Faculty of Humanities
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Kenan van de Mieroop
Faculty of Humanities
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Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe
Faculty of Humanities
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André KnulstFaculty of Humanities
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Koen van der LijnFaculty of Humanities
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Caspar Dullemond
Faculty of Humanities
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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José María Castro Ibarra
Faculty of Humanities
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Hannelore BraekenFaculty of Humanities
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Saskia RademakerFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Juliët TinebraFaculty of Humanities
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Femke Fakkeldij
Faculty of Humanities
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Felix BoschFaculty of Humanities
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenberg is holding a panel session on 14 July at the EuroScience Open Forum in Leiden.
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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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A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede
Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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‘You can’t just go to the field and leave again with data’: meet LUCIR scholar Corinna Jentzsch
Corinna Jentzsch, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science and co-convener of the Leiden University Center for International Relations (LUCIR) has conducted extensive fieldwork in Mozambique. Her resulting book, Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil…
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Opening of the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities
Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Building took place on 8 October, and it has many remarkable features: for example, recycled ‘mushroom columns’, a pedestrian bridge to the University Library…
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Jojanneke van der Toorn organises international Workpride conference
Professor Jojanneke van der Toorn has held the chair in LGBT workplace inclusion for five years. To celebrate, organised an international online conference on workplace inclusion, in cooperation with Workplace Pride that was hosted by the university on 20 and 21 May.
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Robert OkelloFaculty of Law
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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studying
Over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortus botanicus reveals the similarities and differences in 450 years of student life.
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Political Scientist Matthew Longo wins Orwell Prize for his book
The latest book by political scientist Matthew Longo came out this spring: 'The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain'. In addition to its many favourable reviews, the book received the prestigious Orwell Prize this summer, which highlights exceptional books on politics.
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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Book Presentation of Beyond the Mulatta: Haunted Hybridity in Advertising
Book Presentation | Studium Generale Lecture