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Egbert Fortuin appointed professor of Russian Language and Linguistics: 'I am back'
On 1 August, Egbert Fortuin has been appointed Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics. After a five-year term as vice-dean of the Faculty Board, he is eager to fully devote himself to the study programme. His appointment can therefore be summarised in three words: 'I am back'.
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Hoard of Roman coins turns out to be offering for safe crossing
Several years ago, two amateur archaeologists from Brabant discovered over a hundred Roman coins near to Berlicum in the north of the province. After years of research, it now appears that the location, close to a ford in the river, was a site for offerings. Another interesting fact is that the coins…
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Digitised Chinese mega-maps now available in Open Access
Three enormous maps of China, created during the reign of three different emperors of the Qing dynasty, have now been made available in open access and are downloadable via Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) Digital Collections. The rich maps are an early example of academic collaboration between the…
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Life after the Grand Jamboree: Wrapping-up iGEM
‘A challenging rollercoaster, but also a very bonding and insightful experience,’ that’s how the team of iGEM Leiden 2022 wraps up their participation in the iGEM contest. The contest for synthetic biology climaxed during the Grand Jamboree in Paris. The team ended up in the top 10 of over 360 teams…
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Meet Louise van der Vlugt, Co-winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award
In December 2023, Louise van der Vlugt was announced as Co-Winner of the 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies' Award. She sat down to answer some questions about her prize-winning BA Thesis.
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she interviewed terrorists in a tiny cell. She discovered that the will to survive and social context are often more decisive than individual ideological convictions.…
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Bacteria stunt with established plant-soil feedback theory
‘What I find most alluring about soil life is that you can steer it,’ researcher Martijn Bezemer of the Institute Biology Leiden (IBL) reveals. ‘You can ask: What do you want? And then I can transform the soil into something you need. At least, that is what we thought.’
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Dies Natalis Festival for Alumni: a birthday party for 700 guests
Workshops, tours, talks, music, an AI photobooth, interviews, a special poem and the launch of the LUF Children’s Fund. Alumni celebrated their alma mater’s 450th birthday in style on Saturday at the massively oversubscribed Dies Natalis Festival.
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Shaping the future with stories from the past
An archaeologist as a modern-day shaman. An unexpected comparison Professor by Special Appointment of Public Archaeology Luc Amkreutz will make in his inaugural lecture.
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: September 2024
Welcome to the 2024-2025 academic year! I hope this finds you feeling refreshed following an enjoyable and restful summer holiday season. As we start the autumn semester, I want to look back briefly by highlighting 10 significant milestones at LUCSoR from this past year (some of which I referenced in…
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents of Oss, have been uncovering the history of the municipality. 2024 is the archaeological year of Oss! In a series of interviews we look back on fifty…
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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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NWO Grant for Research into the History of Languages: ‘It tells us something about our past as humans’
A collaboration between linguists, geographers and anthropologists aims to uncover how languages spread across South America over thousands of years. Associate Professor Rik van Gijn is responsible for the linguistic side of this NWO project.
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Luning and Hein receive LUF grant
Luning and Hein receiving a LUF grant to research the intricate relationship between infrastructure projects and their impact on geopolitics, economics, politics, and culture in Africa
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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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A call about: cybersecurity
Aram Segaar, Corporate Information Security Officer in the Information Management Department, works every day with his team to create and maintain a secure working environment at Leiden University. October is ‘Cybersecurity Month’. Aram explains how the university stays safe and the conscious (and unconscious)…
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’
Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals the global history of the phenomenon. ‘Nationalist movements have always influenced each other.’
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‘Irregular warfare is not going away, however much we’d like it to’
The fight against insurgents, guerrillas and resistance movements is an ‘incredibly unpopular’ topic with experts and military personnel, says Professor by Special Appointment of Military History Thijs Brocades Zaalberg in his inaugural lecture. He warns that ignoring these forms of irregular warfare…
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Extinction, Extraction, Emergence: Plantation Necrobiopolitics on the West Papuan Oil Palm Frontier
Lecture
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De toekomstige vorst? Wilhelm Heinrich von Brandenburg (1648-1649)
Lecture, Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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The development of the Tocharian accent
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Computational approaches to diachronic language micro-variation
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Uncovering the role of Social Democracy in the History of European Competition Policy
Lecture, CHEI Seminar - Book launch
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The Processes of Dying of the Greeks from the Hellenistic Period to the Early Empire
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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The Art of Cold War Globalism: A Visual History of Post-Migration and Minority Alliances after 1945
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Politicization and democratic control of EU decision-making
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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The role of EU in Dutch politics
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Hard bargains: politics of debt and investment in the EU
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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[NEW DATE AND ROOM] Women, gig work, & Techno-Fixes in the Gulf Platform Economy
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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L.A.S. Terra Bookmarket
Bookmarket
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BAMBOO Night - All Things Sustainability
Lecture, Pint of Science
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'The show must go on, but making politics less tedious is an almost effortless job these days!'
After almost a year of working from home during this Covid pandemic, Scientific Director Paul Nieuwenburg conveys how the Institute of Political Science is sailing through waves and lockdowns: from transformation to bi location to 'non location', from teaching on the beach to teaching to 'black cubes'…
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When International Organisations Undermine State Capacity: A Responsibility Paradox
Lecture
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Experimental Studies on the Normative Force of Law: The Problem of 'Treatment Resistance'
Lecture
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Exploring Challenges to U.S. Constitutional Norms
Lecture
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All Roads Lead to Rome? New Reflections on Ecology and Mobility in the Roman Empire
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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The Right to the Highest Attainable Standard of Health of LGBTQIA+ child asylum-seekers
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Politics in Late Imperial Austria and Contemporary Europe: Back to Normal?
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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The Arctic Crossroads: Climate, Culture & Diplomacy in the High North
Lecture
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Arm or Disarm: The Nexus of International Control Regimes, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Times of Geopolitical Tensions
Lecture
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Histories of Intellectual Property
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
- Radical Spotlights: Desire, Sexuality, and the Economy
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Leaving Science: A Large-Scale, Cohort-Based, Longitudinal Approach, 2000-2022
Seminar
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Building Future Heritage
Conference
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The history of Medicine and Asia
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Course: Algorithms in Algebra
Course
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Navigating the Science System: Research Integrity and Academic Survival Strategies
Seminar
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Balancing the climate, economy, and justice: Can the EU have it all?
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Book presentation: 'Coping with Versnel: A Roundtable on Religion and Magic'
Lecture, UMW Research Seminar
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Imagining Oceans: A Critical Conversation on Oceanic Spaces
Lecture