1,684 search results for “archaeology of the near east” in the Student website
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Guest lecture: Matsumoto Toshio’s Theory of the Antifascist Avant-Doc
Lecture
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Ad IJzerman
Ad IJzerman, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacochemistry, was made a Knight of the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands on 26 April. He was presented with the royal honour by Mayor Elbert Roest in the town hall in Bloemendaal.
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To do a PhD or not to do a PhD? Speed date about it with alumni!
Career and apply for jobs
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Kremlin's Control and Suppression Strategies: The evolution of the relationship between violence and disinformation between 2000 – 2021
Lecture
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our country back’: Banal nationalism and the continuing significance of the national in an uncertain world
Lecture, Leiden University Nationalism Network
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Geef ouders en kinderen een stem en vergroot de kans dat kinderen weer thuis worden geplaatst
Het Leids onderzoek naar gedwongen uithuisplaatsingen van kinderen heeft veel stof doen opwaaien. Op een congres bespraken meer dan 250 mensen het onderzoek verder om zo de situatie voor ouders en kinderen in de toekomst te verbeteren.
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'
To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of Contemporary Dutch Literature and Culture in a Transnational Dynamic.
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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‘Having children is increasingly seen as something that can be planned and managed’
What are the main trends in family life today? Three stand out: young adults living with their parents for longer, people delaying parenthood and widening inequality between families. How did these trends emerge, and what are their consequences? Leiden experts explain.
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‘Humans are storytellers’: the power of stories in language development of children and AI models
What do ten-year-old children and chatbots have in common? PhD researcher Bram van Dijk studied language development in both children and AI language models. ‘It’s actually quite practical that we attribute human traits to a chatbot.’
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government's communicative practice in colonial bureaucracy at the turn of the twentieth century in southern Africa
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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The European Union’s Role in Security and Global Affairs: A review of the Danish EU Council Presidency and ways ahead
Lecture
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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As a parent, you influence your child’s depression (and why that is also good news)
‘Shouldn’t you get out of bed for once?’ Critical or controlling behaviour from parents, however well intentioned, can worsen the symptoms of young people with depression. That is the conclusion of PhD research by psychologist Wilma Wentholt. But warmth and emotional support can, in fact, have a protective…
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‘Teach young people to take control of technology’
Technology is spreading its tendrils into the classroom. But who is in control?
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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'Language is part of your identity’
Rik van Gijn was appointed professor of Ethnolinguistic Vitality and Diversity in the World from 1 December 2024. He is keen to use the position to set up research on language vitality. ‘People almost never give up their mother tongue entirely voluntarily.’
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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Sein and Sollen? A Preliminary Reconstruction and Reinterpretation of the Concept of Tao in the Tao Te Ching
Lecture
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’
It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know Japan. Over 20 years later, she is studying again: to be a primary school teacher.
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Leiden Anthropology Conference 2
Conference
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Li Manshan: Portrait of a Folk Daoist
Film screening
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Opera Viva: Ah, l'Amor
Arts and culture, Opera lecture
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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India - Pakistan: Een grensconflict met diepe wortels
Lecture, Leids Actualiteitencollege
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
- Migration and Remittances Major Projects: Wrapping Up and Ramping Up
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Racism versus Socialism in Cuba
Lecture, Discussion
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Uni-visions: Hope, heat and wonder in 2075
Arts and culture, Studium Generale
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Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia
Lecture
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Towards a Polymaternal State: Sheinbaum, Stepmotherhood and the Mexican Presidency
Lecture
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The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Debate, Panel discussion
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Muslim Futures Festival
Arts and culture, Festival