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Studying and being chronically ill: how do you manage that? 13 July 2021
Third-year cultural anthropology student Claire van Helder (24) says she can't be kept still. She has her own blog, is active on Instagram and recentl...
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Gabriel Paiuk guest speaker at UNM – Young Nordic Music Days 01 July 2021
ACPA PhD Candidate Gabriel Paiuk will be guest speaker at the coming UNM – Young Nordic Music Days to take place in Aarhus, Denmark in August 2021.
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Bastiaan Rijpkema appointed Professor by special appointment of Tolerance 30 June 2021
Bastiaan Rijpkema has been appointed Professor by special appointment of the new chair Tolerance at the Faculty of Humanities with effect from 1 July ...
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Premiere of Sound Theory (The Clouds) by Gabriel Paiuk 29 June 2021
In September 2021, ACPA PhD Candidate Gabriel Paiuk will premiere a new work titled Sound Theory (The Clouds) as part of the 2021 Gaudeamus Muziekweek...
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New release: Philidor: Suites for Flute and B.C. | Jed Wentz 29 June 2021
Little of Pierre Danican Philidor's (1681-1731) music survived beyond these 12 suites, recorded and released in June 2021 by Musica ad Rhenum, Jed Wen...
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Théo Pavlović granted with Master's Speckmann Award 2021 23 June 2021
Alumnus Théo Pavlović received the Masters Speckmann award for his thesis: PAN RECORDS - A digital journey through the ethnic music niche that was sup...
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Armin Cuyvers appointed full professor of EU law at Leiden Law School 21 June 2021
The Board of Leiden University has appointed Armin Cuyvers as a full professor of European Law, specifically EU Constitutional Law and Comparative Reg...
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Discover how research by anthropology students can contribute to solutions for current public problems 16 June 2021
Wondering what anthropology students can contribute in daily practice? Both during their bachelor's and master's studies, anthropology students conduc...
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Call for Participation online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures 07 June 2021
Call for Participation for the online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures: A workshop on the politics of imagining a future with(out) chronic i...
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Van Vollenhoven Staff Participate in Annual Law and Society Association Conference 02 June 2021
Nine staff members of the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance, and Society participated in the Law and Society Association’s (LSA) annual c...
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CADS PhD Conference 2021: Call for contributions 31 May 2021
First inaugurated in 2018, the CADS PhD Conference aims to provide young anthropologists in Leiden University and beyond an opportunity to meet each o...
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In memoriam Paul Valk 18 May 2021
It was with great sadness that on 17 May 2021 we learned of the death of our dear colleague Paul Valk. Paul died from the consequences of COVID-19, ha...
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In Memoriam: Wilfred van Soldt (1947-2021) 17 May 2021
We regret to share the news that our colleague, friend, and former professor of Assyriology at Leiden University, passed away on 15 May 2021.
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‘We couldn't really celebrate our vaccine being approved, but we were over the moon’ 07 May 2021
On 11 March, pharmaceutical company Janssen received approval to launch its corona vaccine on the European market. This made Janssen the fourth compan...
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Leiden astronomer Henk van de Hulst: humble man with great authority 26 April 2021
World-famous among astronomers, humble, and averse to conventions. On 23 April, the Dutch biography about Henk van de Hulst was published. Biographer ...