When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. #LeidenUniversity Lecturer in the history of Islam, Edmund Hayes wants this to change and will research the development of the early Shia community. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

#PhD candidate Sebastiaan van der Lubben of #leidenUniversity has written live blogs about #Leiden politics. But how do you go about covering an event while it unfolds? Much proved to be unknown about this relatively new journalistic genre. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

‘ #Language is part of your identity; we need to teach children this from an early age’ says Nivja De Jong, Professor of Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy at #UniversityLeiden .
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A semester at NIMAR, The Netherlands Institute in #Morocco : ‘You see the history that we’ve learned about. You could never replicate that experience in the Netherlands.’ Two students explain why they are spending a semester studying in Rabat. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

#StudiumGenerale organizes a lecture series (2 April - 21 May) on the world-famous #manuscripts from the Middle East collection of @UBLeiden. The series is held as a prelude to the new Middle Eastern Library Leiden, which will be opened coming academic year. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

Follow @NL_Wetenschap with this weeks researcher Yusra Abdullahi, PhD candidate at the Institute for History, which is part of the #FacultyOfHumanities of @unileiden!

#Onlinedatabase with two hundred local chronicle texts launched: 'A few years ago that wouldn’t have been possible' says Professor of Early Modern Dutch History of #FacultyOfHumanties and project leader Judith Pollmann. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

With the help of the #JEDIfund , Fatima Al Moufridji and Thijs Porck went in search of cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Together they made four knowledge clips that can now be seen on #YouTube .
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Karwan Fatah-Black and Ilse Josepha Lazaroms of #FacultyOfHumanities launch a new book series on slavery and emancipation. They will be happy to receive new manuscripts. bit.ly/3v9f5YP

Biotechnological developments are moving fast. From genetically modified plant varieties we are now moving to cultured meat. These developments require moral interpretation - and they get it in the form of art. Lotte Pet wrote a dissertation about it. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

Alisa van de Haar is one of three humanities scholars to win a KNAW Early Career Award this year. The university lecturer of Ancient French Literature is receiving the award for her innovative research on multilingualism and migration.
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A delegation from Universiteit Leiden visited NIMAR. For a whole host of disciplines, this Leiden institute with a national mission is an important hub for collaboration with Morocco and Africa. The delegation met students, researchers and authorities. universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2024/0…

With her Veni research, Rosanne Baars from #LeidenUniversity Institute of #History aims to demonstrate that women played a role in the eighteenth-century diplomatic circles of the Ottoman Empire. ‘We already know that one woman led the entire embassy.'
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In recent decades, women in Japan and South Korea have been catching up in terms of educational achievements and economic activity. Yet the number of #women in #leadership positions is still lagging behind. #PhD candidate Yorum Beekman investigated why. bit.ly/3IvTVqB

How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the NINO Leiden. After years of preparation, the #LiagreBöhlcollection moved on trolleys to its new home. @UBleiden & Middle Eastern Library Leiden bit.ly/clay-tablets

On 21/2, students, staff, and representatives from 21 embassies gathered for #InternationalMotherLanguageDay . Under the banner of 'a bit of fun and many serious topics,' language took centre stage during this event, organised by Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities and Bangladesh Embassy, The Hague bit.ly/49xrrZK

Three researchers from the #FacultyOfHumanities of #LeidenUniversity will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO Nieuws). Read more about the research of Jenneke van der Wal, Petra Sijpesteijn en Victoria Nyst. bit.ly/49WJCI5

On International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wouldn't call yourself a feminist, says professor Nadine Akkerman. ‘You get the best discussions with a diverse audience.’ bit.ly/42W2jcw

With the rise of AI, interest in computational linguistics and language models has taken flight. But machines are far from being able to go it alone. Prof. Carole Tiberius of #FacultyOfHumanities will stress the importance of research on word combinations. bit.ly/4bTZBZi

The debate: 'Why has Western Policy failed on Palestine/Israel?' brings together former diplomats who resigned over the Palestine/Israel/Gaza policy of their respective Dutch/US government. Moderated by Christian Henderson of #LeidenUniversity . Join 26/2: bit.ly/3UJuiKt