792 search results for “english language and culture” in the Staff website
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Jiawen QIScience
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In search of hidden voices
Nearly all documents from the 16th and 17th centuries were written by more than one person but attributed to only one author. Professor Nadine Akkerman wants to rectify this oversight in her research on scribes.
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High school students get acquainted with language studies at profile selection day
The Choose a Language Day was created to make high school students enthusiastic about choosing a linguistic profile and further education. Third-years were able to learn about different language studies at the Faculty of Humanities.
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expert Gül Aktürk Hauser investigates climate change adaptation of cultural heritage
Recently, Dr Gül Aktürk Hauser took up the position as Assistant Professor at the department of Heritage and Society. Originally an architect, she got caught up in the study of historical vernacular buildings in northeastern Turkey. Now her focus lies on the impact of climate change on cultural heri…
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. The Doctorate Board is pleased to have decided that as of 1 September, all Leiden PhD candidates will begin their PhD defence with a lay talk. ‘It can…
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Who spoke what language in north-western sixth-century China?
Fifteen hundred years ago, the north-west of what we now call China was a jumble of peoples. How did those Indians, Khotanese and Tocharians influence each other and each other's languages? Associate professor Michaël Peyrot has been awarded an ERC grant of almost two million euros to unravel this 'web…
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Nadine Akkerman’s Spycraft reviewed in several publications
Nadine Akkerman's book Spycraft, which she co-wrote with historian of science Pete Langman, has garnered top publications, with reviews featured in The Telegraph, Literary Review, The Spectator, History Today, and the Times Literary Supplement.
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New language proficiency requirements for new PhD candidates (starting trajectory from 1 September 2024 onwards)
Research
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New professor Suzan Verberne aims to bring large language models and search engines closer together
Suzan Verberne has been appointed professor of Natural Language Processing at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) from 1 October. Verberne has been at LIACS since 2017 as group leader of the Text Mining and Retrieval group.
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Social media
Social media is a good way to meet others or to hear about the latest news and developments. It is an excellent way to tell people about what you are doing and to hear what they are up to too. But social media also has its downsides: disinformation, trolling, disrespectful comments and even the misuse…
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Attachment Theory and Culture: Parenting in Latin America and rural Peru from an Attachment Theory perspective
PhD defence
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Evelien Campfens at LeidenGlobal on cultural heritage protection
How can we best protect cultural heritage in times of war? In an interview with LeidenGlobal, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens talks about her current research project on cultural heritage protection in Ukraine for the European Parliament (EP).
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Adjudication of attacks targeting culture: a new approach
A deliberate attack on a tangible element of a culture, such as a temple, is often also an attack on intangible elements: the religion or religious customs. Equally, the intangible can be attacked without the involvement of the tangible, for example the brutal curtailment of rights. How are these reflected…
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44th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (#SOEMEHL44)
Conference, Symposium
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These are the nominees for the Faculty Teaching Prize 2021
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students and a jury decides who will receive the prize. The prize is awarded during the official opening of the academic year on 8 September. This year, students nominated four candidates. We spoke to…
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Jay HuangFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Nicolette MoutFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs WittyFaculty of Humanities
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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Daphne Wong-A-FoeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Katrien KlepFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Daniel TurnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Michael KerschnerFaculteit Archeologie
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Martijn MandersFaculteit Archeologie
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Annelou van GijnFaculteit Archeologie
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Dennis BraekmansFaculteit Archeologie
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Douglas BergerFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke KlokkeFaculty of Humanities
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Erik KroonFaculteit Archeologie
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Carina van den HovenFaculty of Humanities
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Weixuan LiFaculty of Humanities
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Elizabeth Rodriguez EstradaFaculteit Archeologie
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan PowellFaculty of Humanities
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Alessandro AleoFaculteit Archeologie
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Merel SpithovenFaculteit Archeologie
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Bruno BraakFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Miguel John VersluysFaculteit Archeologie
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Dilara ErzeybekFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Johanneke CaspersFaculty of Humanities