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LUCSoR at the 2017 American Academy of Religion Conference 11 October 2017
LUCSoR will be represented at the upcoming American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference by Dr. Corey Williams (Assistant Professor of Anthropology an...
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Two courses on Central Asia in 2017-2018 at Leiden University 06 September 2017
Two courses on Central Asia will be offered within the Leiden Central Asia Initiative, funded by the research profile area Asian Modernities and Tradi...
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Ahmad Al-Jallad wins Gratama Science Prize 04 September 2017
Pre-Islamic Arabia was barren, barbaric, and isolated. At least, that's what many Arabic writers and historics argued. Ahmad Al-Jallad debunks this my...
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Florian Schneider wins LUS Teaching Prize 04 September 2017
Florian Schneider has earned the title of Leiden University Lecturer of the Year. Sinologist Schneider was nominated by his students and crowned winne...
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‘My students don't stop at a six!' 21 August 2017
During the opening of the academic year, true to tradition the LUC Teaching Prize will be awarded to the University's best lecturer. Get to know the n...
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Peter Webb’s EPIC PASTS explores how Muslims viewed their pre-history 02 August 2017
Peter Webb is one of the four young Leiden Humanities researchers to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (N...
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Veni awards for four Leiden Humanities researchers 28 July 2017
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni funding to four Humanities researchers in at Leiden University. This award...
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Mountain ascetic ideal image for urban dwellers in Korea 03 July 2017
In order to be able to handle the pressure of modern life better, Koreans practise GiCheon: intensive exercises for body and spirit. This movement the...
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Who is the best lecturer in 2017? 13 June 2017
Three lecturers have beennominated for the LUS Teaching prize: Florian Schneider, Thijs Porck and Christine Espin. The prize, an initiative of the Lei...
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Sharing platform for language teachers launched 09 June 2017
The new Language Learning Resource Centre was launched today at Leiden University. The LLRC is an initiative to unite all language teaching profession...
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1200 North Korean posters in one database 08 June 2017
Korea specialist Koen De Ceuster has combined 1200 posters from North Korea in one database. He believes the posters are extremely valuable for resear...
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Large Vidi subsidies for 5 humanities scholars 01 June 2017
5 talented Leiden humanities scholars have received a Vidi research subsidy of 800.000 euros to set up or expand their own line of research.
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Vidi for LIAS researcher Lara Weiss 01 June 2017
Eleven talented Leiden researchers with several years of research experience have been awarded a Vidi subsidy to set up or expand their own line of re...
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LUCIS funding continued from 2018-2020 30 May 2017
We are delighted to announce that the funding of the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) will be continued from 2018 u...
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Leiden builds stronger bonds with China and South Korea 09 May 2017
‘China has become an academic powerhouse, which is good reason for Leiden University to expand our partnerships with universities there.' A delegation...