773 search results for “cognitive politics” in the Staff website
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From Azerbaijani to Swedish: ‘Multilingualism improves your understanding of others’
September 26 is the European Day of Languages. There are 24 official languages in Europe but some 200 languages in total are spoken on our continent. What good are all these different languages? And should we all learn Azerbaijani or Swedish? We asked Lisa Cheng, Professor of General Linguistics.
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Cattle, rather than geometric shapes, determine how the Hamar see the world
Sara Petrollino, a university lecturer in linguistics, strongly believes that language influences the way we see the world. An NWO Open Competition (XS) grant will enable her to test this hypothesis among the Ethiopian Hamar people. ‘The idea that everyone thinks in geometric shapes is culturally de…
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Court as a theatre: ‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’
The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…
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Assessment design
Assessment design is essential for measuring student progress and providing feedback that reinforces their learning.
- FSW Education Festival 2025
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
s.e.harris@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278983
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Neurolinguists investigate the brain: not two, but three options for brain functional categories
Based on the results of a language-switching experiment, PhD candidate Fatemeh (Simeen) Tabassi Mofrad MA and Professor Niels Schiller have discovered that the traditional categorisation of brain areas is not sufficient. They published their research findings in the scientific journal NeuroImage.
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Prof. dr. Holger Gzella elected as member of the Academia Europaea
LUCL member prof. dr. Holger Gzella has been elected as member of the Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe).
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NWO grant for research about crossing language borders: ‘ We know very little about how multilingualism works outside Western societies’
Professor Felix Ameka and university lecturer Maria del Carmen Parafita Couta have received an NWO Open Competition grant together with Enoch Aboh (University of Amsterdam) to do research on ‘code-switching’: switching languages by multilinguals.
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Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’
Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?
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The link between The Hague bonfires and different types of citizenship
For the third year in a row, the bonfires in the Duindorp and Scheveningen neighbourhoods in The Hague during New Year's Eve have been cancelled. According to Professor Henk te Velde, the fight for the bonfires represents something bigger: angry citizens.
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.bakker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.j.weggemans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009375
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Constant HijzenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
c.w.hijzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Iliana SamaraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
i.samara.2@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sandra van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
sdijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273913
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Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politics of Emotion in the Pamphlets of the De Hondt Affair During the Small Brabant
Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk
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ERC Consolidator Grants for six Leiden researchers
From the effects of hormone fluctuations in women via the interior structure of giant planets to the prehistory of the languages: six Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council.
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Ammodo Science Fellowship for Sophie Rose's research on the perception of mental illness in the Dutch East Indies
Sophie Rose is one of the fellows of the Ammodo Science Fellowship 2024. She will use this fellowship to conduct research at Leiden University.
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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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Nancy Kula: ‘Languages are very diverse’
Nancy Kula has been Professor of African Linguistics since 1 February. Now is a good time to hear more about her field of expertise and academic interests.
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Update: AI in education
Education
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Jacobijn Gussekloo new Dean of the Honours Academy
As of 19 April 2022, professor Jacobijn Gussekloo has been appointed Dean of the Honours Academy at Leiden University. Gussekloo is professor of Primary Care and director of the master’s programme Vitality and Ageing. Gussekloo succeeds professor Jos Schaeken, who has been Dean since March 2020.
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Robert OkelloFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.okello@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Cecilia-Louise von IlsemannFaculty of Humanities
c.l.von.ilsemann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Rong YuanFaculty of Humanities
r.yuan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212
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Daniel SchadeFaculty of Humanities
d.d.schade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272796
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Nikki IkaniFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
n.ikani@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
a.u.warnecke@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272679
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Bob van VelthovenFaculty of Humanities
b.r.w.van.velthoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276476
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Bram KlievinkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.j.klievink@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009486
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Rebecca NaousFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
r.n.naous@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Yunnan Ye
Faculty of Humanities
y.ye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Maxine DavidFaculty of Humanities
m.e.l.david@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274118
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Valérie PattynFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
v.e.pattyn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676
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David HenleyFaculty of Humanities
d.e.f.henley@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272226
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277402
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271308
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Maarja BeerkensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
vice-dean@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009348
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Carola van EijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
c.j.a.van.eijk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009489
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Nico KapteinFaculty of Humanities
n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
t.van.haaften@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Joris van der VoetFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.van.der.voet@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
s.lammes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272754