1,079 search results for “history of south afrika” in the Student website
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Tim Claerhout -
Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature
Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.
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ERC 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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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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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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Carla Cisternas GuaschFaculty of Humanities
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Pichayapat NaisupapFaculty of Humanities
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Bálint HonosFaculty of Humanities
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Nestor Marin BravoFaculty of Humanities
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David Home ValenzuelaFaculty of Humanities
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Tomás DíazFaculty of Humanities
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Mariana GabaFaculty of Humanities
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Felipe CousiñoFaculty of Humanities
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Joaquin Fernandez AbaraFaculty of Humanities
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Cristian Saavedra BastíaFaculty of Humanities
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Juliët TinebraFaculty of Humanities
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Alliance Mango KubotaAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Carlos Rilling TenorioFaculty of Humanities
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Gabriel Veppo de LimaFaculty of Humanities
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Andrea Bravo Lee -
Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
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Daphne EngelFaculty of Humanities
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Nadia RojasFaculty of Humanities
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Theresa St JohnFaculty of Humanities
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Nicole Pereira RíosFaculty of Humanities
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Ibrahim Harun DemirelFaculty of Humanities
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Erika RiccobonFaculty of Humanities
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Laurens van ApeldoornFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gus KrausFaculty of Humanities
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Li-Fan LeeFaculty of Humanities
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Dimitris KastritisFaculty of Humanities
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Professor Bleda Düring interviewed for podcast Tides of History
The Tides of History is a history podcast that takes listeners into the past while trying to identify how it echoes today. The current season centers around the Iron Age and the new episode features an interview with our own Bleda Düring.
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Ying Zhang looks for the person behind the history
The Chinese History chair has a long, rich history within Leiden University. Since 1 February, this position has been held by Ying Zhang. ‘Leiden University brings together a legendary range of Asian knowledge.’
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Rubicon for research into Roman law: ‘We don’t know what wider society thought about law’
Expert in Classics Renske Janssen has been awarded a Rubicon grant. She will use the grant to conduct research at the University of Edinburgh into how Roman law was perceived by society at the time.
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Nadine Akkerman discusses Spycraft on BBC and History Extra Podcasts
Nadine Akkerman recently appeared as a guest on a BBC podcast and the History Extra podcast to discuss her book Spycraft. In these interviews, she delved into the fascinating world of espionage, sharing insights from her research and highlighting key themes from her work.
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers
From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leiden University have received a prestigious €2.5m ERC Advanced Grant to develop their research.
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Jennifer Swerida -
Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Youth Precarity in South Korea
Lecture
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‘In Leiden you feel history is very close’
Leiden alumnus Makoto Yoshida from Japan studied Dutch history and politics from 1996 to 1997. Now he is back in Leiden with his wife who is currently a student at the Faculty of Humanities. Some things still surprise him. 'Everyone at university uses first names, which was - and still is - unacceptable…
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Krista Murchison in History Today on medieval pen-twisters
Minims are letters that are made up of short, vertical pen strokes, such as 'm', 'i', 'n' and 'u'. In Gothic script, there is often little distinction between letters composed of minims. Assistant professor of medieval literature Krista Murchison has written an article in History Today on the hidden…