403 search results for “politiek en media” in the Student website
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Education in Ancient Egypt: 'Everyone Used the Same Text'
For hundreds of years, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using The Satire of the Trades, a text in which a father gives advice to his son through descriptions of different professions. PhD candidate Judith Jurjens investigated how this worked in practice.
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‘Forgotten books inspire a love of reading’
The compulsory reading list is infamous among secondary school students, and for all the wrong reasons. This prompted the Faculty of Humanities and the Onderwijsnetwerk Zuid-Holland (South Holland Education Network) to launch the Alternative Reading List Award, in search of books that motivate young…
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Multilingualism of Frisian children: Evelyn Bosma wins Keetje Hodshon Prize
Postdoc and linguist Evelyn Bosma receives the Keetje Hodshon Prize for her dissertation. For her research on the multilingualism of Frisian children, Bosma previously won the Klokhuis Science Prize and the Campus Fryslân Science Prize.
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The Power of Social Media Networks: Scientific research on the entanglement of online and offline networks in times of conflict in Africa
Conference, 2-day Workshop
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Anne StiggelboutFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Sarah GiestFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Andreas KinnegingFaculty of Law
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Tuvana ArasFaculty of Law
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Mariska KretSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Benthe van DelftFaculty of Law
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Emma EveraertSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bart LabuschagneFaculty of Law
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Jenny AudringFaculty of Humanities
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Bibi van den BergFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
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Joris van de RietFaculty of Law
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Symposium: Inzet van reviews na moord en doodslag in huiselijke kring
Conference
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authoritarianism"? The case of the Instituto de Capacitación e Investigación en Reforma Agraria ICIRA in Chile 1960- 1979
Lecture
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’
An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not differ much from the people at the other end of the world."
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Welcome to Leiden University
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language
In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. Auden. A poetry translation contest added lustre to the occasion. There were no fewer than three winners.
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2025: the nominees
Every Political Science master’s student at Leiden University completes their degree with thesis. The thesis provides students with the opportunity to pursue a topic of their choosing in depth and conduct independent research. It is a demanding task that requires dedication, attention to detail, and…
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Daan Roovers to deliver the 54th Huizinga Lecture
On Thursday 11 December 2025, Daan Roovers, the philosopher and former Denker des Vaderlands (Philosopher Laureate), will give the 54th Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leiden. Under the title What’s at stake: The boundaries of politics and fair play, she will reinterpret Johan Huizinga’s…
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Adrian Heier wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2023
Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022
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Traitors, profiteers or collaborators: ‘The Jewish Council has long been judged too harshly’
For too long the Dutch collective memory has judged the Jewish Council too harshly. This perspective needs to be adjusted, Bart van der Boom argues in his new book ‘De politiek van het kleinste kwaad’ (lit. ‘The Politics of the Lesser Evil’).
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How 'Big Tech' Undermines Our Democracy
Tech giants such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are increasingly shaping the digital world we live in. Reijer Passchier cautions: 'Urgent measures are needed to curb this influence.'
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Laura BertensFaculty of Humanities
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Michael LewFaculty of Science
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Fons VerbeekFaculty of Science
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Michael NewtonFaculty of Humanities
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Arthur CrucqFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea Reyes ElizondoSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Jesse SarneelFaculty of Humanities
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Sander van EijkernFaculty of Humanities
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Robert ZwijnenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Anthony AlbrightFaculty of Humanities
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Mustafa Colak
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcel KeurentjesFaculty of Humanities
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Arnold ZiegelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Machteld van der VlugtFaculty of Humanities
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Francianne Dos Santos VelhoFaculty of Humanities
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Helen WestgeestFaculty of Humanities
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Clodagh MurphyFaculty of Humanities
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Holly RiachFaculty of Humanities
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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In Search of a Homo Economicus Javanicus. From J. H. Boeke to Clifford Geertz.
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar