1,211 search results for “africa linguistics” in the Staff website
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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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Tim LamérisFaculty of Humanities
t.j.lameris@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275634
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Turan HanciFaculty of Humanities
t.hanci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277882
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Leticia Pablos RoblesFaculty of Humanities
l.pablos.robles@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272106
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Jan JansenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
jansenj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273996
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Esther van de CampFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.van.de.camp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
c.archambault@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009963
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Nada HeddaneFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.heddane@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260
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Ingrid Tieken-Boon van OstadeFaculty of Humanities
i.m.tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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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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Social media
Making use of social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. But it also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse of (personal) data.
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PhD candidate Camil Staps figured out what ‘out’ means
Words originally intended to indicate space, such as ‘out’, are also regularly used to indicate cause and effect. Why does this happen? And how does it work in other languages? PhD candidate Camil Staps decided to find out.
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
n.schoubben@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272408
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
a.van.engelenhoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272072
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322
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Sheila VaradanFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.r.varadan@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272073
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Henrike JansenFaculty of Humanities
h.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272131
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159
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Liesbeth KanisAfrika-Studiecentrum
l.n.kanis@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273352
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
n.h.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272956
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Hannah De MulderFaculty of Humanities
h.n.m.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277563
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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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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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Jenny Doetjes investigates 'How much' with NWO Open Competition grant
Professor Jenny Doetjes has received an NWO grant to research the cross-linguistic properties of quantity expressions and our brain's influence on language.
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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Saskia DunnFaculty of Humanities
s.e.dunn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272246
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Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.
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What does it actually say? Linguist launches video series on wall poems
The city centre of Leiden is covered in them: wall poems. When roaming around, you come across poetry written in the Latin alphabet, but also in scripts that might be more difficult to understand for the average person living in Leiden. In a new series of videos, Tijmen Pronk talks more about this.
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Emi YamamotoFaculty of Humanities
e.yamamoto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271565
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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
a.amha@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273364
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities
j.caspers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272157
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Denied Justice: Double Jeopardy for Children in Conflict Situations in Africa’.
New Report Launched by ACPF with the support of the Department of Child Law and Health Law
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Dutch radio about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement on Africa
Economic Anthropologist Erik Bähre talks on the Dutch News Radio Channel BNR about the effects of the Russia-Ukraine grain agreement for African countries.
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Vineet ThakurFaculty of Humanities
v.thakur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271256
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.sonneveld@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273037
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Meike de Boer: ‘The word 'uh' can help track down suspects’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. PhD candidate Meike de Boer knows everything about the word ‘uh’.
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
a.karakanta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272978
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Igor BoogFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
i.boog@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276606
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
a.p.vonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272746
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Timo McGregorFaculty of Humanities
t.w.mcgregor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272706
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Metje Postma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
postmama@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
e.m.a.radar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273662
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Digging for treasure in archives: what did spoken Scots sound like?
How did Scottish speakers sound hundreds of years ago? University lecturer Mo Gordon thinks the answer to that question can be found in church archives. 'It can be a boost to your identity to know the history of your language.'
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Alex Reuneker awarded Frans van Eemeren prize
University lecturer Alex Reuneker has won the Frans van Eemeren Prize for his paper 'Assessing classification reliability of conditionals in discourse'.
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Hossam AhmedFaculty of Humanities
h.i.ahmed@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274417
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
s.valdez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278984