874 search results for “as a modernities and transitions” in the Student website
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Jan AbbinkAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Geert-Jan KroesFaculty of Science
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Monica van WinkelICLON
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Sergei BoekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Archaeologist Marie Soressi joins the discussion about the early use of bow-and-arrow technology in Europe
Nature News reported on the use of bow-and-arrow for hunting based on the research made on small points found in a 54,000-year-old cave site in southern France.
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Geurds new Professor in Central American archaeology: 'A professorship as a unifying force'
The appointment of Alex Geurds as Professor in Central American Archaeology reinvigorates an existing focus within the faculty. 'The research chair offers opportunities to make cross-connections, across departments and disciplines.'
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Career tips & tricks
Interested in the career opportunities after your graduation? Still no idea what you want to do after graduating? Do you have questions about job market orientation or do you want to know where to find vacancies? Check out the following tips & tricks!
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Contribute to the Leiden Law Blog in 2026!
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Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. War and Peace Studies
Study information
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Silence as a form of activism: 'It is precisely by being silent that you sometimes keep the conversation open'
We talk too little about silence, thinks university lecturer Gerlov van Engelenhoven. He has been awarded a Veni grant to investigate the role of silence in protest movements. Does silence sometimes really say more than a thousand words?
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AI for humanities: ‘Especially as a humanities student, you have the tools to work with this’
While humanities once mainly involved books and archives, nowadays we can’t imagine life without AI. Next semester a new faculty-wide course will be introduced, taking you along with this development. University lecturer and course coordinator Yann Ryan tells us more about it.
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Get published as a student: Inter-Section call for papers
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The European Commission, “a humanities-friendly work environment”
On February 29 2024, the Humanities Career Service of Leiden University organised a career day to the European Union institutions in Brussels. Natalia Papageorgiou, student of the MA History (Politics, Culture and National Identities), talks about how the day went.
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New Book by Jens Iverson: ‘Jus Post Bellum: The Rediscovery, Foundations, and Future of the Law of Transforming War into Peace’
Jus post bellum, the body of laws and norms governing the transition from armed conflict to peace, has emerged as a crucial issue for international law scholars, governments, and all concerned with building a just and sustainable peace. The Jus Post Bellum Project, funded by the NWO and hosted by the…
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for Mariëtte Hamer, the government commissioner tasked with tackling this persistent social problem. Eisma studied the Dutch language at Leiden. How is her…
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Paul SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Honours students consult on real-life cases in course on Public Leadership Consulting
It is not always easy for students to apply their academic knowledge in practice and get acquainted with the work environment of professional public organisations. Public organisations may struggle in turn to successfully address leadership challenges in their current way of working.
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Secondary school students grapple with Dutch texts: ‘I liked the feminist part best’
University lecturer Olga van Marion invited pupils from Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn to take part in a series of Dutch workshops organised at the University. Some the students and workshop leaders reflect on the busy morning.
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Timo Kos visits University Sports Centre: ‘Sport brings people together’
As the end of the year approaches, the new University Sports Centre (USC) building is nearing completion. Vice-President of the Executive Board Timo Kos visited the USC, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, to see how work is progressing.
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Energy as a weak spot: a new approach to tackle aggressive breast cancer?
Could we stop cancer cells by cutting off their energy supply? That’s what Dione Blok, a bachelor’s student in Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences, aimed to find out during her thesis research. She investigated a compound that affects the tumour cells’ energy metabolism. ‘Hopefully, these insights will provide…
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New light on the modern night. Computationally tracking “invisible flâneurs” in Antwerp police records (1876-1939)
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Alex Tutwiler receives Archol grant to reveal hidden stories of child labor
PhD candidate Alex Tutwiler, from the Faculty of Archaeology, has received a grant from Archol, via the P.J.R. Modderman Foundation, to investigate how child labor shaped the bones of Dutch children between the 17th and 19th centuries. Using CT scans, she aims to build a more comprehensive picture of…
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Buurtlab 070 launched – sustainability research in, by and for the community
Buurtlab 070 is a new Leiden University project in which residents, researchers and students from The Hague work together on climate, sustainability and biodiversity solutions. What do they expect of the lab?
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan OuelletFaculty of Archaeology
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Daphne WoutsLeiden University Libraries
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Kirsty RolfeFaculty of Humanities
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Johan de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte FikkersFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Reinier BaarsenFaculty of Humanities
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Astrid Van WeyenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Timothy de ZeeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Clodagh MurphyFaculty of Humanities
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Ajay GandhiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mette LangbroekFaculty of Archaeology
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Coen van 't VeerFaculty of Humanities
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Alan PalaciosFaculty of Humanities
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Theo van der MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Mingran CaoFaculty of Humanities
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Dusan MaczekFaculty of Archaeology
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Gerritje van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
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Roderick GeertsFaculty of Archaeology