223 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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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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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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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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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural lecture
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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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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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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 assistant professor Dorine Schellens (Leiden) set up an international mentor network.
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Roos van der HaerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Abhishek Avtans-Faculty of Humanities
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
- War in Ukraine: one university website for help, action and questions
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Beatriz Santiago BelmonteFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Alanna O'MalleyFaculty of Humanities
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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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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Eamon AloyoFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Thea Hilhorst on her second appointment as a LDE professor
The Humanities Faculty welcomes Thea Hilhorst as a professor. Due to the cooperation between the universities in Leiden, The Hague and Rotterdam, she will be appointed professor at Leiden University in addition to her current position as a professor in Rotterdam. Hilhorst discusses her field and this…
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Oran KennedyFaculty of Humanities
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Annelies Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
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Jin Hee ParkFaculty of Humanities
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Paul MeyboomFaculteit Archeologie
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katarzyna J. CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
- 3 June: World Cycling Day
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Apply now for the Master Honours Classes of the second semester!
Education
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Annick van Rinsum about her play: World Politics Three Times
MA International Relations: Culture and Politics student Annick van Rinsum created a play as a method to research her master’s thesis. “Through writing this play, I aim to contribute to our understanding of International Relations Theory. I’m specifically interested in the question how our theories…
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Putin’s War on Ukraine: Implications and Consequences
Debate, Roundtable
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Uhlenbeck scholarship research master students
Master
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Are you (to be) a second year master’s student? Apply for the Joint Interdisciplinary Project
Education
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War and the Environment
Lecture, PCNI Research Group State of the Art Meeting