509 search results for “history of south africa” in the Staff website
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Philip PostFaculty of Humanities
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Natalia DonnerFaculty of Humanities
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Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history
It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural lecture on 24 November. ‘As a university community, we must dare to hold up a mirror to ourselves and, where possible and necessary, also take concrete…
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Jenneke van der WalFaculty of Humanities
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Josien de KlerkFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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André LeliveldAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Elisabeth KerrFaculty of Humanities
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery
In a speech on Keti Koti the Dutch king, Willem-Alexander, apologised on behalf of the royal family for the Netherlands’ historical role in slavery. What is the significance of this?
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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus can play an important role in global challenges
Annetje Ottow, president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, has been the new chair of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) strategic alliance for just two months. What does she want to achieve during her two-year chairmanship?
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Lipsius Building
Northern side: During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the coffee room 001 of the Mathias de Vrieshof. Southern side: During an evacuation, all employees and students gather at the coffee room 004 of the PN van Eyckhof.
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Leila DemarestFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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University Council at 50: ‘Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden’
After the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities.…
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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Céline ZaepffelFaculty of Humanities
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LEF grant for legal history research into limitation of marine liability
In July 2021 the Leiden Empowerment Fonds (LEF) awarded a research grant of €13,500 for research into the history of maritime law in early modern times.
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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Una Europa–Africa Partnership Seed Funding Call 2023: Launch webinar
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Ruurd HalbertsmaFaculty of Humanities
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Nina JaspersFaculteit Archeologie
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Toon KerkhoffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Arnold MolFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn MandersFaculteit Archeologie
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Hans TheunissenFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs Brocades ZaalbergFaculty of Humanities
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Ivo SmitsFaculty of Humanities
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
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Peter WebbFaculty of Humanities
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Aleydis Nissen and Co-Author on K-pop in The Diplomat
Brandon Valeriano (Cato Institute) and Aleydis Nissen (Leiden University) publish an article on the soft power of K-pop in The Diplomat.
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International Credit Mobility grant brings mathematicians together in Leiden
Leiden and South Africa have long standing historical ties in the field of mathematics. These ties have now been strengthened thanks to an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) grant. Four researchers from Pretoria are now visiting Leiden. ‘No matter how good we are at dealing with Teams and…
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Fábio Bonfim DuarteFaculty of Humanities
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Dr Graça Machel in Leiden: human rights, the crucial role of academia and the importance of intergenerational dialogue
Almost three years after receiving her honorary doctorate, Dr Graça Machel returned to Leiden University. Over the course of two days she spoke with students, researchers, and other interested persons, about human rights – particularly those of women and children – in a world in which these are continually…
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Hans-Jan van KralingenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mehdy Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities
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Elsemieke DaalderFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gabe van Beijeren Bergen en HenegouwenFaculty of Humanities
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Adriaan van der WeelFaculty of Humanities
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Leonor Veiga de Oliveira Matos Guilherme PonsarFaculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de BaarFaculty of Humanities
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Ahab BdaiwiFaculty of Humanities