1,490 search results for “paul language and linguistics” in the Staff website
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An Introduction to the Arabic Language History and Origins
Alumni event, Lunch webinar
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SUP for Sustainability: students clean up the Leiden canals
Some thirty Leiden students balanced on SUP boards for the Supping for Sustainability Lustrum activity. Together with alumnus Merijn Tinga, better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer, they paddled their boards through the Leiden canals and waterways, fishing plastic waste out of the water.
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Jin WangFaculty of Humanities
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Jian SunFaculty of Humanities
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Chams BernardFaculty of Humanities
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Yanan WangFaculty of Humanities
- A Tale in Two Tongues
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Nadine Akkerman: ‘It’s an incredible feeling, rewriting such an iconic event from a country’s history.’
Ever since Nadine Akkerman, Professor of Early Modern Literature & Culture, came across a woman spy in her research, secret agents have kept cropping up in her work. Now there’s Spycraft, a popular history book exploring the espionage techniques used by early modern spies, which she has co-written with…
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Which MPs have Leiden roots?
Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who are they and which degrees are most popular?
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Lucien van Beek receives LUF grant: 'It is a great feeling to be able to work on my ideas'
University lecturer Lucien van Beek has been awarded a LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant. He will use the sum of 75,000 euros to research the thinking of people in ancient and prehistoric times. To do that, he will look for unusual or striking metaphors in the earliest Indo-European languages.
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Aljosa Sorgo
Faculty of Humanities
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Abel WarriesFaculty of Humanities
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Ahmed Sosal Altayeb Mohammed AliFaculty of Humanities
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Uncorking Language
Debate, LUCL Fireside Chat
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Science in the language of children’s books: Honours College students take up the challenge
How do you explain loss, social inequality or mental health to children without losing sight of the gravity of the subject? The new Honours course From Research to Children’s Book, taught by Annelies van Bentum, challenges students to make complex academic themes accessible through the medium of children’s…
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After sixty years, German alumni are back in Leiden: ‘I presided over the meeting with a revolver’
They first entered the Academy Building fifty to sixty years ago. On 28 March, they were back for an afternoon: the members of the Dr Pfiffikus debating society of the German Studies programme. Former chair Hans van der Veen looks back on his student days.
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Yitsz Neurink
Faculty of Humanities
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Applications of Large Language Models to the Humanities Workshop
Workshop
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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University history complete: Otterspeer presents fourth volume
At the Dies Natalis Willem Otterspeer, Professor Emeritus of University History, presented the fourth and final volume of Groepsportret met Dame, his series on the history of Leiden University. De 'Strategie van de Aanpassing' covers the period 1876-1975. Otterspeer talked about his book in a podcast…
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In Memoriam: Rudolf E. de Jong (1958–2024)
On Friday 16 February 2024, Rudolf E. de Jong passed away unexpectedly in Cairo. Since 2012, he was the director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC), which he skillfully managed for 12 years. He was laid to rest in Amsterdam on 27 February. Rudolf was 65.
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Eugene Agapiou
Faculty of Humanities
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Lianne Westenberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Katrina Li
Faculty of Humanities
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Hang Cheng
Faculty of Humanities
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Luuk Speckens
Faculty of Humanities
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Elise Rijpsma
Faculty of Humanities
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Winnie Hofmeester
Faculty of Humanities
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Nima Asefi
Faculty of Humanities
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Hythem Sidky
Faculty of Humanities
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Gertjan Postma
Faculty of Humanities
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Utie WoutersFaculty of Humanities
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Uwe Bläsing
Faculty of Humanities
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Jaap KamphuisFaculty of Humanities
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Obadja Ris
Faculty of Humanities
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Thilo Schadeberg
Faculty of Humanities
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Noa Warren
Faculty of Humanities
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Milou Andree
Faculty of Humanities
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Francesco Barchi
Faculty of Humanities
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Twan Huijs
Faculty of Humanities
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Joseph Smith
Faculty of Humanities
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Bobby Ruijgrok
Faculty of Humanities
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Jelle Bijleveld
Faculty of Humanities
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Sjors Neijens
Faculty of Humanities
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Which Leiden alumni are in the Dutch House of Representatives?
Of the 150 elected representatives, 24 studied or conducted their PhD research in Leiden. Who are they and which degrees are most popular among these MPs?
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In pictures: jubilee edition of Leiden Canal Concert
Leiden’s Rapenburg canal was transformed into a magical open-air stage for the jubilee edition of the Leiden Canal Concert, as hundreds gathered to celebrate 450 years of Leiden University. The concert featured an orchestra made up of students and staff performing alongside local artists.
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Syria, one year after the revolution: The role of women and minorities
Lecture, Workshop
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Jaqueline Caniguan Caniguan
Faculty of Humanities
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Elena Solá Simón
Faculty of Humanities