499 search results for “heleen language” in the Staff website
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The Walikutuban ritual: from lost heritage to political activism
Sometimes fascination can lead to in-depth research. Such is the case with Wahyu Widodo, who came across the Islamic Walikutuban ritual in Java in 2019, on which he subsequently wrote his PhD dissertation. Widodo: ‘Besides community, it also breeds political loyalty’
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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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Women in early modern courtrooms: 'A cross-section of society'
In early modern England, courts of law were working overtime. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers delved into the records of centuries-old court cases involving women. In Early Modern Women's Life-Writing and English Law, she reconstructs how the story they told in court differs from the one they wrote…
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‘Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt’
For decades it was thought that the family system of the ancient Egyptians was very similar to our own. However, PhD candidate Steffie van Gompel explains that the reality is somewhat different. ‘In Egyptian families, it was often the eldest son versus the rest of the children.’
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Krista A. MilneFaculty of Humanities
k.a.milne@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272978
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Yiya ChenFaculty of Humanities
yiya.chen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271688
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New Year's Reception 2025: the power of diversity and collaboration
‘Let us not forget the power of genuine engagement,’ dean Sarah de Rijcke stressed at the New Year's Reception on 7 January 2025, which was also attended by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and addressed the Faculty of Social Sciences.
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This board game helps navigate the dilemmas of academic life
How did you get to where you are now? This is a key question in the Academic Life Course board game, developed by and for academics. ‘In a normal working week we hardly ever talk about the career choices we make, but with this game, we do.’
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Hall of Fame Leiden Law School staff 2023
Lots of employees celebrated special successes in 2023. Here’s a list of all those scholarships, awards and honours.
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Hall of Fame Social and Behavioural Sciences 2025
The past year was once again a year of outstanding achievements and strong engagement for the Faculty of Social Sciences. In this hall of fame, we proudly highlight a selection of awards, grants and appointments as part of the many valuable contributions — visible and behind the scenes — that together…
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Active Inference
Conference
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Fourteen Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grant
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 14 Leiden researchers. This grant of a maximum of 850,000 euros will enable them to start a new research group and develop their own line of research over the next five years.
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Literacy development for Deaf/Hard-of-hearing children in the early years
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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What do children see in art? Psychologists are studying this at the Rijksmuseum
From games to scavenger hunts: museums already do all sorts of things for children. But how do children really look at art? Do paintings affect them more if they receive information that is specially tailored to young visitors? Join psychologist Francesco Walker at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and see…
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Religious Studies students combat loneliness: ‘Simply acknowledging the complexity helps’
Last semester, bachelor’s students in Religious Studies spent a lot of time in community centres in Leiden. The reason: field research into loneliness in the city.
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Gestures to signs around the world
Conference, Workshop
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Tibetan and Mongol history through the use of sub-provincial Chinese language archival sources
Lecture, China Seminar
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271308
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Evelien UrbanusFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
e.l.urbanus@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Janna HouwenFaculty of Humanities
j.j.m.houwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272195
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Sophia NautaFaculty of Humanities
s.m.nauta@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276370
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Mike Preussm.preuss@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Daniëlle van der SchaafFaculty of Humanities
d.van.der.schaaf@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities
g.warnar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272158
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
s.petrollino@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273069
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
t.w.sanders@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275460
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Luisella CaonFaculty of Humanities
l.m.d.caon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274117
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Rint SybesmaFaculty of Humanities
r.p.e.sybesma@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272529
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Ab de JongFaculty of Humanities
a.f.de.jong@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272585
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
n.n.w.akkerman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272065
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
l.c.j.barbiers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271637
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159
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Claartje LeveltFaculty of Humanities
c.c.levelt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272103
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
t.van.haaften@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
w.f.h.adelaar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Wim van AnrooijFaculty of Humanities
w.van.anrooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yunnan Ye
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Anne PorFaculty of Humanities
a.s.por@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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How extensive is a grammar? Explorations in measuring grammatical descriptions
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs'
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD candidate Nolke Tasma has been awarded an NWO grant to investigate how local inhabitants experienced these changes.
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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Open Science Week at FSW: Think before you submit
Festival
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Copyright and Open Access for PhDs
Research
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A Historical and Etymological Look at Co-Speech Gestures and Signs
Lecture, Sign Languages & Deaf People
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Visuality of Deaf People in Contemporary Times
Lecture
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The development of the Tocharian accent
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Towards a Reconstruction of the Proto-South Omotic Suprasegmentals: Initial Findings
Lecture, This Time for Africa series
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Copyright and Open Access for PhDs
Webinar