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Archaeologists receive funding for science communication: ‘We want to change the public image of archaeology’10 May 2021A diverse team of Leiden archaeologists applied for, and was awarded, the KNAW ‘Appreciated!’ grant, meant to further their science communication ende...
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Seven Leiden professors elected new members of KNAW28 April 2021Seven Leiden professors have been elected as members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). In total 23 new members will be ina...
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Eleven Leiden scientists receive funding for science communication22 April 2021The KNAW has rewarded 11 Leiden scientists for their commitment to science communication, by awarding them 10,000 euros each from the ‘Appreciated!’ f...
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Archaeology in eighth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 202109 March 2021It is the fifth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn22 February 2021Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of...
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Embedding scientific research in the Caribbean with funding from NWO17 February 2021On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that the project Island(er)s at the Helm: Co-cr...
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Local Panama communities work with archaeologists on historic land rights09 February 2021The question of land property titles is a common source of conflict between indigenous communities and federal authorities all over the Americas. A ne...
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NWA subsidy for four Leiden science communication projects21 December 2020
A festival that combines music and science, and a digital 'time machine' for science history: four Leiden projects that focus on science communication...
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Investigating a prehistoric Pan-European culture with an NWO grant: ‘One of the most transformative periods in European prehistory’11 December 2020Archaeologist Quentin Bourgeois received an NWO Vidi grant to investigate the emergence of a pan-European culture in the third millennium BC. ‘We see ...
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Studying the pre-Roman Samnite people with an IRESMO research grant19 November 2020In Spring next year, a new and international team of archaeologists, historians, and education experts will start a collaborative project on the archa...
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NWO Vidi grant for 11 Leiden researchers04 November 2020Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded an 800,000 euro Vidi grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them to develop their own...
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Putting life into Neolithic houses with an NWO subsidy: ‘We will bring detail in our image of past domestic activities’20 October 2020Archaeologist Annelou van Gijn received an NWO Archeologie Telt grant to investigate domestic craft and subsistence activities of late Neolithic peopl...
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NWO subsidy for archaeological search engine: ‘There is no physical digging involved!’28 September 2020When you want to analyse big quantities of archaeological data, you run into the issue that searching through excavation reports is extremely time-con...
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ERC Creative Europe Culture grant for Alexandria: (re)activating common urban imaginaries09 September 2020From 2020 to 2023, Professor Miguel John Versluys and his research group will participate in an international consortium co-funded by the Creative Eur...
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Marie Kolbenstetter will explore the archaeology of southern Honduras with a NWO subsidy19 August 2020Our master’s alumna Marie Kolbenstetter was recently awarded a NWO subsidy for a PhD in the Humanities. With this funding she will be able to continue...