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European Union Studies in Brussels: a three stage rocket10 February 2020After the successful visit to Brussels of last year, staff of the MA International Relations specialisation European Union Studies, the Communications...
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Learning African sign languages via a video app10 February 2020For many deaf Ghanaians, Ghanaian Sign Language is their first language. But for more deaf signers to be able to fully participate in society, more si...
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Lively debate after panel on current events in Iran06 February 2020Over 170 people took part in the panel on current events in Iran organized by LUCIS. A bustling crowd of Dutch-Iranians, students, University staff, a...
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’05 February 2020Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coron...
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Struggles of student life are central at OpenUp! symposium30 January 2020The life of a students is not always easy and many students find it difficult to share their problems with each other. For that reason, the study advi...
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Angels for sale: retrieving looted cultural property27 January 2020The illicit trade in stolen cultural property is booming. Countless works of art and antiquities will be lost if we don’t do more to stop this. This i...
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Join the Humans of Humanities film premiere in Trianon!24 January 2020The humanities consist of various academic fields. But what is the common ground of all these different academics and students? And why does their wor...
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How do you tell the story of eighteenth century princesses?20 January 2020Historian Joost Welten has written a book entitled 'De vergeten prinsessen van Thorn' (The forgotten princesses of Thorn). For his book, he analysed t...
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Jeroen Touwen new Vice-Dean of Humanities06 January 2020Jeroen Touwen has been appointed Vice-Dean and portfolio holder for bachelor’s programmes at the Faculty of Humanities with effect from 1 January 2020...
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A unique perspective on (pre)historical migration using linguistics16 December 2019Migration is not only reflected in DNA, but also in language. By tracing changes in language, we learn more about the lifestyle of the people that spe...
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Lara Weiss: ‘Egypt is not just pyramids and mummies’16 December 2019Egyptologist Lara Weiss is curator at The National Museum of Antiquities and has been leading the VIDI research project 'Walking Dead' since 2017. The...
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Middle Eastern Culture Market 201906 December 2019The fourth edition of the Middle Eastern Culture market was a great success with more than 2000 visitors over the weekend. Attendees participated in t...
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There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the European refugee crisis02 December 2019Who is welcome as a refugee, and who is not? And how is that decided? What role do humanitarian organisations play in the debate surrounding refugees?...
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?26 November 2019Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the ...
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Marlene Dumas on the Huizinga Lecture: ‘Artists shouldn’t have to justify themselves’21 November 2019Artist and painter Marlene Dumas will give the Huizinga Lecture in Pieterskerk on Friday 6 December. In an interview with Elsevier Weekblad, she talks...