211 search results for “second world war” in the Student website
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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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Marlies van BoekelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust in Poland and were taken to court for defamation.
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Mentor network for students and researchers affected by war in Ukraine: 'These are our colleagues'
When Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, normal life there came to a halt. To ensure that affected students and researchers can continue their studies and work, Professor Ellen Rutten (UvA) and Associate Professor Dorine Schellens (Leiden) set up an international mentor network.
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Cleveringa honoured with statue in birthplace of Appingedam
Almost 81 years after his famous protest speech against the German occupation, Leiden professor Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa will be remembered in his Groningen birthplace of Appingedam. A statue of him will be unveiled there on 12 November amid various other activities.
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural Lecture
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Worlds to Discover: Lale Uluç
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Worlds to Discover: Asma Helali
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Worlds to Discover: Daraya Ogorodnikova
Lecture, Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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NIAS grant for research on ‘War on Drugs’
His article on ‘the War on Drugs’ in Colombia and the Philippines has been in the top five most downloaded articles of Oxford University Press for some time. Now, Assistant Professor Santino Regilme is to receive a NIAS grant to map out the global war on drugs.
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Frans OsingaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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World music series: Mediterranean and African Songs
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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War in Ukraine: Universities call for support and solidarity for those affected
The Dutch universities are shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and empathise with all those affected by this act of aggression. Leiden University also calls for solidarity with and support for all those affected by the war.
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World music series : Eastern European and Roma Songs
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Abhishek Avtans-Faculty of Humanities
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LUCIS Summer School 2022 | Philology and Manuscripts from the Muslim World
Course, LUCIS Summer School
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
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Beatriz Santiago BelmonteFaculty of Humanities
- War in Ukraine: one university website for help, action and questions
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Claudio Di FeliceFaculty of Humanities
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Uhlenbeck scholarship programme for mandatory study abroad
Master
- Student Buddy Service: also for students affected by the Ukraine war and other conflicts
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de Waal Lecture 2022: Futurism and Europe: The aesthetics of a new world
Alumni Event, Lecture
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Oran KennedyFaculty of Humanities
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The European Union & the War in Ukraine
Debate
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Paul MeyboomFaculteit Archeologie
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Cécile HarlautFaculteit Archeologie
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Eleni FragakiFaculteit Archeologie
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Katarzyna J. CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Monika BaarFaculty of Humanities
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities