1,094 search results for “nature american history” in the Student website
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Koen Marijt is crazy about history: 'So much has happened within one kilometre of Rapenburg'
Anyone who has taken a walk through the centre of Leiden before might have come across him, an attentive group of tourists gathered around. After studying history, Koen van Toen, or Koen Marijt, started his own business. He now organises historical walks, among other things.
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Meng LiFaculty of Science
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Rita de Sousa e SilvaFaculty of Science
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Daniëlla Dam-de JongFaculty of Law
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
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Jan-Bart GewaldAfrican Studies Centre
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues wins KHMW Brouwer Thesis Prize for History
Master's student Vicente Fischer de Miranda Rodrigues is the winner of the KHMW Brewer Thesis Prize for History. He was awarded the prize for his research on donatism.
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Ian ShenFaculty of Science
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Mariana De Campos FrancozoFaculty of Archaeology
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump's Greenland plan ignores a history of segregation'
University Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation how Trump's Greenland proposal overlooks the historical discrimination faced by Indigenous Alaskans.
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems
The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes Müller has been awarded an NWO XS grant to map the history of the Indonesian ecosystems.
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Jacobine MelisFaculty of Archaeology
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Jan Just WitkamFaculty of Humanities
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Patrick GouwLeiden University Library
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Michel DoortmontAfrican Studies Centre
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Willem ZwalveFaculty of Law
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Simon WillmettsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas MaguireFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Leonor Faber-JonkerAfrican Studies Centre
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Gabrielle van den BergFaculty of Humanities
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Nargess AsghariFaculty of Humanities
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Gabriel InzaurraldeFaculty of Humanities
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculty of Law
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Göran SundholmFaculty of Humanities
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Jos RaadscheldersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem HeiserSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Larissa Mendoza StraffonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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fried rice to colonialism: Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood shows world history in miniature
Together with students and local residents, historians Ariadne Schmidt and Alicia Schrikker researched the Leiden Transvaal neighbourhood. They will present their findings on Thursday 20 October, at a specially organised mini-festival in the neighbourhood.
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Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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appointed professor: ‘I want to uncover the underrepresented stories in history’
Sarah Cramsey was appointed professor by special appointment of Central European Studies at the Institute of History on 14 September. 'I am keen to incorporate different scholarly approaches into my work and raise the profile of Central European Studies in Leiden.'
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Casper van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now
Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports released this week, the panel calls on governments worldwide to develop coherent policies that address biodiversity, climate change, water, food and health.…
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Carola HeinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Remco BreukerFaculty of Humanities
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Jürgen ZangenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Dr. Henry in Nature: How Ancient People Fell in Love with Carbs
In 2011, Dr. Amanda Henry published her findings from dental plaque picked from the teeth of Neanderthals who were buried in Iran and Belgium between 46,000 and 40,000 years ago. Plant microfossils trapped and preserved in the hardened plaque showed that they were cooking and eating starchy foods including…
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History of crime comes to life
For many people, five o’clock signals the end of their working day. But not for the motivated students of the Honours College Law. With some drinks and snacks, they keep going well into the evening. This time, they met for the festive conclusion of a course which brought the history of Dutch crime to…
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Natural brain opioids help us “see the bigger picture” after rewards
Feeling good doesn’t just lift our mood—it also helps us stay flexible and resilient. A new study by an international team of neuroscientists shows that natural brain opioids released after rewards play a key role in broadening attention, offering fresh insights into stress, cognition, and well-bein…
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Bart ZantvoortFaculty of Humanities