1,692 search results for “afrika in the world” in the Staff website
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Peter VerhaarFaculty of Humanities
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
- Orange the World 2025
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nationalism and the continuing significance of the national in an uncertain world
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
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Danny Jol -
Karin de WildFaculty of Humanities
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Miguel John VersluysFaculty of Archaeology
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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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Roeland EmausFaculty of Archaeology
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Leiden Law School rises in QS World University Ranking
Leiden Law School has moved up three places in the global ranking of law faculties and is now in 21st place.
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Gestures to signs around the world
Conference, Workshop
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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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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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change
Conference
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The World Bank’s Role in Supporting and Rebuilding Ukraine
Guest lecture
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Jimmy MansFaculty of Archaeology
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John BintliffFaculty of Archaeology
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
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Mark DriessenFaculty of Archaeology
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
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Second World War victims commemorated in Hour of Remembrance
On 4 May, Leiden University remembered the victims of the Second World War from our university community. Alumni, students and present and former staff of the University came together for this Hour of Remembrance.
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world
As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like another Leiden Egyptologist decades earlier. Herta Mohr persevered with her research during World War II. Now she is the namesake of the first Leiden building…
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities
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Andrew Gawthorpe in several media about Venezuela
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe provided commentary in several media outlets on the situation in Venezuela.
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The World of Smallpox Picture Books: The Red Books for Smallpox in the Edo Period
Lecture
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Four years of war in Ukraine: What Europe can learn from the battlefield
Four years of war in Ukraine have transformed the nature of warfare, with drones, digital defence systems and improvised solutions shaping the battlefield. At a recent symposium, Dutch and Ukrainian experts discussed frontline conditions. What lessons do they see for Europe?
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: ‘US election results suggest Trump’s coalition of voters is collapsing’
In an article for The Conversation, University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe comments on the recent elections in the United States and what they mean for President Donald Trump’s position.
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Salvador Santino Regilme in several international news media on Venezuela
Associate professor Salvador Santino Regilme commented in several international media on the situation in Venezuela.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: ‘Trump is not an isolationist’
The White House has recently released its national security strategy. University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in The Conversation what we can learn from the document.
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Vincent Chang on East Asia Forum: ‘China globalises its pantheon of national heroes and martyrs’
In an article for East Asia Forum, University Lecturer Vincent Chang sheds light on China’s ambition to globalise its pantheon of national heroes.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on France24 about Trump’s attack on Somalis
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains on France 24 how alleged fraud in Minnesota is being used by Trump as an argument to target Somalis.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.
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Intigam Mamedov on The Conversation: ‘Trump’s sympathies might be with Kyiv’
Postdoc Intigam Mamedov comments in The Conversation on the recent peace talks between Russia and the USA regarding the war in Ukraine.