4,512 search results for “arts in the spotlight” in the Public website
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Legal knowledge as a tool to improve human rights
Alumna Nadeshda Jayakody (25) from Australia graduated cum laude in Human Rights Law. What did she learn in Leiden that has been most useful? ‘I had to pretend that I already worked for an NGO.’
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Panoramic: The Leiden Art Review
For twenty years, the Art History study programme had its own journal, the highly successful Decorum, which was written and edited by students. When the last editor left, the magazine ceased publication. Now, more than 20 years later, it’s time for a new Art History journal.
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Media spotlight on discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy
Researchers have discovered oxygen in the furthest known galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0. Leiden astronomers Sander Schouws and Rychard Bouwens were part of the team that made this discovery. This news was reported in all newspapers and online media.
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The Forgotten Front: Dutch Fighters in Ukraine
From 2012 onwards the primary scholarly and media focus in regard to foreign fighters has been on the large number of Westerners joining jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq. Yet, much less attention has been paid to another conflict in the ring around Europe that attracted foreign fighters: the Russo-Ukrainian…
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Islam in Central Asia: Shrines along the Silk Road
This programme examines cultural space, national identity and the politics of tangible and intangible heritage in Islamic Central Asia.
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Research
Computers are becoming ever more powerful and are taking on more complex tasks. The Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) contributes to revolutionary scientific research and applies the latest inventions in the field, offering answers to today’s questions of society.
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Social Sciences Connect
Each month, we publish an article showcasing how social science research and education contribute to solving societal challenges. Researchers, lecturers, students, and societal partners work together to make knowledge accessible and to make a difference. Through open science and engaged education, we…
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Teaching and research
Leiden University and LUMC benefit from unique knowledge gained from research and teaching about healthy lifestyles. We want to bring this knowledge together into one place, and we want to share it even more effectively than we do now.
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Leiden University College The Hague Celebrates The Graduating Class of 2019 ½
On 5 February 2020, Leiden University College celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2019 ½. Referencing Aladdin’s ‘A Whole New World’, Dean Judi Mesman praised the graduates’ achievement and encouraged them to pursue new horizons on their journey that has just took off.
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Bestselling author Jeroen Windmeijer puts Leiden on the map with his thrillers
It’s only been six years since bestselling author Jeroen Windmeijer (56) decided to become a full-time writer. Since then, he’s put Leiden and the university on the map with his gripping thrillers. From his desk on the Rapenburg canal, he now travels the world with his steadily growing body of work.
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art
Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a recent study at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, I used eye-tracking technology.' Walker talks about his research on media platform ‘The Conversation’.
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LOCVS. Memory and Transience in the Representation of Place From Italic Domus to Artistic Environment
This study links up the concept of place with memory, with the idea of transience and the transition from life to death.
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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands?
At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. What changes does she want to make? And how does she look back on her Languages and Cultures of Latin America degree programme in Leiden?
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Working in intensive care: ‘You can make a real difference here’
Many alumni are frontline health workers and are working day and night to treat thousands of corona patients. Intensivist Michael Frank (53) is one of them. As head of intensive care at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht, he is steering his department through the corona crisis.
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Arthur CrucqFaculty of Humanities
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How an elective at the Academy of Art enriches your studies
Students who also want to develop their artistic talents can take a year-long art class – Practicum Artium – at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. ‘I can express my creativity and am learning to approach subjects in a visual way.’
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Voice of the ocean
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in the world’s most prestigious sailing competition: the Ocean Race.
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Something for everyone at Leiden's Night of Arts and Science
Come to the Night of Arts and Science in Leiden 's historic city centre on 17 September. You can enjoy music, interactive experiments, theatrical plays, lectures, modern dance, comedy and much, much more. Many of the activities are in English.
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Edwin de VetteFaculty of Humanities
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David ZetlandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Who is the rightful owner of colonial art?
Colonial art and artefacts were not necessarily looted. Pieter ter Keurs, Professor of Museums, Collections and Society, calls for more nuance in the debate on art and collectors’ items from a loaded past. Inaugural speech on 2 December.
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Emma ter MorsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
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Thorsten Carstensen
Faculty of Humanities
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Wonu VeysFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike Siemes
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Amina Öztürk
Faculty of Humanities
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Alec Aldrich
Faculty of Humanities
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Juliet HuangFaculty of Humanities
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Hubert MooimanFaculty of Humanities
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Thirza Vis
Faculty of Humanities
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Yvonne Bleyerveld
Faculty of Humanities
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Maxim Osipov
Faculty of Humanities
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Marieke Westmaas
Faculty of Humanities
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Kim SommerFaculty of Humanities
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Ad MaasFaculty of Humanities
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Vamba SherifFaculty of Humanities
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Petra CouvéeFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike HommesFaculty of Humanities
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Talitha SchepersFaculty of Humanities
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Jodie Mann
Faculty of Humanities
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Petra BoudewijnFaculty of Humanities
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Marc Argeloo
Faculty of Humanities
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Jennifer Dijkman
Faculty of Humanities
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Nina SchatFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter Dijkman
Faculty of Humanities
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Lola DigardFaculty of Humanities