1,430 search results for “social” in the Library website
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Donation photo archive of Volkskrant Journalist and Photographer Hans Beynon
Can you still remember the assassination of Indira Gandhi in 1984, or the Dutch royal state visit to Indonesia in 1971? These are only a few of the dramatic events covered by Hans Beynon, whose archive of 7.000 photos was recently donated to the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) by his family.
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Oppression and Freedom - An Eye-opening New Special Collections thematic programme
In its thematic programme ‘Oppression and Freedom’, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) explores views on identity, relations and the interaction between individuals and groups in the past. The programme features several exhibitions, workshops and lectures on the subject of oppression and freedom. In…
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Veni grants for 22 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 22 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Anne Krause-Utz
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Veronique de GuchtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sarah SchraderFaculty of Archaeology
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Federico De MussoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arjen Boin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Liesbeth van VlietFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Amy EaglestoneFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lara WierengaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vivian Kraaij
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariëlle BruningFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nadia GarnefskiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bart BarendregtFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jasmijn RanaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tessa MinterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wilma Resing
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Niels van WilligenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Online exhibition – Yemen through the Dutch lens
Northern Yemen; a highland region often in the news as the center of the Houthi regime, has a political, social, and intellectual history spanning more than a millennium. This exhibition showcases some of the findings of the Early Modern State Development in Yemen project, based at Leiden University,…
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Can you still trust the (Dutch) government? – a reading list
The democratic legal order can only function optimally if there is sufficient trust between citizens and government. Citizens must be able to trust that rules and procedures are observed and that legal protection is guaranteed for everyone at all times and everywhere. This trust has been seriously damaged…
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FAQ Data Management
In this FAQ we try to answer a selection of the most important questions on research data management that we compiled over the last 5 years.
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Systematic reviews
A systematic review answers a central question by summarising (all) relevant studies.
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Art & Art History
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Art & Art History
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South and Southeast Asian Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for South and Southeast Asian Studies.
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Training on research data management
The Centre for Digital Scholarship offers training on research data management (RDM). Topics include Data Management Plans, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) data, and publishing and archiving data.
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Cybersecurity - A Reading List
As people spend ever more time in cyberspace, so do criminals. The more reliant we become on digital technology, the more vulnerable we are to hackers, surveillance, and cybercrime. The past decade has made clear that cybercrime does not only affect individuals and organizations, but that nation states,…
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Politics after Pim - a reading list
A flamboyant politician, a divisive figure in the Dutch political landscape and a 'man of the people' who presented himself as an unconventional minister. Exactly twenty years ago today, the Netherlands was shocked to its core by the political murder of Pim Fortuyn. Who was Pim Fortuyn? What were his…
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Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Overview of databases, reference works and websites in western languages for research in Comparative Philosophy
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Workshop: Sharing field notes
Workshop
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What will it be like to study in 2075? Uni-visionaries help shape the university’s future
LEGO creations, a clothesline of visions and a journey into the past and the future: just some of the highlights of Uni-vision day, where creatives developed their vision of the future of study.
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VICI winner Cwiertka: ‘I am contrary by nature’
Katarzyna Cwiertka, Leiden Professor of Modern Japan Studies, was already the recipient of a VENI and a VIDI grant. Now she has also been granted a VICI, worth 1.5 million euro, for her research project Garbage Matters: A Comparative History of Waste in East Asia. ‘I want to do something that hasn’t…
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Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press
As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the academic press of Leiden University. Gieling brings a wealth of experience in scholarly publishing to her new position. She succeeds Anniek Meinders who has led LUP as managing publisher…
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Schilderij Rein Dool hangt op nieuwe plek in Academiegebouw
Het schilderij van Rein Dool waarop voormalig bestuurders van de Universiteit Leiden zijn afgebeeld, is verhuisd naar de Receptieruimte van het Academiegebouw.
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Theological pamphlets reveal passionate religious debate
They might not have had Twitter, but they did have brochures (pamphlets), the Roman Catholics and ‘modern’ Protestants between 1840 and 1870. In these, they launched a passionate attack on each other’s ideas. Ineke Smit has catalogued the brochures from the collection of the University Library and outlined…
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries extend Fellowship Programme for Digital Scholarship
Elsevier has extended its co-operation with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital scholarship and the Scaliger Institute for two more years on a fellowship programme to support the study of digital collections.
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1200 North Korean posters in one database
Korea specialist Koen De Ceuster has combined 1200 posters from North Korea in one database. He believes the posters are extremely valuable for researchers who want to make a more in-depth study of this closed country. The database will be launched on 15 June in Leiden.
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Leiden University Libraries acquires major 19th-century photography collection on South East Asia
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently acquired a major collection of 19th-century photographs on South East Asia. The collection comprises more than 3,700 photographs of the Netherlands East Indies and mainland South East Asia, including Singapore, Myanmar, Penang and Malacca. The photographs are…
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University working hard to create a safer work and study environment
Since the demonstration over a year ago on the Wijnhaven campus, Leiden University has developed plans and initiatives to create the safest possible work and study environment for our university community. The Executive Board would like to explain what has happened since and what else we can expect…
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A DIY tradition goes online: unofficial poetry from China in Digital Collections
Close to twenty thousand pages of new material have been added to the online collection of unofficial poetry journals from China in the Leiden Digital Collections. Produced “outside the system,” these journals are hugely influential yet very hard to find. To address this paradox, Leiden University Libraries…
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Joanita VroomFaculty of Archaeology
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Philip SpinhovenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences