1,817 search results for “afrika in the world” in the Staff website
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Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation
From towering mechanical heroes to city-destroying battles, giant robots have become one of the most iconic images in Japanese animation. On 28 April 2026, Leiden University will host "Giant Robots, Big Ideas", an afternoon event exploring how these spectacular machines reflect deeper questions about…
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Security Studies, you learn about everything that is going wrong in the world right now
Four students who completed the Bachelor's in Security Studies share their experiences. What did they learn? Where did they end up after graduating? And do they still use the skills they acquired during their studies?
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PRINS introduces students to the world of practice: ‘I’m now even considering a career at the Ministry’
The successful PRINS (PRactising INternational Studies) project offers International Studies students an introduction to the world of practice. In the last semester of their bachelor’s programme, they work as consultants for real-life clients, ranging from Rabobank to Greenpeace. We took a look at the…
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How the world can achieve climate goals with clean hydrogen production
Hydrogen can help to solve the climate problem. At least, if we start producing it in the right, clean way. Leiden researchers mapped out the global environmental impact of hydrogen production and looked ahead to 2050. They published their work in Energy & Environmental Science.
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experiments but equations: how Daoyi Wang uses math to understand the world
How do you study the growth of microorganisms, the spread of epidemic diseases or the healing of wounds, without actually performing experiments? Daoyi Wang, PhD candidate at the Mathematical Institute, worked on a specific mathematical model that can describe the growth of microorganisms and many other…
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Miko FlohrFaculty of Humanities
m.flohr@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272753
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Underexposed colonial past: 'You can suddenly feel like you are connecting with someone from the past'
Attention to the colonial past may be increasing, but many aspects of it are still underexposed. Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, in collaboration with, among others, Leiden researchers Anne-Marieke van der Wal-Rémy and Alicia Schrikker, therefore created a 'Canon of the Dutch Underexposed Past', which…
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278332
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Manolis FragkiadakisFaculty of Humanities
m.fragkiadakis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278059
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Nicky Schreudern.a.l.schreuder@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
j.k.zangenberg@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272579
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A hopeful start to the year: ‘As a university, we can make the world a better place’
Working together in times of change. With enthusiasm, passion and connection as our keywords. That was the message emphasised by administrators Jasper Knoester and Luc Sels at the start of this new year for our Science faculty. ‘Hope for a better world means working together actively towards progres…
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55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics
Conference
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Africa-Europe Relations in a World in Rupture: Foundations and Critical Approaches
Conference, NEAR-ER Summer School
- Orange the World 2025
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Peter VerhaarFaculty of Humanities
p.a.f.verhaar@library.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278881
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Jelena ProkicFaculty of Humanities
j.prokic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274158
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How do you prepare for the threats of tomorrow?
As geopolitical tensions rise and the international landscape becomes increasingly volatile, the Netherlands faces a growing range of threats, from cyber attacks and disinformation to foreign interference and social unrest. In the new executive programme Strategy and a Resilient Rule of Law, researchers…
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Danny JolFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.s.jol@law.leidenuniv.nl | 0654303424
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Nuranisa NuranisaFaculty of Humanities
n.nuranisa@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Bram HoonhoutHonours Academy
b.m.hoonhout@ha.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273526
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From Modern Marvel 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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Karin de WildFaculty of Humanities
k.de.wild@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278156
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Miguel John Versluysm.j.versluys@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272438
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Roeland Emausr.emaus@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden Law School rises in QS World University Ranking
Leiden Law School has moved up three places in the global ranking of law faculties and is now in 21st place.
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Annachiara RaiaFaculty of Humanities
a.raia@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275283
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.macaj@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Gestures to signs around the world
Conference, Workshop
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
t.a.van.berkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272674
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
p.hesselberth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272202
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The World Bank’s Role in Supporting and Rebuilding Ukraine
Guest lecture
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
a.pregent@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
j.j.m.sleutels@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272007
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Alies JansenFaculty of Humanities
e.jansen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
a.m.van.de.pol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jimmy Mansj.l.j.a.mans@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272446
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John Bintliffj.l.bintliff@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Book presentation: The world according to North Korea
Lecture, Boekpresentatie
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world
As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like another Leiden Egyptologist decades earlier. Herta Mohr persevered with her research during World War II. Now she is the namesake of the first Leiden building…
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Second World War victims commemorated in Hour of Remembrance
On 4 May, Leiden University remembered the victims of the Second World War from our university community. Alumni, students and present and former staff of the University came together for this Hour of Remembrance.
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Nivja de JongFaculty of Humanities
n.h.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272956
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
k.fedorova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272952
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Susana ValdezFaculty of Humanities
s.valdez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278984
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
w.nkwi.gam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272322
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Mark Driessenm.j.driessen@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271756