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Leiden University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants 26 September 2024
Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance. The projec...
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A new songbook for Leiden’s 3 October festival: why you should come to the singsong in the park 19 September 2024
After a long night of partying, hundreds of people head to Leiden’s Van der Werfpark early on 3 October for a good singsong. Lecturer in Dutch literat...
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The utopia is not a utopia for everyone 19 September 2024
A perfect world, who doesn't want that? But what is perfect is debatable. What is great for one person is disastrous for another. PhD student Zeynep A...
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The forgotten world of Surinamese cloths and the Leiden Cotton Company 16 September 2024
For her internship at the Textile Museum, master's student Evi van Stiphout researched the Surinamese cloths of the Leiden Cotton Company. Leiden and ...
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation 05 September 2024
To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator...
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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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Linguistic time travel 03 September 2024
A love of puzzles and the patience of a saint: these are two essential traits for linguists wishing to explore the Indo-European language family. Fort...
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’ 30 August 2024
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today...
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Leiden’s Austria Centre traveled to Budapest, Hungary for the Annual Convention of Austria Centers 05 August 2024
The sixteenth Annual Convention of Austria Centers took place in Budapest, Hungary in June 2024. There, colleagues gathered from around the world, com...
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way 01 August 2024
Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study o...
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Launch Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN) 26 July 2024
On July 3rd the Leiden University Dialogue in Education Network (LUDIEN) has officially been launched. The network welcomes all who are interested in ...
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How worshipping your grandfather ensures your social status 17 July 2024
In Ancient Egypt, prominent families engaged in ancestor worship to maintain their high standing. Renata Schiavo researched this link between religion...
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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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Why do we always have room for pudding? 15 July 2024
In De Kookshow, Universiteit Van Nederland explores the scientific world behind food. Ever wondered which senses influence how tasty you find somethin...
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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 €...