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How Russia uses language as a weapon of war23 January 2023According to Russian propaganda Ukrainians are Nazis and people from the West are Satanists. Egbert Fortuin thinks we should take Russia’s words and m...
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Falling bombs and looting soldiers: how to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage?23 January 2023The war in Ukraine is leading not only to human suffering. Ukraine's cultural heritage is also experiencing the consequences of the war: museums are b...
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Wei Chu receives SNMAP funding for dating earliest dwelling structures in Ukraine19 December 2022At some point in the deep past the first known dwelling structures were built out of mammoth bones in a country we now know as Ukraine. Archaeologist ...
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories19 December 2022Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Combining art and science in the recovery of Ukraine08 December 2022How wonderful would it be to use art, technology and science in Ukraine's recovery? Young Ukrainians currently residing in Poland get guidance to deve...
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Special operations in an era of escalating great power competition: ‘There is no shortage of challenges’27 September 2022On Tuesday 20 September, David Kilcullen, one of the world’s leading experts on modern warfare, visited Leiden University to discuss future developmen...
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Mentor network for students and researchers affected by war in Ukraine: 'These are our colleagues'11 August 2022When Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February, normal life there came to a halt. To ensure that affected students and researchers can continue th...
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EUniWell welcomes Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv09 August 2022Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU), a leading Ukrainian university, is now a member of the EUniWell Alliance. KNU and the EUniWell par...
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Belarus is the only Russian ally left in Europe: what is in it for them?02 June 2022While all European nations have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is one country Russia can still count on: Belarus. Russia even used i...
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Video: Is the hypersonic rocket system the new super weapon?01 June 2022Missiles that travel at approximately six thousand kilometres per hour, up to 5 or 6 times the speed of sound. Has Russia used those against Ukraine a...
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Violations of law during armed conflicts should be investigated – also by Russia12 May 2022
The chance that it will do so is about zero, but Russia is legally obliged to investigate violations of law during the war in Ukraine. States that ent...
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Students of Russian Studies use language skills to help Ukrainian refugees06 April 2022What started as a call for help in a Facebook group turned into a permanent group of students from the Bachelor's in Russian Studies and the Master's...
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Russian cellist and ACPA researcher Maya Fridman organizes benefit concerts for Ukraine24 March 2022Russian Cellist and ACPA researcher Maya Fridman is organizing many benefit events together with Russian and Ukrainian musicians to raise funds for Gi...
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Adv. LL.M. Air and Space law student Filip collects goods for Ukrainians22 March 2022Students on the Adv. LL.M. Air and Space Law reacted quickly to the news of Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Filip Dra...
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’08 March 2022The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will g...