565 search results for “classical language” in the Staff website
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What is citizenship? Classical Languages help find the answer
A European project should help reinvigorate Latin teaching in secondary schools. 'By focusing on citizenship, we want to show that Latin is relevant to discussions about citizenship and migration.'
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development
If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joanne Stolk has been awarded an ERC grant to explore the kinds of spelling mistakes that were made in these scripts. And, more importantly, what improvements…
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LLRC conference 2026: Language teacher research
Conference
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How Cicero’s ruined reputation can be a lesson for politicians today
Roman philosopher and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero is still used as an intellectual example by politicians and speech writers today. But, he did not go unchallenged in his own day, as a statesman in particular. Classicist Leanne Jansen conducted research into how classical historians judged Cicero’s…
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’
The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were introduced to the faculty and language studies. ‘I had no idea that Hebrew and Arabic were similar.’
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Summer School in Languages and Linguistics
Course, summer school
- Language and the Human Past
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Save the Date: Day of Languages and Cultures
Festival
- Sign Languages and Deaf People (SL&D) lecture series
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change
Conference
- Language Policy and Practices Series
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Mind tools, language and the origins of AI
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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Negation in Dutch Sign Language
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Ans de Rooij-van BroekhuizenFaculty of Humanities
a.m.de.rooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272597
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Bouke van der Meerl.b.van.der.meer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.amha@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273364
- Teaching East Asian Languages (TEAL): Challenges, Ideas and Innovations
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
m.fragkiadakis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278059
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Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
j.n.kole@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ronald KonFaculty of Humanities
r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lifeng Hanl.han@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aliéksey Barreto Malheiros ViannaFaculty of Humanities
a.d.barreto.malheiros.vianna@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Libraries
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277749
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Ae Ree NamFaculty of Humanities
a.r.nam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276415
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Evgenia MouresiotiFaculty of Humanities
e.mouresioti@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden Classics: Einstein & Friends
Museum Boerhaave commemorated the hundredth anniversary of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity with the exhibition ‘Einstein & Friends’. The exhibition shined light on the famous physicist’s Dutch friends and his love for Leiden. A review featuring seven images can be found below.
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Leiden Classics: Cleveringa’s protest
On 26 November 1940 Professor Cleveringa held his courageous speech protesting against the dismissal of his Jewish colleague, Professor Meijers. Cleveringa was arrested and the university was closed. Every year the university honours Cleveringa with a chair and meetings throughout the world.
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What language-specific ‘first aid kits’ can tell us about bilingualism
Lecture, SMILE - Experimental Linguistics series
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
a.avtans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273192
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages
What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…
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Stan van der BurghtFaculty of Humanities
c.l.van.der.burght@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278041
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
m.bruil@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273340
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Deniz TatFaculty of Humanities
d.tat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277100
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Olga NozdrachevaFaculty of Humanities
o.nozdracheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272081
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Deborah OyuuFaculty of Humanities
i.d.oyuu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Janet ConnorFaculty of Humanities
j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277210
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Naomi TruanFaculty of Humanities
n.a.l.truan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271650
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I-Hsien LinFaculty of Humanities
i.lin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275733
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Adrien DadoneFaculty of Humanities
a.dadone@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278849
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208
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Leiden Classics: the man behind the beadle
Almost everywhere in the world where the post exists, the beadle is a ‘master of ceremonies’ who only makes his appearance on special occasions. In Leiden the beadle does much more. He is indispensable at dissertation defences and orations. He directs ceremonies and is a master at calming nerves.
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Wilt IdemaFaculty of Humanities
w.l.idema@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
- Anchoring Objects: Material culture and the dynamics of innovation in the ancient world
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271611
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Hester GrootFaculty of Humanities
h.e.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272243
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272242
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Natasja DelbarFaculty of Humanities
n.a.delbar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278013
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Priscilla LamFaculty of Humanities
m.y.p.lam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272945