616 search results for “south afrika” in the Staff website
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Honorary doctorate for Graça Machel: fund for female students from South Africa
On the occasion of the conferral of an honorary doctorate to children’s rights activist Graça Machel, a fund has been established that will enable two female students from South Africa to come and study in Leiden.
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
k.r.bellamy@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273983
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Why do Japanese and South Korean women falter on their way to the top?
In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of women in leadership positions is still lagging behind. PhD candidate Yorum Beekman investigated why this is.
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From flag to gift: upcycling project in The Hague South-West
Inspired by a gift she received at a conference abroad, Laura Kamsma, coordinator of the FGGA International Office, went looking for new promotional goodies to hand out to the representatives of international exchange programmes at Leiden University - Campus The Hague. The gifts had to meet three requirements:…
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
p.j.a.kessler@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5235
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
a.dutta.2@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Eduardo Herrera Malatestae.n.herrera.malatesta@arch.leidenuniv.nl |
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage
On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belonging to the descendants of physician and amateur archaeologist Dr Hans Feriz. In her will, his daughter stipulated that the objects collected by her…
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From tunnel vision towards an open view. Lessons from the North/South metro line on compensation of damages
An article by Georgina Kuipers has been published this month in Dutch journal Overheid & Aansprakelijkheid (Government and Accountability). It deals with policy introduced in response to damage caused by the construction of the Amsterdam North/South metro line and its aim to rebuild trust. The title…
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Andrew Gawthorpe on BBC about Donald Trump’s plan to exclude South Africa from the G20: ‘Unlikely’
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe commented on the BBC regarding Donald Trump’s plans to exclude South Africa from the G20.
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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From Modern Marvel to Environmental Tragedy: Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
At one time, the railway from Kimberley to Kambove in Southern Africa symbolised prosperity and progress. Today, the exhausted mining towns along its route are marked by decay and pollution. Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences.
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Jennifer Sweridaj.l.swerida@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276048
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
n.r.donner@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009443
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Eduardo Alves VieiraFaculty of Humanities
e.alves.vieira@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275638
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Youth Precarity in South Korea
Lecture
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Gerrit Dusseldorp: A visiting researcher at KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Under the title “New insights from old collections”, the archaeological research was introduced on the Museum’s news page.
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Christopher Green in Calgary Sun about North Korea's friendly gesture
As South Korean president Moon Jae-in prepares to leave office, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked him for trying to improve relations. Assistant Professor Christopher Green explains in the Calgary Sun what impact North Korea's gesture of goodwill might have.
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
j.j.l.gommans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272167
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Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Mandela Scholarship Fund
Bachelor, Master
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Lipsius Building
Northern side: During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the coffee room 001 of the Mathias de Vrieshof. Southern side: During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the coffee room 004 of the PN van Eyckhof.
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.h.a.waltz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Aleydis Nissen and Co-Author on K-pop in The Diplomat
Brandon Valeriano (Cato Institute) and Aleydis Nissen (Leiden University) publish an article on the soft power of K-pop in The Diplomat.
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PoortgebouwRijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden
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Herman TiekenFaculty of Humanities
h.j.h.tieken@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nils MartinFaculty of Humanities
n.m.r.martin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277107
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Sanjukta PoddarFaculty of Humanities
s.poddar@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272289
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Abhishek AvtansFaculty of Humanities
a.avtans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273192
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Parallel Worlds: Information Warfare in the Sahel (Dutch-spoken)
Debate, Haags Actualiteitencollege
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When the Rains Came: A Medieval Moment in South Asia
Lecture, VVIK lecture
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272713
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Sanne Dokter-MerschFaculty of Humanities
s.mersch@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278192
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Mapping debt, displacement, and rentier urbanism in South Korea
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Migration in the Global South: Experiences from the field
Conference
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Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche
The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka
In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her LLM degree Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights in 2019. Professor Liefaard interviewed Lucy upon arrival.
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CINETS 2026: Crimmigration in an Age of Authoritarian Drift
Conference
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‘Podcast gives its listeners a sense of identity and belonging’
In the Netherlands, when we talk about the United Nations, the conversation is almost always about the member states from the northern hemisphere. But the most interesting players come from the ‘Global South’, Professor Alanna O'Malley and her team argue in a podcast.
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Towards a Reconstruction of the Proto-South Omotic Suprasegmentals: Initial Findings
Lecture, This Time for Africa series
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Caste: A Global History
Lecture, Book Talk
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Adjudicating Legal Pluralism in South Africa's Constitutional Democracy: The Challenge of Paradox
Van Vollenhoven Lecture 2025
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Sebastian Fajardo Bernals.d.fajardo.bernal@liacs.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jonathan SilkFaculty of Humanities
j.a.silk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272510
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Kexin ZhengFaculty of Humanities
k.zheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727