185 search results for “been and read initiative” in the Staff website
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Corianne OosterbaanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Science on Insta: are influencers helping get young women (back) into reading?
Dutch influencers like Romy Boomsma and Nina Pierson have a huge following on Instagram and are increasingly sharing book tips there. Researcher Aafje de Roest wants to find out more about the reading culture they are promoting and its effect on the reading habits of their mostly young female follow…
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure
Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading skills, Elise Swart and Hannah De Mulder are starting an innovative study to make reading fun again.
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Consolidator Grant for Marijn van Putten: How many ways are there to read the Quran?
How should the Quran be read? The manuscript of this holy book makes different interpretations possible. Researcher Marijn van Putten has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of two million euros to explore centuries-old recitations.
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Baking Initiative
Study support
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Why you (won’t) vote – A reading list
In November, the Dutch will elect a new parliament. Not all eligible citizens will go out and vote, however. How can this be explained, and how big of a problem is it? International research into voter turnout can shed new light on this issue – and offer possible solutions.
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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, such as the legacy of colonialism, the struggles between traditionalism and modernity, the place of women in society and the war in Israel/Palestine.
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Changes to Read and Publish agreements with publishers as of January 2025
Library, Research
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Buildings
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Facilities
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ICT
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Programming in Python
Training
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ULCN-account
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Marga Sikkema-de JongFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List
This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary ways. Catherine Malabou and Safiya Umoja Noble will receive honorary doctorates for their ground breaking research in philosophy and internet/media studies…
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Priya RamcharanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
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Mark HazekampFaculty of Medicine
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Michel FerrariFaculty of Medicine
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Marlies ReindersFaculty of Medicine
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Annemieke Aartsma-RusFaculty of Medicine
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Douwe AtsmaFaculty of Medicine
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Robert HoebenFaculty of Medicine
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Arn van den MaagdenbergFaculty of Medicine
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Johannes VerschuurenFaculty of Medicine
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Organisation
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Annie Ernaux - a reading list
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French writer Annie Ernaux (1940). In an explanation, the Swedish Academy praises Ernaux 'for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory'.
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Career planning for PhD Candidates and Postdocs
Career development, Transferable skills
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In memoriam: Vincent van Heuven (1949-2026)
Vincent van Heuven passed away unexpectedly on Friday 6 February 2026 at the age of 76 at his home in Kûbaard (Friesland), the Netherlands.
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The Pen and the Sword: A reading list about writer's quarrels
Writers are not just storytellers: with their novels, tales and critiques they broaden the social imagination, reflect on societal developments and sometimes put new themes on the map. This can easily lead to a conflict because writers and literati often think very differently about issues such as…
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Tomer FishmanFaculty of Science
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Podcast: Carel Stolker on coronavirus, vlogging and the void
In a few weeks’ time Carel Stolker will be retiring as Rector Magnificus. In a double episode of the Science Shots podcast, we take stock: what were the key lessons, how has the coronavirus crisis been and of course, what will he do to avoid the post-retirement void? Stolker shares his experiences in…
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Stephanus HuijbregtsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Remus DameFaculty of Science
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Critical Caribbean Thought on Colonial Legacies
The Caribbean as we know it today is fundamentally a product of colonial activity and globalisation. Practically everyone that inhabits the Caribbean has ancestors from different continents due to colonial activity, which profoundly affects the area to this day. Caribbean writers, both in the Caribbean…
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Magda RafaelICLON
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Yuliya ShakalisavaFaculty of Science
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Marie-José GoumansFaculty of Medicine
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Jaap Jan ZwagingaFaculty of Medicine
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Eelco de KoningFaculty of Medicine
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Bart van HoekFaculty of Medicine
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Willem FibbeFaculty of Medicine
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Cornelis van KootenFaculty of Medicine
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Henricus VerspagetFaculty of Medicine
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Silvere van der MaarelFaculty of Medicine
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Pancras HogendoornFaculty of Humanities
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Eefje CuppenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Johannes FrijnsFaculty of Medicine
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Dick OepkesFaculty of Medicine