564 search results for “life medieval” in the Student website
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A dead language comes to life: Early medieval Old English in the 21st century
From films, video games and historical novels to Nordic folk bands, Old English from the early Middle Ages is experiencing a revival in the 21st century. Together with international colleagues, university lecturer Thijs Porck (LUCAS) made a book about the 'resurrection' of this dead language.
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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…
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272712
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Residence Life
"A Home Away from Home"
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Egbert BosFaculty of Humanities
e.p.bos@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nina WittemanFaculty of Humanities
n.c.g.witteman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271636
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Designing Your Life
Desinging Your Life helps students at Leiden University to design their life path and face the future with confidence.
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Bèta and Life Science
HC Bèta and Life Science is the perfect course for students from the Faculty of Science and Biomedical Sciences who want to broaden their studies and their outlook on the scientific world.
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Simon van der StratenFaculty of Archaeology
s.van.der.straten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Investigating the Europe-wide connections of early medieval commoners with an ERC Synergy Grant
A large research group involving Leiden University as corresponding Host Institution has been awarded a major European grant, the ERC Synergy Grant. This for research on how Europe developed after the fall of the Roman Empire with special attention to the yet underexplored but undoubtedly important…
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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'Rome after Rome': a unique student-scholar exploration of early medieval Rome
Debates about the ‘end’ of the Roman era, how, when, and even if it ended, are still very much alive and raging. However, what happened after the (long) late antique period is a lesser-known and lesser-studied subject. The post-Roman past needs, however, as much energetic investigation and discussion.…
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Anna Dlabacova receives ERC Starting Grant for research on late medieval prayer books
Assistant Professor Anna Dlabacova has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. She will use this grant of around 1.5 million euros to conduct research on the Dutch vernacular ‘book of hours’.
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Helias Udo de HaesFaculty of Science
udodehaes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dusan MaczekFaculty of Archaeology
d.maczek@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lieke SmitsFaculty of Humanities
l.a.smits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Medieval manuscripts made available in Europeana
Over 600 manuscripts and early prints have been made digitally available by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) via the Europeana platform. In the project 'The Art of Reading in the Middle Ages’ (ARMA), seven European heritage institutions added 30,000 digitised medieval items to Europeana’s database…
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculty of Archaeology
a.m.j.h.huijbers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Navigating Married Life in the Late Medieval Low Countries
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculty of Archaeology
j.oosterbaan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marlisa den HartogFaculty of Humanities
m.i.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272733
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Mariken Teeuwen: ‘There are so many new possibilities in research on medieval manuscripts’
Mariken Teeuwen started at the Institute for History as a professor by special appointment of Script Culture of the Middle Ages on 1 March. ‘I’m looking forward to doing research together with students.’
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Frans Theuwsf.theuws@arch.leidenuniv.nl |
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Medieval Oegstgeest did business with all of Europe
Generations of Leiden students and academics have done archaeological research into the early medieval history of Oegstgeest. This makes this old settlement one of the best-documented sites from that era. In a new book Leiden researchers take stock.
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Skeletal Evidence for Malaria in the Medieval Netherlands
Until very recently malaria was an impactful disease in the Netherlands. While currently mainly regarded as a tropical disease, references to symptoms which could be related to the disease are found in several historical documents from the 17th century onwards. To be able to better understand this disease…
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Roos van OostenFaculty of Archaeology
r.m.r.van.oosten@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272448
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Angkor region was actually a large Medieval city
The Greater Angkor Region in contemporary Cambodia was dramatically more urbanized in the 13th century than previously thought, and home to 700.000 to 900.000 people. These discoveries were made by a research team led by Sarah Klassen. Their findings are published in Science Advances.
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Jacobine MelisFaculty of Archaeology
j.melis@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lieke BesFaculty of Archaeology
l.m.c.bes@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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AI Literacy for Studying, Thesis Research, and Life
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Life-like microswimmers from the 3D printer
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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Mingming HuFaculty of Science
hu@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271497
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Song Tan
Faculty of Humanities
s.tan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Current standings NSE faculty competition: SV LIFE takes the lead!
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Nina van DulmenFaculty of Science
n.van.dulmen@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lavinia ReitzFaculty of Science
l.reitz@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Bernhard SteubingFaculty of Science
b.r.p.steubing@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
c.v.weeda@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272718
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Alice MondelloFaculty of Science
a.mondello@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611
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Professor Joanita Vroom investigates medieval Greece with The Packard Humanities Institute grant
In 2024, Professor Joanita Vroom received a substantial grant from the Packard Humanities Institute (PHI) in support for her Hinterlands of Medieval Chalcis Project (HMC Project) in Greece. PHI, a California-based non-profit organization, is dedicated to archaeological research as well as to the preservation…
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Elizabeth den HartogFaculty of Humanities
e.den.hartog@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272686
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Alireza AsghariFaculty of Humanities
a.asghari@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Arjan de KoningFaculty of Science
koning@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275653
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Ine AlbertsAdministration and Central Services
j.b.p.m.alberts@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274188
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Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades.
'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely one function.'
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Jeroen GuineeFaculty of Science
guinee@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277432