833 search results for “classical languages and cultures” in the Staff website
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Marcello Bonsangue
Science
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Nancy Kula
Faculty of Humanities
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Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Faculty of Humanities
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Carmen Sylvia Spiers
Faculty of Humanities
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Sarah von Grebmer zu Wolfsthurn
Faculty of Humanities
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Stan van der Burght
Faculty of Humanities
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language
Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? PhD candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations left…
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Economic, Social and Cultural Rights & Transitioning to a Sustainable Society
Conference
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Hope, destruction, and rebirth: Acts of recovery in gender separatist feminist utopian literature
PhD defence
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Leiden Classic: 4 Questions on the origins of the university and the Dies Natalis
Every year around 8 February, Leiden University, the oldest university in the Netherlands, is celebrating its birthday. Why does the King still receive a telegram on the day of the Dies Natalis? 4 questions on the origins of Leiden University and its traditions for celebrating its foundation day.
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Leiden Classics: The Leiden Observatory, the world’s oldest university observatory
Whether finding signals of dark matter or discovering hydrogen in the vicinity of exoplanets, Leiden astronomers are world players in their field, and they are part of a long tradition: Leiden was the first university in the world to have its own observatory.
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Leonor Faber-Jonker
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Kai Hebel
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sander Hölsgens
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Areti Leventi
Faculteit Archeologie
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Elsa Charlety
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nicky Schreuder
Faculteit Archeologie
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Andrea Ragragio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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James McGrail
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Floris Keehnen
Faculteit Archeologie
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Jasper van der Steen
Faculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophie Starrenburg
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Willem van Wijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Patrick Degryse
Faculteit Archeologie
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Simon Willmetts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Vincent Niochet
Faculteit Archeologie
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Elizabeth Cecil
Faculty of Humanities
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Angus Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Ali Shobeiri
Faculty of Humanities
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Anna Notsu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tullio Abruzzese
Faculteit Archeologie
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Researchers debunk earlier study: babies may not be able to learn language rules after all
For two decades, language experts were certain that babies were able to learn language rules from as young as the age of seven months. However, recent research carried out by a consortium of four Dutch baby labs led by researchers from Leiden cast doubts on this certainty. We spoke to researchers Andreea…
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales
Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers who like to postpone these questions, for those who like to tell a good story with their culinary contribution, or for those who simply want to know…
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Education through a cultural lens
Teachers viewed multicultural classes with VR glasses and discussed that for the study 'Culturally responsive teaching in multicultural classes'.
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Language during war: the changing position of Russian in Ukraine
The impact of war extends beyond destroyed buildings and torn families. In bilingual Ukraine, the ongoing war with Russia is a major driver for increasingly discarding the Russian language. What does this mean for the position of Russian in Ukraine?
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Language policy: support and resources for learning Dutch
Organisation
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PhD research: Was there already Dutch-Dutch and Belgian-Dutch in the past?
What developments preceded modern Standard Dutch? PhD candidate Iris Van de Voorde conducted research on ‘pluricentricity’, or the idea that language norms arise in different places and spread outwards from there. PhD defence on 19 April.
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Three questions about delayed language development in children
Around seven per cent of children have difficulty learning their mother tongue because they have some form of developmental language disorder (DLD). World DLD Day on 15 October called attention to this disorder. Development psychologist Neeltje van den Bedem explains why this is important.
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Using mobile technology for self-directed language learning
Self-directed learning is more suitable for intermediate and advanced language learners than for beginners.
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Species Literacy: The perception and cultural portrayal of animals
PhD defence
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Talent for languages test: National Linguistics Olympiad puts language sense to the test for high school students
How would you convert Egyptian hieroglyphs into Latin script? And what is actually the correct translation of dishes on a Vietnamese menu? On Saturday 28 January, high school students from all over the Netherlands will come to Leiden to ponder a series of language-related puzzles. Their goal? To win…
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Alwin Kloekhorst
Faculty of Humanities
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Guus Kroonen
Faculty of Humanities
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Maarten Mous: ‘Your language is part of the world’
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. Professor of African Linguistics Maarten Mous explains the importance of hearing your language at school.
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Culture-Language Maintenance in a City of Many Tongues
Conference, Leiden2022
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How Russia uses language as a weapon of war
According to Russian propaganda Ukrainians are Nazis and people from the West are Satanists. Egbert Fortuin thinks we should take this propaganda seriously.
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Liesbet Nyssen
Faculty of Humanities