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Looking over the shoulders of medieval readers
What did medieval scholars think of the books they read? In her inaugural lecture, Professor Mariken Teeuwen will talk about the texts they wrote in the margin.
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Break the familiar routine of papers and write a blog post! ‘This way you can be more involved with the subject’
Exam, paper, exam, paper. A familiar, though sometimes little unexciting, routine for students. That is why Film and Literary students Sietske de Haan and Wouter Dijkman decided to write a blog post for the course Interculturality. Their impressive achievement was rewarded with a publication on science…
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Tazuko van Berkel new member The Young Academy
The Young Academy has gained a new Leiden humanities scholar as a member. University lecturer Greek language and literature Tazuko van Berkel will be appointed as a member as of March.
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KNAW subsidy strengthens cooperation between Leiden religious scholars and secondary school teachers
Markus Altena Davidsen was 'extremely happy' when he heard that he and his colleagues had been awarded a grant from the KNAW pilot fund for science communication. Together with partners from all over the country, they are working on a book that should inspire secondary schools to renew their education…
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The minefield that is unacceptable behaviour
University is often a period of sexual exploration and experimentation, generally to the satisfaction of all involved. But sometimes you want it and the other doesn’t. Or vice versa. Or you can’t really tell. This is what the Safe Space play at Theater Ins Blau was about on 11 October. And: can your…
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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Seven projects receive funding from Humanities' JEDI Fund
The Faculty of Humanities' Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Fund provides small grants to initiatives in support of diversity and inclusion, with specific emphasis on creating an inclusive learning environment.
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The Processes of Conversion to Islam in Contemporary Spain: From the Betrayal of Spain to Community Insertion
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: Developing a Proof of Concept on the digital documentation of Theban Tomb 45 (Luxor, Egypt): some recent results
Lecture
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LUCDH Pilot Project Symposium 2024
Symposium and Workshops
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Oriental dance beginners
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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UMW Research Seminar
Lecture, UMW Research Seminar
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Oriental Dance intermediate/advanced
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone in the universe? This was all covered during the celebration of Leiden University’s 449th Dies Natalis.
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This was 2022! An overview of Humanities in the news
After two years of corona restrictions, it was ‘back to normal’ in 2022. Migration, elections, the history of slavery, Russia, and Ukraine were much-discussed topics. We compiled an overview of the most-read news items and other events of the past year.
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Opening LeidenGlobal Photo Exhibition: Crafting Cultures
Exhibition
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Getting on Famously: The Netherlands and the Shah of Iran
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Global Challenges: The Regime of Lukashenka
Lecture
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LUCDH Lunchtime Speaker Series: What Use are Networks Anyway?
Lecture
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With kind regards: October 2022
Lecture
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also the year in which the government made apologies for the slavery past. Leiden humanities scholars were at the forefront of this with their research on…
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
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Plato's Myths: Tools for Thinking Conference
Conference
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023