169 search results for “classical world” in the Student website
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Bouke van der MeerFaculteit Archeologie
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Suzan van de VeldeFaculteit Archeologie
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Miguel John VersluysFaculteit Archeologie
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Christoph PieperFaculty of Humanities
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Paul MeyboomFaculteit Archeologie
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Thomas KluitenburgFaculty of Humanities
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Bert van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Roderick GeertsFaculteit Archeologie
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Merlijn VeltmanFaculteit Archeologie
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Aliéksey Barreto Malheiros ViannaFaculty of Humanities
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Manfred HorstmanshoffFaculty of Humanities
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Anne van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Call for Applications - Classics Colloquium, 12-15 December at the University of Bologna
Education
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Joan BoothFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: Cleveringa’s protest
On 26 November 1940 Professor Cleveringa held his courageous speech protesting against the dismissal of his Jewish colleague, Professor Meijers. Cleveringa was arrested and the university was closed. Every year the university honours Cleveringa with a chair and meetings throughout the world.
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Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Leonid KulikovFaculty of Humanities
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Nicky SchreuderFaculteit Archeologie
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Hugo KoningFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Leiden Classics: Humbert de Superville, founder of the Print Room
Dutch artist and visionary David Humbert de Superville (1770-1849) was the founder and first director of the Print Room at Leiden University. An exhibition and symposium are now being organised in his honour. What makes him so remarkable?
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Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students
It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…
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Leiden Classics: 5 questions on the origin of university democracy
The late 1960s: across Europe, students are demanding the right to more participation within their universities. In 1971 Leiden University was granted an elected University Council. It became quite powerful: the Council even had the right to dismiss the Chairman of the Board.
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Leiden Classics: The paradox of student association Minerva
Minerva, which calls itself the oldest student association of the Netherlands, has the reputation of being an impenetrable bastion. A lustrum exhibition shows the turbulent history and points to a diversity of contacts: from close bonds with Leiden ‘coffee ladies’ to the visit of Sir Winston Churchi…
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PriceFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Michael KerschnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Mahmood KooriadathodiFaculty of Humanities
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Classical Ballet intermediate
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Classical Ballet beginners
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Classical Ballet intermediate/advanced
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Classical Ballet advanced
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
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Anna-Alexandra MarholdFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mark DriessenFaculteit Archeologie
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Thijs PorckFaculty 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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Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer: ‘Only creativity can save the world’
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer delivered the Huizinga lecture on Friday 8 December in a packed Pieterskerk. The writer seized the opportunity of the 52nd edition to point out the importance of creativity, both for artists and scientists.
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TED Talks for a better world
At the conference of the Honours College Science & Society, students present TED Talks on a social issue of their interest. ‘It brings together everything they have learned in the past two and a half years.’
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The Classical Zaydi Imamate (1200-1600) and its Legacy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Annick van Rinsum about her play: World Politics Three Times
MA International Relations: Culture and Politics student Annick van Rinsum created a play as a method to research her master’s thesis. “Through writing this play, I aim to contribute to our understanding of International Relations Theory. I’m specifically interested in the question how our theories…