448 search results for “simon language” in the Student website
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Wim TiggesStudent and Educational Support
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Katinka ZevenFaculty of Humanities
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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Mirjam Oomens: ‘Healthcare professionals should be cautious about survival prognoses’
Mirjam Oomens was working on her PhD research on language in the consulting room when she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Four years later, she has made it her mission to encourage doctors and other healthcare professionals to make fewer statements about life expectancy. 'Such a conviction can…
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TNO, HUM and the ISSC are jointly developing an ethical chatbot: ‘It is important that communication is tailored to the user’
The ISSC's ICT helpdesk receives dozens of questions from staff and students every day. A collaboration between TNO, LUCL and the ISSC aims to determine whether a specially designed chatbot could provide support in this area.
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Computational approaches to diachronic language micro-variation
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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‘Literature is our compass in a turbulent world’
Literature – and films and social media too – helps us understand ourselves and society. That makes literary studies an eternally modern discipline, especially if you dare to combine it with other disciplines, says Nidesh Lawtoo.
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Lena RieckeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jenneke EversFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thijs VosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maria-Lucia RebreanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Li-Ru HsuFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Andjelka PetreskiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Faiz RahmanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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In search of hidden voices
Nearly all documents from the 16th and 17th centuries were written by more than one person but attributed to only one author. Professor Nadine Akkerman wants to rectify this oversight in her research on scribes.
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Building a Dynamic and Integrated Linguistic Engine for Ethio-Semitic Languages
Lecture
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
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Recent developments in understanding the dialectal variation of tonal languages
Lecture
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’
It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.
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Albert LogtenbergICLON
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Andreas KrogullFaculty of Humanities
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David ShakouriFaculty of Humanities
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Marijne de Ferrante-MolenaarICLON
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Deniz TatFaculty of Humanities
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin StormeFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Irene Van EldereFaculty of Humanities
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Xu Liu
ICLON
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Anikó LiptákFaculty of Humanities
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Elise StorckICLON
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Irina MorozovaFaculty of Humanities
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Marjolein LansingFaculty of Humanities
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Floris Harm studied Chinese, just like one of his ancestors: ‘We’re both trying to promote mutual understanding’
When Floris Harm took up his role as director of the Leiden Asia Centre, he made a remarkable discovery on the university website. It turned out that a past family member was one of Leiden University’s first sinologists.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Mohammed Raiz ShaffiqueFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christina Pasvanti GkiokaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Manon Uphoff to be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’
The author Manon Uphoff from Utrecht will be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’ from autumn 2025. As the writer in residence, Uphoff will contribute to several courses on writing offered by the BA Dutch Language and Culture programme.
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Symposium on technology and trust: ‘Think about privacy and security before introducing new systems’
From scanners in lecture halls to systems for working from home: the discussion about new technology is being held on various fronts. That is why the University wants to make more use of its in-house experts. At the Technology and Trust symposium at Leiden University on 2 February, researchers from…
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Snacks, drinks, poster presentations: Education Market inspires teachers
On Thursday 19 June, the sun-drenched garden of the Huizinga Building was the setting for the Education Market. Over snacks and drinks, colleagues inspired each other with educational innovations.
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Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate
The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate did achieve was increased trust in politics. ‘They even let each other finish their sentences’, the flabbergasted students concluded at the end.
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Gestures to signs around the world
Conference, Workshop
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities