772 search results for “cultural geschiedenis” in the Staff website
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Falling bombs and looting soldiers: how to protect Ukraine’s cultural heritage?
The war in Ukraine is leading not only to human suffering. Ukraine's cultural heritage is also experiencing the consequences of the war: museums are being bombed and 'Russification' in the occupied territories means children no longer learn Ukrainian. Researcher Evelien Campfens was commissioned by…
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Adolescence: Sexual Becoming in Historical and Cross-Cultural Perspectives
On 24 and 25 April 2025, the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam — home to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) — hosted an interdisciplinary workshop organized by dr. Rafal Matuszewski, an ancient historian at the Institute for History in Leiden.
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Join Us: European Day of Languages and Cultures 2026
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'Engaging in a cultural change is something you do together'
'Only together we can improve the faculty culture,' say FGGA Dean Koen Caminada and Head of HR Monique Jongman. They emphasise the importance of participation in the FGGA dialogue sessions.
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Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history'
A newly opened museum in China appears to be devoted to the origins of the Austronesian-speaking peoples, who some 5000 years ago spread from East Asia across the Pacific, seeding it with a distinctive culture and some 1200 languages. But those displays are also a statement in the long-running dispute…
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart van der SteenLeiden University Libraries
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Adjudication of war crimes: Keeping sight of cultural sensitivities
Courts that adjudicate war crimes or other crimes against humanity are increasingly taking regional norms and cultural values into consideration. PhD candidate Seun Bakare examined whether this could also be an asset in cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisation and divisions within societies and amongst nations, any effort at bringing Asia and Europe closer to each other is truly important.’
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KWF funding for research on culturally sensitive palliative care
The research project 'when patients don't want to know everything: guide and training for culturally sensitive information in palliative care' investigates how healthcare providers can offer inclusive palliative care.
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‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’
The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…
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Widespread cultural diffusion of knowledge started 400,000 years ago
Different groups of hominins probably learned from one another much earlier than was previously thought, and that knowledge was also distributed much further. A study by archaeologists at Leiden University on the use of fire shows that 400,000 years ago knowledge and skills must already have been exchanged…
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien KlepFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
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Tessa VerhoefFaculty of Science
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Letty ten HarkelFaculty of Archaeology
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Inocêncio Joao Raul ZandamelaFaculty of Humanities
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Aron van de PolFaculty of Humanities
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Petra de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno BraakFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Casper WitsFaculty of Humanities
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Negation in Dutch Sign Language
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Victoria NystAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Caro AalderinkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kim Molenaar
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A better understanding of democracy across cultures and contexts
A new collaborative monograph of democratic theory, The Sciences of the Democracies, was released by UCL Press on August 7. The book, in the style of a democratic manifesto, is written by a large number of co-authors in a bold attempt to expand and deepen how democracy is studied and understood. Among…
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Iris KoleAdministration and Central Services
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A dilemma: When and how to use the concept of “culture” in medical anthropological practice?
When and how to use the concept of “culture” . To medical anthropologists this is a core question, but also a challenging one.
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Liesbeth MinnaardFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent NiochetFaculty of Archaeology
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Jay HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Boya LiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rebekka GrossmannFaculty of Humanities
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New members of the Cultural Anthropology Programme Committee
The new student members of the Programme Committee (OLC) are Pablo Pandocchi, Benjamin Maldonado, Emily Berube-Palsboll and Nico Lesenfants Ramos.