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Voice4Thought: listening to other voices09 September 2016People in motion. This is the theme of the Voice4Thought festival taking place in Leiden from 21 to 25 September. Debates, songs, art, workshops, a co...
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‘Today’s refugees are tomorrow’s Dutch citizens’05 September 2016From virtual education to a friendly meeting place where refugees and Dutch students can get to know one another. Investing in refugees is in the inte...
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Call for Papers - The Role and Position of Sounds and Sounding Arts in Public Urban Environments05 September 2016
Call for Papers for the Conference to be held on November 29th and 30th at Leiden University and coordinated by Prof. dr. M.A. (Marcel) Cobussen, invo...
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Marcel Cobussen Lecture: What can music offer our contemporary society?30 August 2016ACPA Professor of Auditory Culture and Music Philosophy Marcel Cobussen will give a lecture at the Gaudeamus Academy Workshop Weekend. The GMW Academ...
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'Using few words to say a lot – that’s the art of blogging'24 August 2016Many Humanities scholars keep a blog of their own. This summer, we’re putting these in the spotlight. For this week’s interview, we sat down with Anne...
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Vote for a super-talented Leiden scientist22 August 2016The New Scientist magazine has selected two young Leiden scientists for its Top 25 Young Talents in the Netherlands and Flanders: historian Karwan Fat...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad30 June 2016The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.
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Exhibitions, prizes, concerts, workshops, publications, book launches, projects, residencies and lectures29 June 2016Activities of Heloisa Amaral, Henri Bok, Jonas Staal, Bobby Mitchell, Danne Ojeda, Dick de Graaf, Niels Berentsen, Madga Pucci, Andrea Stultiens, and ...
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Lisa Cheng elected as member of the Academia Europaea28 June 2016On 26 June 2016 the Council of the Academia Europaea approved a class lists of scholars to be invited to accept membership at the Academia Europaea. P...
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Six questions about the British referendum and a possible Brexit20 June 2016The shocking murder of MP Jo Cox has brought it home to the British public that the referendum debate is in disarray. How has the campaign been handle...
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New Master: Governance of Migration and Diversity17 June 2016In September 2016, the Leiden University Institute for History starts with a new MA sub-track 'Governance of Migration and Diversity'. This so-called ...
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From ent to orc: how Tolkien recycled medieval sources02 June 2016Besides being the author of such a classic work of literature as The Hobbit, Tolkien was also Professor of English Language and Literature in Oxford. ...
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Exhibitions, concerts, workshops, publications, recordings, projects, residencies and lectures31 May 2016Activities of Tony Roe, Catalina Vicens, Magda Pucci, Hans Kalliwoda, Gary Schultz, Eleni Kamma, and Danne Ojeda
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"African Studies has a problematic origin"24 May 2016African Studies is a field notoriously lacking in African scholars. Miriam Siun, research master student in this field, noticed this from the moment s...
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Panel discussion on unique research into the living conditions of Dutch fighters in Syria24 May 2016Researchers from Leiden University have investigated the living conditions of Dutch fighters in Syria. Their report is central to a panel discussion o...