938 search results for “translational chinese political through” in the Staff website
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Jan Willem Erisman appointed chair of Scientific Climate Council
The Council of Ministers has appointed Jan Willem Erisman, Professor of Environment and Sustainability at Leiden University, as chair of the new Scientific Climate Council (WKR) from 1 March. This council will advise the government on climate policy.
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The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers
Lecture
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Leiden University Global Fund grants 14 project proposals
On 9 December, a lottery to conclude the first call of the Leiden University Global Fund (LUGF) Seed Fund has granted 14 project proposals €15.000. These projects will be working to enhance the relationship between Leiden University and her partners in Africa, Latin America, North East and South East…
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Veni grant for research on ‘lost pearl’ in Buddhist philosophy
University lecturer in Chinese and Comparative Philosophy Jingjing Li has been awarded a Veni grant for her research on feminist theories within the Buddhist philosophy of consciousness-only. Jingjing Li explains her plans and the importance of her research.
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‘Louisiana wanted to restart the transatlantic slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century’
In 1808, the United States banned the transatlantic slave trade. Not everyone was happy about this, as Marcella Schute discovered. In her thesis, she shows how politicians from Louisiana made serious attempts to restart the slave trade in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Aleydis Nissen Wins the Andrés Bello Prize (Institut de Droit International)
During the 80th session of the Geneva-based Institut de Droit International, Aleydis Nissen was awarded the Andrés Bello Prize. The competition was established by James Brown Scott in 1931 and is carried out under the auspices of the Institut.
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Gijsbert Rutten new professor of Dutch Linguistics
Gijsbert Rutten has been appointed professor of Dutch Linguistics with effect from 1 July. In this position, he will focus on language change and language variation, with a particular emphasis on historical sociolinguistics.
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Definiteness and post-classifier NPE in Cantonese and Longdu
Lecture, CHiLL series
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Carola van EijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
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Pouria MirelmiSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca NaousFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Aart ScholteSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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Helena Landwehr
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Cecilia-Louise von IlsemannFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Bram KlievinkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Maarja BeerkensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Robert OkelloFaculty of Law
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A History of East Baltic through Language Contact: A Seminar on the Occasion of Anthony Jakob’s Defense
Conference
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Andrea EversSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Book Talk: A Modern History of China’s Art Market
Lecture, China Seminar
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Lexical Tone in Word Activation
PhD defence
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‘We all support equal opportunities, but disagree on how to achieve them’
Rotterdam is an extreme example of inequality in the Netherlands. There are huge health and life expectancy differences between neighborhoods. Good access to healthcare and education Isn’t a cure-all, say inequality economists Lieke Beekers and Hans van Kippersluis
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Everyone has the right to good end-of-life care, but what exactly does that entail?
Over the past five years, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels has studied palliative care in different parts of the world. Over the next five years, she will focus on end-of-life care in the Netherlands. 'Everyone has the right to good care at the end of their life, but what that means differs…
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Phraseology in Children's Literature
PhD defence
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Philosophy/Japan Studies: Befriending Things on a Field of Energies
Lecture
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
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The 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Working together to fulfil the promise of peace
Conference
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Minister wants to learn from dissertation on veteran policy
Theo van den Doel received his PhD in January for his research on veteran support. This showed that for long the government learned little from past missions. He has since presented his dissertation to the Lower House of Representatives, and the Minister for Defence, Kajsa Ollongren, has responded to…
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From Excel to PLAN: instant insight into teaching tasks at the click of a button
With the introduction of PLAN in education, the Institute of Psychology is taking an important step forward. The complex project has been carefully executed and the system fully set up. It offers teachers advantages such as ease of use and transparency. Zsuzsika Sjoerds did a pilot and tested it.
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Visual Ethnography alumna Wilke Geurds exhibits photography during Leiden Kunstroute
Photographer and Visual Ethnography alumna Wilke Geurds captured special encounters during her travels. As an anthropologist, Wilke is always curious about other countries, people and cultural customs. That curiosity forms the core of her new photo exhibition, which can be seen during the Kunstroute…
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Ann BrysbaertFaculty of Archaeology
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[CANCELLED] Delicate Repertoires - Buddhist Creative Assimilation, Commodification, and Digitalization in Xi’s China
Lecture, China Seminar
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Seated at the Altar: New Year in Rural North China
Film screening
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Lunchbyte Education on the Map
Lunchbyte
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Statement on collaboration with the fossil fuel industry: businesses must demonstrably commit to ‘Paris’
Leiden University will not enter into any new research partnerships with companies in the fossil fuel industry that are not intensively and demonstrably committed to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Current projects can, however, be completed.
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Alumni from the French Language and Culture programme return to Leiden: ‘I feel like an ambassador for the language’
The pews of the Walloon Church were filled on Friday 23 May, as more than 120 former students of the French Language and Culture programme gathered to attend mini-lectures, a short theatre performance, and a discussion about the state of the discipline.
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Richard Barrett: 'To me, music is a way of understanding the world'
A new chair has been added to the partnership between Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Richard Barrett has been appointed Professor of Research in Creative Music (ACPA) as of 1 December 2020. 'For me it is important that music and academia are not placed in an ivory tower.'
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Ben Kuipers bekleedt nieuwe leerstoel Publiek Leiderschap
Ben Kuipers is benoemd tot hoogleraar Publiek Leiderschap bij FGGA. De leerstoel Publiek Leiderschap (0,2 fte voor een periode van vier jaar) wordt extern gefinancierd vanuit het samenwerkingsverband VPL (Verder met Publiek Leiderschap) en is ingebed in het Leiden Leadership Centre (LLC)
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’