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Samatar Botan investigates ancient Aksum with a Mosaic 2.0 grant
In July 2022 our alumnus Samatar Botan received the news that he had received the NWO Mosaic 2.0 grant. This grant enables him to start a PhD research at our Faculty on the ancient Aksumite Empire, a topic that is close to his heart. We speak with him about his ambitions and drive. ‘I want to know more…
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Six researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition funding.
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KNAW subsidy strengthens cooperation between Leiden religious scholars and secondary school teachers
Markus Altena Davidsen was 'extremely happy' when he heard that he and his colleagues had been awarded a grant from the KNAW pilot fund for science communication. Together with partners from all over the country, they are working on a book that should inspire secondary schools to renew their education…
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NWO grant to research scent language in seventeenth-century literature: 'God is like a scent'
When it comes to literature, people mostly talk about what characters see or hear. Rarely is it about what they smell. That’s a shame, thinks university lecturer Jan van Dijkhuizen. He has been awarded an Open Competition grant from NWO to expand academic knowledge about scent in literature, and to…
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…
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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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Meet the Faculty's new Research Policy Adviser: Jimmy Mans
Following the retirement of Roswitha Manning, a vacancy arose at Faculty of Archaeology for the role of Research Policy Advisor. We found one in the person of Jimmy Mans, a well known face for longer-serving Faculty staff. In this interview we reconnect with Jimmy, who calls himself ‘a homegrown Leiden…
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Global governance in practice: EU & UN Summer School 2025
From 16 to 20 June 2025, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University hosted the annual Summer School The European Union, the United Nations and Global Governance in The Hague. The programme brought together recent graduates, PhD students, and young professionals from a variety…
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Introducing: Walter Gam Nkwi
Walter Gam Nkwi is lecturer at the Institute for History, University of Leiden since 1 September 2019. He also lectures at the Den Haag campus. Walter introduces himself below.
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Lettie Dorst: ‘Translation programmes change how we interpret the world’
Associate Professor Lettie Dorst has received a Vidi grant to research how machine translation programmes such as Google Translate and ChatGPT translate words and expressions used metaphorically. This still regularly goes wrong, resulting in far too literal, incorrect and sometimes incomprehensible…
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China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’
Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.
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Dark Matters
PhD defence
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
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‘In transformation’: trust, participation, and new socialities around collective food procurement networks in Gdańsk
PhD defence
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[CANCELLED] Delicate Repertoires - Buddhist Creative Assimilation, Commodification, and Digitalization in Xi’s China
Lecture, China Seminar
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In conversation with Kimsooja
Expert meeting
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Lecture by Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren: 'Handing Over Responsibility'
Lecture
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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Beyond Risk? Understanding the Threats of the Anthropocene
Conference
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Underground China
Lecture, China Seminar
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Memory, Activism and Social Justice: Kao Jun-honn’s Great Leopard Project
Lecture, China Seminar
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Israel's Gaza war. What caused it? What are the consequences?
Lecture
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Symposium: Visualizing Ancient Histories
Symposium
- ‘Theatres of Law: Policing, Prosecution, and Performance from Plato to YouTube’ – Workshop with Julie Stone Peters (Columbia University) and
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Imagining the future of UK-Europe relations: Narratives from Brexit Britain
Lecture, CHEI Seminar
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Roundtable: 2024 Elections Pakistan, Indonesia and India
Roundtable | SSEALS
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ASCL Seminar: Obscure Capital and Containers: History, Objects, and Power in Central Africa
Lecture
- BioREPS online seminar series
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Annual Lecture
Lecture
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Public interview with Russian film critic Anton Dolin
Lecture
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Public Key Note of Mari Hvattum on the impact of style
Lecture
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The Military Perspective: Commanding Air Power
Lecture
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Authoritarian Teleology
Lecture, China Seminar
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Asia Academy #15: North Korea's Gamble
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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LUCIR Book launch: Kseniya Oksamytna - Advocacy and Change in International Organizations
Lecture
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Biannual Girard Lecture The Urgency of Mimetics Studies: From Imitation to (New) Fascism
Lecture
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80th anniversary of United Nations War Crimes Commission-its legacy and relevance
Conference
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The Assemblage of Social Death: Digital Vigilantism and Cancel Culture in China
Lecture, China Seminar
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Thinking through Drawing and Illustration: A Workshop with Ulrike Uhlig
Course
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From Epistemic Injustice to Epistemic Diversity - Investigations of Open Access Publishing and Research Reproducibility
Seminar
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Global Fishing in the North Atlantic: Archaeological research on Basque fisheries in Canada and Ireland
Conference
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LUCAS Conference Narratives 2024
Conference
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FYSICA 2025
Conference
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ASCL Seminar: Hope and uncertainty in African migration - a case study of involuntary return to Ghana
Lecture
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The Military Perspective: Space Power
Lecture