1,246 search results for “discover of the year” in the Student website
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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‘Having children is increasingly seen as something that can be planned and managed’
What are the main trends in family life today? Three stand out: young adults living with their parents for longer, people delaying parenthood and widening inequality between families. How did these trends emerge, and what are their consequences? Leiden experts explain.
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 2021: Evening Edition
This year, LUCIS adapted the programme of its popular annual Middle Eastern Culture Market into an evening version, featuring a lecture, book discussion, and music.
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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government's communicative practice in colonial bureaucracy at the turn of the twentieth century in southern Africa
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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The European Union’s Role in Security and Global Affairs: A review of the Danish EU Council Presidency and ways ahead
Lecture
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’
In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a large part unnoticed. In a series of interviews we are catching up, giving the floor to our new colleagues. We kick off with Dr Tuna Kalayci, who joined…
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clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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As a parent, you influence your child’s depression (and why that is also good news)
‘Shouldn’t you get out of bed for once?’ Critical or controlling behaviour from parents, however well intentioned, can worsen the symptoms of young people with depression. That is the conclusion of PhD research by psychologist Wilma Wentholt. But warmth and emotional support can, in fact, have a protective…
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‘Teach young people to take control of technology’
Technology is spreading its tendrils into the classroom. But who is in control?
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’
It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.
- Leiden University's Winter Weeks
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Blade Runner 2025?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Li Manshan: Portrait of a Folk Daoist
Film screening
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Opera Viva: Ah, l'Amor
Arts and culture, Opera lecture
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India - Pakistan: Een grensconflict met diepe wortels
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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Telling the story of Gaza
Lecture, Book presentation and Q&A
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Book presentation: Israelite Religion
Lecture, Book presentation
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DUSANE
Conference
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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The Historical Topography of Medina: Faith, Power, and Memory in Early Islamic Arabia
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Driving Gigs in Oman: Women and Techno-Fixes in the Platform Economy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
- Do Communities Build Monuments or Do Monuments Build Communities?
- Migration and Remittances Major Projects: Wrapping Up and Ramping Up
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Racism versus Socialism in Cuba
Lecture, Discussion
- Leiden City World Walks
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Asia Academy #18: ChatGPT vs Deepseek: China's Rise as AI Power
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia
Lecture
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Herta Mohr Lecture 2026: Identity and Connectivity at the Oryx District
Lecture, Herta Mohr-lezing
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
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Towards a Polymaternal State: Sheinbaum, Stepmotherhood and the Mexican Presidency
Lecture
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The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Debate, Panel discussion
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
- Herta Mohr lecture
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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Muslim Futures Festival
Arts and culture, Festival
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2025
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2024
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023