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How do we listen? 'There is no such thing as a natural disposition' 10 October 2023
How is our perception of sound informed by the way we participate in the world? That is the question PhD candidate Gabriel Paiuk has been pondering in...
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Artificial intelligence and clay tablets: not yet a perfect match 10 October 2023
Translating ancient texts, filling in missing parts of clay tablets: articles are popping up more and more often about the possibilities offered by ar...
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Urban Studies graduates: 'The field is interesting and relevant, and keeps expanding' 09 October 2023
After years of hard work, Urban Studies graduates were presented with their diplomas. How do they look back on their studies? And what can we expect f...
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Spring and Summer 2024: a whole series of moves 09 October 2023
The Humanities Campus will take further shape in 2024, with the completion of the South Cluster in February and a whole series of moves that will then...
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Emeriti professors organise symposium: 'it’s a shame if our knowledge goes to waste' 09 October 2023
When professors become emeriti, it usually does not mean they stop working. The Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) will therefore soon have a first: a symp...
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Database full of 3D models: 'Maybe it will help us deal with restitution more inclusively' 09 October 2023
Scientists' computers are now full of complicated 3D models, but no standard has yet been developed for exchanging the data. A new database should cha...
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‘Leiden and the university can learn a lot from each other’ 03 October 2023
We always need to find a new way to tell the story of 3 October, believes Ariadne Schmidt. The professor by special appointment of History of Urban Cu...
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What is the Chinese government’s approach to immigrants? 28 September 2023
The rapid economic development of recent decades has made China a destination for migrants from all parts of the world. What does Chinese migration po...
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New super server at humanities 25 September 2023
When you think of humanities, you may not immediately think of a new super server. Yet one has just been commissioned. University lecturer Jelena Prok...
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Journal of Sonic Studies 24 online 22 September 2023
The editors of the Journal of Sonic Studies are proud to announce that its 24th issue is online.
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Bas van Rijn defends PhD dissertation on afterlife research 22 September 2023
On 22 September, LUCSoR alumnus Bas van Rijn successfully defended his PhD dissertation entitled “The Experimental Culture of Afterlife Research: Atte...
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Children's Storybook ‘Sumak Kichwa Wawa’ 19 September 2023
What do you get when you combine traditional storytelling, new technology, and a whole lot of creative passion? Sumak Kichwa Wawa, an Andean children'...
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries 19 September 2023
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines insp...
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development? 19 September 2023
Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated...
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Focus on well-being at PhD event 18 September 2023
'Make sure you separate yourself from your work.' And, 'Your dissertation doesn't have to be a magnum opus.' It was raining tips for PhD students at t...