1,898 search results for “africa in the world” in the Staff website
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Alumnus Marlon Titre: ‘Film is often the start of a conversation’
Marlon Titre (1982) studied at Royal Conservatoire The Hague, did his PhD and studied at Leiden University, earned several other qualifications and is now, among others, Director of Filmhuis The Hague. Who is this multi-talent?
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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’
Jorik ter Veer studied Political Science in Leiden. How does he look back on his student days?
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Leiden Slavist in Ukraine: ‘My love for Russia has faded’
To read Chekhov in the ‘original’. That was what motivated Arie van der Ent to study Slavic languages and literature with Karel van het Reve at Leiden University. ‘My love for Chekhov hasn’t faded,’ says Van der Ent from his home 60 kilometres south of Kyiv. ‘But it has for the rest of Russia.’
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Archaeology in the Dealer’s Archive
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
- Herta Mohr lecture
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen: 'At 24, I can already make a huge impact'
No full-time job, but full-time voluntary work instead. That’s what Aniek Moonen decided on graduating from Leiden University College The Hague, when she started work as a committee member of the Young Climate Movement (Jonge Klimaatbeweging). As its Chair, she joins CEOs and government ministers in…
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating.
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Alumnus Sam van Raalte: From psychology to podcast
Alumnus Sam van Raalte followed his passion into freelance journalism.
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Mathematics in the age of automated proofs
Conference
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Galaxy clusters in the decameter sky
PhD defence
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Hidden star formation in the early Universe
PhD defence
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Monique Koemans staat graag vooraan als er geschiedenis wordt geschreven
Monique Koemans werkt sinds 2,5 jaar op de Nederlandse ambassade in de Verenigde Staten. 'Leiden is een opvallende rode draad in mijn leven.'
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On the road with museum lover Jelte Liemburg
Alumnus Jelte Liemburg, aged 29, aims to visit every single one of the 500 museums in the Netherlands that take part in the national museum pass scheme.
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'
Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.
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Digital Humanities Winter School 2026
Workshops
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Generative AI and Embodied Cognition
Conference, workshop
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Love took Ephrem from a refugee camp to the lecture hall
Raised by his grandmother and grandfather, trained as a doctor, the medical director of a camp for Eritrean refugees: Ephrem Tesfay was anything but a typical student when he arrived in Leiden in 2019. Still, he fit in well with the ‘youngsters’.
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Blue Diversity: Drinking Water in the Netherlands, 1500-1850
Lecture, Environmental Humanities LU Talk
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Ukrainian Nation-Building in the Past and the Present
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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In the Making #12: Prediction, Simulation, and the Incalculable Model
Arts and culture
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‘Some think I’m too lightweight, others too highbrow’
Cornald Maas was able to ‘pioneer’ in Leiden. This Dutch Studies graduate, presenter, programme maker and publicist combined an active student life with studying hard.
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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden
The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who are these alumni?
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands
Symposium
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A Legal Assessment of (EU) Integration in the Western Balkans
Workshop
- Research Symposium: Laboratory research in the SSH labs
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Workshop about diversity biases of AI systems in the workplace
Course
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Alumnus and lawyer Roger Cox uses the law to enforce climate policy
Limburg lawyer Roger Cox has caused a legal revolution. With high-profile cases against the Dutch state and Shell oil company, he transformed the law into a tool to enforce climate policy. Leidraad alumni magazine spoke to him about a life defined by radical choices for a better world.
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Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project
Lecture
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Housing an Ageing Society: Institutionalisation in the Netherlands after 1945
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Europe’s Historical Legacy of 1989 in the Geopolitical Context
Lecture, Research talk
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Interactive workshop: Women’s Health in the Workplace
Course
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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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Suicides in Lithuania in the late 19th − early 20th centuries
Lecture, Economic and Social History Brown Bag Seminar
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Hard bargains: politics of debt and investment in the EU
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Crash course in the use of AV tools for teachers
Didactics
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Women's Rights in the New Geopolitical Landscape
International Women's Day 2025 - Seminar
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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[CANCELLED] Mechanisms of Social Dependency in the Early Islamic Empire
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700
PhD defence
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Tail Regeneration in the Tokay Gecko (Gekko gecko)
PhD defence
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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Liveblog: Leiden University strikes against government cuts
Staff from Leiden University are starting the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. Follow the strike in this liveblog.
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Essays on Legislative Decision-making in the European Union
PhD defence
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Cultural Pathways to Climate Action in the Anglophone Caribbean
PhD defence
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Bibliometrics in the Context of Research Evaluation and Research Policy
PhD defence
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Constructing Colonial Legitimacy in the Moluccas, 1750-1870
PhD defence
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen
Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She opened the Radboudumc Center for Mindfulness in Nijmegen. What does she do there and how does she look back on her time as a student?