879 search results for “new religions” in the Staff website
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Ying Zhang looks for the person behind the history
The Chinese History chair has a long, rich history within Leiden University. Since 1 February, this position has been held by Ying Zhang. ‘Leiden University brings together a legendary range of Asian knowledge.’
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Immersive Tech Event - 'New Beginnings'
Conference
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
Conference
- Meijers Lecture and New Year’s Reception
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Seeing new things with old eyes
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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European support for Dutch-Flemish project in the fight against disinformation
Dutch and Flemish partners, including Leiden University, are joining forces as the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) in the fight against the spread of fake news, and have received the support of the European Commission.
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International Symposium 150 years New Waterway
Conference, Symposium
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Bitskrieg: The New Challenge of Cyberwarfare
Lecture
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New Book by Jens Iverson: ‘Jus Post Bellum: The Rediscovery, Foundations, and Future of the Law of Transforming War into Peace’
Jus post bellum, the body of laws and norms governing the transition from armed conflict to peace, has emerged as a crucial issue for international law scholars, governments, and all concerned with building a just and sustainable peace. The Jus Post Bellum Project, funded by the NWO and hosted by the…
- New Year's reception Faculty of Humanities
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New Year's Reception Faculty of Science
Conference
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Art Market FSW: time for new art
Arts and culture
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Smart bacteria versus new antibiotics
Workshop
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New Research @ LUCL Presentation Event
Lecture
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ALFA New Year’s lecture and drinks
Alumni event, Alumni Association of Archaeology presents:
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Sense Jan van der Molen new scientific director LION: ‘We strive for scientific excellence as well as a healthy work-life balance’
Sense Jan van der Molen is vanaf 1 maart de nieuwe wetenschappelijk directeur van het Leiden Instituut voor Onderzoek in de Natuurkunde.
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A new impetus for EU enlargement?
Lecture, Seminar
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023)
On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Leiden University.
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New Foundations for Separation Logic
PhD defence
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What Constitutes Being Muslim in Indonesia: Islamic Expressions, Politics of Contestation and Accommodation in Bima
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Lattice Cryptography, from Cryptanalysis to New Foundations
PhD defence
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Discovery and characterization of new glucosylated metabolites
PhD defence
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New Polymyxin Antibiotics for Old Problems
PhD defence
- Meijers Lecture and New Year's Reception 2024
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World Peace: visions from Tolstoy
Debate, Seminar
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Why is Civilization Unsustainable?
Lecture, Global Questions Seminar
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Reach an international audience with your scientific news - The Conversation
Online training
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Reach an international audience with your scientific news - The Conversation
Online training
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Writing Novels under the New Order
PhD defence
- LACDR Townhall meeting & LACDR New Year's drinks
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New archaeological perspectives on an Arabian oasis in Islamic periods
Lecture
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Presentation of the new United Nations Library platform (Online)
Virtual presentation
- New NWO Open Competition SSH - Briefing on 22 September
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Uprooting the Diaspora: Jewish Belonging and the "Ethnic Revolution" in Poland and Czechoslovakia, 1936-1946
Lecture, Book Launch
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Video: Does our democracy need an upgrade?
In a lecture for the University of the Netherlands, Reijer Passchier, assistant professor in constitutional and administrative law, speaks about the state of our democracy. ‘Is it not time to upgrade our democracy?’
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Read the three most downloaded papers by CADS researchers
Three of our researchers have been awarded a certificate for receiving enough downloads to be in the top 10% of papers in 2022
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant
Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch their own project, form their own research team and develop their best ideas.
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LUCSoR welcomes Verena Meyer to the staff
LUCSoR is happy to welcome Verena Myer, researcher and lecturer in Islam in South and South-East Asia to the staff. In this interview she will discuss the course she is teaching, as well as her upcoming book.
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ERC Starting Grant for Thijs Porck: 'Everyone loved Old English in the nineteenth century'
In the nationalist nineteenth century, people developed an interest in medieval language and literature. The study of medieval material in one’s own vernacular was thought to reveal a great national past. But why, then, was Old English studied by Germans, Danes, Italians and many other nationalities…
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Mysterious metal depositions were ‘the most ordinary thing in the world’
In Bronze Age Europe many bronze objects such as axes, swords and jewels were deliberately left at specific spots in the landscape. PhD research by Leiden archaeologist Marieke Visser shows that these practices were expressions of people’s relationship with the world around them. ‘It was a completely…
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Social Citizenship and Migration symposium - three reasons to come along
The Social Citizenship and Migration interdisciplinary research programme is holding its annual symposium on 17 January 2024. This is the chance for Leiden researchers to share their experiences with a large network of colleagues with expertise in migration and social impact.
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Eric Jorink: 'We want to map the tradition of observations'
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research has awarded a grant of 750,000 euros to the 'Visualising the Unknown in 17th-century Science and Society' project. Researchers will reconstruct how seventeenth-century scientists recorded and shared their groundbreaking microscopic discoveries. We…
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Online database with two hundred local chronicle texts launched: A few years ago that wouldn’t have been possible'
Too expensive groceries, diseases suddenly breaking out: from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, hundreds of people documented the world around them in chronicles. A significant number of these texts have been digitised in recent years. Professor of Early Modern Dutch History and project leader…
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating.
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road
An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Central Asia and their inhabitants.
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang'
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to violation of human rights. PhD candidate Elke Spiessens was right in the middle of it with her research. 'The fabric of the community is being completely…
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India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000
On 15-16 June, Jos Gommans, Marieke Bloembergen, and Carolien Stolte will organize an international conference entitled “India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000”. The conference asks: why is it always India that has been imagined as a wonder, and what did that wonder mean, intellectually…
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In memoriam: Carla Risseeuw, Professor emerita of CADS (1947 - 2024)
It is with great sadness that we share the news that on Friday, May 3rd 2024, Carla Risseeuw, Professor emerita of CADS, passed away. Carla Irene Risseeuw retired as Professor of Intercultural Gender Studies from CADS in 2009 after a long and productive career.
- Unification of the Mediterranean World Research Seminars 2022-2023
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LDE AI Mixer on disinformation and fake news
Leiden AI Week