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University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants
Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance.
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict?
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can countries and people reconcile with the past?
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André LeliveldAfrican Studies Centre
a.h.m.leliveld@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 715272 727
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Marike van AerdeFaculty of Archaeology
m.e.j.j.van.aerde@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1138
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Nancy KulaFaculty of Humanities
n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Loes OudenhuijsenAfrican Studies Centre
l.w.oudenhuijsen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Adam FaircloughFaculty of Humanities
a.fairclough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
a.a.yenen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2943
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
a.heyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1121
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Hendrik den HeijerFaculty of Humanities
h.j.den.heijer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1646
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Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’
The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by new subjects that are more closely aligned with the field of research and students’ interests. One of these new specialisations will also be taught entirely…
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Marleen DekkerAfrican Studies Centre
m.dekker@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6715
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Hoekstra’s investment in safari enterprise that escaped taxation in Africa
The Pandora Papers turned the spotlight on Wopke Hoekstra’s investment in an African safari company via a tax haven. Apparently, there was no tax evasion, but that does not seem to be the whole story. Martijn Nouwen, assistant professor in tax law, explains in Follow the Money how the safari enterprise…
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2721
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Jan JansenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3996
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9963
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Introducing: Marlisa den Hartog
Marlisa den Hartog is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History since January 2017. She is working on a thesis about perceptions of sexual desire and sexual identity in Italy between 1450 and 1550.
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Tour of the South Cluster attracts more than 100 interested colleagues
The South Cluster - the former Van Wijkplaats/Van Eyckhof on Witte Singel - is currently undergoing an impressive transformation. On 25 October, more than 100 enthusiastic colleagues witnessed the progress of the renovation during a series of tours of the building.
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ASCL Seminar: Subjective dimensions of peace- and statebuilding across Africa
Lecture
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
k.j.cwiertka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2599
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Jeff Fynn-Paul wins European History Quarterly Prize
Jeff Fynn-Paul, lecturer at Leiden University’s Institute for History, was recently awarded the European History Quarterly’s 2016 Prize for his article “Occupation, Family, and Inheritance in Fourteenth-Century Barcelona: A Socio-Economic Profile of One of Europe’s Earliest Investing Publics.”
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
v.h.meyer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2281
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Jeroen OosterbaanFaculty of Archaeology
j.oosterbaan@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Ying ZhangFaculty of Humanities
y.z.zhang.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6006
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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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Graphic Novels in South-Africa: the Work of Nathan Trantraal
Arts and culture
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and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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From Latin America to Africa: 'I always say I ended up on the wrong continent'
During her study of Latin America, Tineke Floor laid the intercultural foundation that has served her well in her career. Floor currently works as Director Europe at African Parks, an NGO that promotes nature conservation in Africa. How does she look back on her studies? And why the leap to another…
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The history of Medicine and Asia
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Maud RijksFaculty of Humanities
m.rijks@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273516
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Katarzyna Cwiertka on the declining popularity of kimchi in South Korea
In the Western world, kimchi is on an unstoppable rise, but in South Korea the dish is actually losing popularity. Professor Katarzyna Cwiertka explains how this is possible in the video series 'The World of the Korean Wave'.
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Koundja MayoubilaFaculty of Humanities
k.mayoubila@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Movie screening: Aman 1967
Lecture, Peace Histories Seminar Series
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Peter PelsSocial & Behavioural Sciences
pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Caroline WaerzeggersFaculty of Humanities
c.waerzeggers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2033
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Liesbeth KanisAfrican Studies Centre
l.n.kanis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273352
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrican Studies Centre
l.h.berckmoes@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3445
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2125
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
n.r.donner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 800 950
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2746
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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Tracing the Early History of Yoga
Lecture, VVIK lecture
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Eric Jorink: 'We want to map the tradition of observations'
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded a grant of 750,000 euros to the 'Visualising the Unknown in 17th-century Science and Society' project. Researchers will reconstruct how seventeenth-century scientists recorded and shared their groundbreaking microscopic discoveries. We…
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Pablo Isla MonsalveFaculty of Humanities
p.a.isla.monsalve@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272061
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities
j.d.powell@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
l.m.teh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5915
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to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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opportunities – A wealth of learning about fair partnerships Between Leiden and Africa
A whole week was dedicated to fair partnerships and equitable exchange in Leiden-African education and research
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Uncovering the role of Social Democracy in the History of European Competition Policy
Lecture, CHEI Seminar - Book launch