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Frank Pieke becomes director of renowned Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlijn. 29 May 2018
Professor Chinese Frank Pieke becomes research and general director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlijn.
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Just published: Festschrift in honour of Sven P. Vleeming 09 May 2018
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National Museum of Antiquities: 200-year partnership with Leiden University 30 April 2018
From Caspar Reuvens to the royal grave in Oss, and from ancient images in the Hortus to a table from Naturalis. The National Museum of Antiquities is ...
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4000-year-old clay tablets in a hypermodern scanner 24 April 2018
Ancient clay tablets, between 2,500 and 4,000 years old, bearing cuneiform script have been scanned using a micro-CT-scanner at Delft University of Te...
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More than 3.000 years of human activity in 5 square metres! 16 April 2018
Nico Staring, researcher in Egyptian art, culture and history, is taking part in the Leiden-Turin excavations in Saqqara, Egypt. The site of Saqqara i...
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Bas van Rijn wins the Cornelis Tiele MA Thesis Award 2018 13 April 2018
The Dutch Association for the Study of Religion (NGG) has decided to award the Cornelis Tiele MA Thesis Award 2018 to LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn for ...
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Paolo Sartori will be the Central Asia Visiting Scholar in April 2018 12 April 2018
Paolo Sartori is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. In Leiden he will deliver one guest ...
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North Korea: Disentangling a Gordian knot 21 March 2018
The announcement by US President Donald Trump on 9 March in response to the invitation for a summit meeting with the North Korean supreme leader Kim J...
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‘Do the Russians want to participate in the electoral performance?’ 15 March 2018
Although it is already certain that Vladimir Putin will win the Russian presidential election on 18 March, it is still significant for him, argues Rus...
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Religious Studies does well in QS Rankings by Subject 08 March 2018
Leiden’s Religious Studies ranks 40th place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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Online publication of the Institute’s coin collection 05 March 2018
On the 26th of February, 2018, it was exactly 25 years ago that the coins of ‘Verzameling Mr. B. Kolff’ were handed over to the Leiden Papyrological I...
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Student Laura in Pyeongchang: ‘The best start to my exchange!’ 01 March 2018
Studying abroad is about more than just your study programme. Laura Noordermeer is on an exchange in Seoul, South Korea, where she was lucky enough to...
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Former Leiden Colleague Sven Vleeming honored with ‘Festschrift’ 21 February 2018
On February 2nd, 2018, Professor Sven P. Vleeming of Trier University was presented with a ‘Festschrift’ to celebrate his retirement last summer. The ...
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Round April 2018: Central Asia Fieldwork Grants for Leiden MA/MA Research Students 13 February 2018
In 2018 the Central Asia Initiative at Leiden University offers several fieldwork grants to a max of 7,500 EUR. Only MA or MA Research students enroll...
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LUCIS launches Passion in Profession video series 06 February 2018
What inspires scholars who study the history, cultures, religions and languages of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia? LUCIS interviewed s...