396 search results for “dutch colonial history” in the Student website
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Creative writing: Science Fiction (Dutch and English spoken)
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’
During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also looks at freedom and oppression today. Three questions for Sara Polak, chair of the Hour of Remembrance committee.
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Femicide: a comparative approach from a Dutch, Italian and European point of view
Conference
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Veni grants for 21 researchers from Leiden University
An impressive 21 research projects by Leiden researchers have been awarded Veni funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Humanities Lab
Humanities make a difference!
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First distinguished professors at Leiden University
The Executive Board has appointed Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker as distinguished professors at Leiden University.
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Silence as a form of activism: 'It is precisely by being silent that you sometimes keep the conversation open'
We talk too little about silence, thinks university lecturer Gerlov van Engelenhoven. He has been awarded a Veni grant to investigate the role of silence in protest movements. Does silence sometimes really say more than a thousand words?
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Hoe ontstonden handelsnetwerken in het derde millennium voor Christus?
Grondstoffen werden vroeger over duizenden kilometers afstand vervoerd. Waarvoor werden ze geruild en waarom sloten mensen in West-Azië zich aan bij deze handelsnetwerken?
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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Mensenrechten overal anders geïnterpreteerd. Hoe kan dat?
Hoe kan het dat universele mensenrechten wereldwijd niet hetzelfde in de praktijk worden gebracht?
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Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor
Lawyer and human rights activist Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor.
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Europaeum - Call for Applications, September 2023
Education
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in Dutch
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The Samarkand Cotton Mill that Very Nearly Was
Lecture
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Roundtable: International Relations and the Idea of Merit
Conference, Roundtable
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Workshop Building Bridges: How to address sensitive topics in a construtive way
Study support
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Getting Done With Snouck
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
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Alumni in Indonesia: ‘My experience in Leiden inspired me to try to change the situation here’
Alumni and researchers met at two well-attended alumni dinners in Yogyakarta and Jakarta. The alumni reminisced about their time in Leiden and got to see their lecturers once again.
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I
Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, she has been a tireless advocate for culture change and a champion for diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities for all.
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Alumnus Marlon Titre: ‘Film is often the start of a conversation’
Marlon Titre (1982) studied at Royal Conservatoire The Hague, did his PhD and studied at Leiden University, earned several other qualifications and is now, among others, Director of Filmhuis The Hague. Who is this multi-talent?
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Why we need to look underwater to understand our past
Traces of the past remain hidden in rivers, lakes and seas. In his inaugural lecture Martijn Manders will explain why underwater archaeology is important to understanding our history.
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Mapping Slavery Leiden tour
FULLY BOOKED | Guided tour in English
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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Religiosity and Knowledge in Muslim Context in West Africa: Reconfiguring the Relationship between Boko and Adini
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Zionism: An Emotional State
Lecture, Public Lecture
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Panel discussion: Silencing Palestine
Panelbijeenkomst
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
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EU’s engagement in the Arctic
Lecture, Seminar
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LGBTIQ rights in Europe: the role of the European Parliament
Lecture, Seminar
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
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The EU and Africa – joint visions for the future or falling back on the past?
Lecture, Seminar
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Reflections on a year of Russia's war of aggression on Ukraine
Debate, Roundtable discussion
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The Road to Decolonising Research
FULL | Panel discussion and brainstorm session
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Implications of the German Elections; interact with experts and join the event
Five questions about the event ‘Germany after the Elections: implications for Foreign Policy and European Security’ answered by one of the experts at the event: Joachim Koops. Come by at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Friday 15 October or join the event online (link below).
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
Lecture
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Leiden Shorts - Pluto in Aquarius: Celestial Bodies
Film Festival
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2022
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2021
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Diversity & Inclusion Career Session
Course
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023