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Petra Sijpesteijn elected Fellow of the British Academy 05 September 2024
Professor Petra Sijpesteijn has been elected as an International Fellow of the British Academy, a prestigious recognition that highlights her exceptio...
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NWO grant for research on Aramaic inscriptions: 'Palmyra is more than blown-up tombs' 04 September 2024
Two thousand years ago, the Middle East found itself caught between the rise of the Roman Empire in the west and the Parthian Empire in the east. PhD ...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants 03 September 2024
Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own proje...
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Santino Regilme’s Article Named Finalist for the BJPIR John Peterson Best Paper Prize 2023 02 September 2024
The peer-reviewed article by Salvador Santino Regilme, titled “Crisis Politics of Dehumanisation during COVID-19: A Framework for Mapping the Social P...
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Camil Staps receives Rubicon grant: What does ‘that’ mean? 29 August 2024
PhD student Camil Staps is continuing his academic career in Berlin. He receives a Rubicon grant to do research there on demonstrative pronouns.
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University 17 July 2024
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize 16 July 2024
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for ...
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KIEM grant for 'Making up Migrants' 15 July 2024
Wiebe Ruijtenberg (Law/VVI), Nadia Sonneveld (Law/VVI), Paul van Trigt (Institute for History) and Jasmijn Rana (CADS) have received a KIEM grant of €...
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Integrative learning to improve connection with labour market: 'Digital skills are badly needed' 15 July 2024
Many humanities graduates find work in digital heritage, but a good pedagogical model to match education is lacking. University lecturers Karin de Wil...
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Bas van Rijn wins Fritz Stolz-Preis 2024 10 July 2024
LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn was awarded the Fritz Stolz-Preis on 7 June 2024 for his PhD Dissertation “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research:...
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great' 05 July 2024
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer...
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems 27 June 2024
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes ...
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Rubicon awarded to neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad 18 June 2024
Neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad has been awarded a Rubicon grant to conduct research on cortical and allelic determinants of age-related cognitiv...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Herman Paul new KNAW member: ‘Challenges enough’ 07 June 2024
Herman Paul (professor of History of the Humanities) has been elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He will b...