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902 search results for “african sien language” in the Staff website

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  Sien Verelst PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.verelst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 55th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics Event - 24 August 2026

  Conference

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  Azeb Amha Lecturer

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.amha@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273364

• LLRC conference 2026: Language teacher research Event - 5 June 2026

  Conference

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  Inge Ligtvoet Secretary

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.j.g.c.ligtvoet@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271956

• One language = one archaeological culture? Peruvian evidence for a richer interface between language and archaeology Event - 20 March 2026

  Lecture, Language and the Human Past

• Negation in Dutch Sign Language Event - 28 May 2026

  Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series

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  Heleen Smits Scientific Information Specialist

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  h.j.smits@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273355

• Sign Languages and Deaf People (SL&D) lecture series Event
• Language and the human past Event
• Language Policy and Practices Series Event
• Mind tools, language and the origins of AI Event - 19 May 2026

  Lecture, LUCL Colloquium

• Symposium: Through the Hands of Signers: History of sign language emergence, transmission, and change Event - 10 July 2026

  Conference

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  Anneke Wurth Teaching Methodologist for Dutch

  ICLON

  j.g.r.wurth@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277162

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  Ans de Rooij-van Broekhuizen Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.m.de.rooij@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272597

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  Ying-ting Wang Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.wang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273096

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  Nancy Kula Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.c.kula@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272242

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  Stefano Bellucci University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bellucci@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273473

• How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent' News - 30 April 2024

  In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that you heard it through someone else. Associate Professor Jenneke van der Wal has been awarded a Vici grant to investigate whether the way people do this is…

• Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation' News - 14 May 2024

  Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university lecturer has since been awarded a Vici grant to research the history of these languages.

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  Keiko Yoshioka Lecturer and Head of the Japanese language programme.

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.yoshioka@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272553

• Join Us: European Day of Languages and Cultures 2026 Announcement - 2 March 2026

  Social

• Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’ News - 20 June 2022

  In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.

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  Dick Smakman University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.smakman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272607

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  Ronald Kon Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.e.kon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lifeng Han Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

  l.han@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Executive Board visits African Studies Centre: ‘We work from African perspectives’ News - 30 September 2025

  From the energy transition in Namibia to sustainable jobs for young Nigerians, from African cookbooks to vodcasts on vintage Swahili booklets: during a recent visit by the Executive Board, staff from the African Studies Centre Leiden and the African Library presented their research, teaching and acquisition…

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  Emi Yamamoto Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.yamamoto@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271565

• Jenneke van der Wal wins Ammodo Science Award: ‘Especially unstudied languages contribute to theory building’ News - 15 April 2025

  For associate professor Jenneke van der Wal, things have been good recently. After being awarded a Vici and Una Europa grant, she has now also received an Ammodo Science Award. ‘It is a nice confirmation that I am doing valuable work.’

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  Manolis Fragkiadakis Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.fragkiadakis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278059

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  Ae Ree Nam Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.nam@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276415

• Retrospective 75th anniversary African Studies Centre Leiden News - 15 September 2022

  A ‘world class institute’ with a ‘vibrant atmosphere’, doing research on a continent that is ‘becoming increasingly important’. That is how Annetje Ottow, president of Leiden University’s Executive Board, described the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) on its 75th anniversary celebration on 8 September…

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  Victoria Nyst Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  v.a.s.nyst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272208

• Large delegation heading for African Studies Conference in Prague News - 2 June 2025

  A large group of researchers from Leiden University will convene a panel or present a paper at the 10th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS), which will take place from 25 to 28 June in Prague.

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  Abhishek Avtans Lecturer of Hindi Language and Literature

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.avtans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273192

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  Carolina Pereira De Queiroz Monteiro PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Archaeology

  c.monteiro@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• National language and feminist activism in Republican China: the 1924 Congress for the Advancement of Education Event - 15 April 2026

  Lecture, China Seminar

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  Eduardo Alves Vieira University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.alves.vieira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275638

• Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of Languages News - 6 October 2025

  What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to these and many other questions during the first edition of the Evening of Languages, held in the brand-new Herta Mohr Building. With a sold-out programme,…

• ISGA Contributes to Training African Officers in Military Diplomacy News - 29 June 2022

  The Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University contributed to the design and teaching of modules of this year’s edition of the Ministry of Defence’s ‘International Military Cooperation Course Africa’.

• Opportunity LExS Scholarship - Research Master African Studies 2024-2026 News - 3 November 2023

  Leiden University offers one full Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) to an African candidate interested in the two-year Research Master African Studies programme (ResMA AS); thus non-EEA/non-EFTA* applicants. LExS is a prestigious scholarship and includes a fee waiver up until the statutory…

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  Jin Hee Park University Lecturer Korean

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.park@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275755

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  Olga Nozdracheva PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.nozdracheva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272081

• ‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ News - 20 November 2023

  A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.

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  Rishuai Chen PhD candidate / contract

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  r.chen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  John Kegel Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  j.b.kegel@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jesse Wichers Schreur Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.g.wichers.schreur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Janet Connor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277210

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  Stefan Norbruis Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.norbruis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275012

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  Naomi Truan Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.a.l.truan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271650