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Egbert Fortuin appointed professor of Russian Language and Linguistics: 'I am back'
On 1 August, Egbert Fortuin has been appointed Professor of Russian Language and Linguistics. After a five-year term as vice-dean of the Faculty Board, he is eager to fully devote himself to the study programme. His appointment can therefore be summarised in three words: 'I am back'.
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Tanja Masson-ZwaanFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Egbert FortuinFaculty of Humanities
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Otto BoeleFaculty of Humanities
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Space debris after Russian missile test: 'Totally irresponsible'
Russia recently blew up a defect satellite. As a result, the amount of space debris in Earth orbit has increased.
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Steven TruxalFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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European Space Policy
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Heleen SmitsAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Space and vacant property management
The Leiden University Real Estate Directorate is responsible for regular building and renovation projects. In addition, the Directorate manages vacant University buildings.
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Adv. LL.M. Air and Space law student Filip collects goods for Ukrainians
Students on the Adv. LL.M. Air and Space Law reacted quickly to the news of Ukrainians fleeing the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. Filip Draba, who is from Poland, collected donations from the class and, together with additional contributions from family and friends in Poland, he amassed €…
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The language of Russian propaganda
In 2014 Russia entered Ukraine and occupied Crimea, and about two and a half years ago it began a large-scale invasion. For Ukraine, it’s a war. But Russia calls it a ‘special military operation’. Word choices of this kind affect how people look at issues. A Dutch Research Council (NWO) project led…
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Jos PacillyFaculty of Humanities
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Yaming ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Bart AlewijnseFaculty of Humanities
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Frits KortlandtFaculty of Humanities
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Rita SpithoffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Alumni Event Russian and Eurasian Studies
Alumni event
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Extra information faculties on OER
The faculties Humanities and Science have made a page with extra information on OER.
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Danielle ChevalierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
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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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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Research: Europe increasingly targeted by Russian sabotage
Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been conducting a covert sabotage campaign against Europe. The ‘Bewaken en Beveiligen’ (Surveillance and Security) project team at Leiden University has investigated the scale of these operations and compiled its findings in the report Russian Operations…
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: 'Space race between US and China requires international agreements'
Various countries are planning new missions to the Moon. Not just for prestige and science, but also to extract raw materials.
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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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European Commission selects IIASL to study Space Traffic Management
The European Commission has selected a consortium of major European launcher and satellite manufacturers, operators and service providers, as well as policy and legal research centres and institutes to study and provide guidelines and recommendations on Space Traffic Management (STM). The IIASL of Leiden…
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn HeerenFaculty of Humanities
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Fei BaiFaculty of Humanities
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Russians continue to use age-old military concepts
Russian military concepts developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries still exist and have not lost their strategic relevance. The Russians used them to annex Crimea and are now applying them in the war in Ukraine. Although the concepts have been around for a long time, it does not mean they…
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IIASL present at launch of sustainability initiative Net Zero Space
On Friday 12 November 2021, the Net Zero Space initiative was launched at the Paris Peace Forum. The International Institute of Air and Space Law (IIASL) of Leiden University is one of the first supporters to the initiative.
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Vincent van HeuvenFaculty of Humanities
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Russian writer Maxim Osipov coming to Leiden University
Russian writer and cardiologist Maxim Osipov will come to the Netherlands for a year to teach in Leiden about Russian literature, his own work and the political situation in Russian.
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English version podcast ‘Scandal and controversy in Russian literature’ launched
Following the success of the Dutch version, the podcast 'Scandal and Controversy in Russian Literature' is now also available in English. Senior University Lecturer Otto Boele guides listeners through eight infamous texts in this version.
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Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme wint EFNIL-scriptieprijs
Good news for Linguistics alumna Anne-Mieke Thieme, who has won the thesis prize awarded by the European Federation of National Institutions for Language (EFNIL). ‘I emailed my thesis supervisor right away.’
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Thesis assessment
Thesis assessment is carried out according to faculty standards with associated assessment forms and manuals.
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Sara PetrollinoFaculty of Humanities
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Overhandiging tweede deel 'A History of Russian Law'
Vijf jaar na de overhandiging van ‘A History of Russian Law’, overhandigde emiritus hoogleraar Ferdinand Feldbrugge op 16 januari het tweede deel van zijn unieke overzichtswerk aan decaan van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid Joanne van der Leun.
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan: Still no obligation to clear up space debris
Space travel has long since progressed from being just about rockets, travelling to the moon, and Russia and America. The Netherlands has its own Space Agency and one of its important tasks is collecting and making available increasingly advanced satellite data.
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Study of a Russian doctor and innovator in troubled times
Ambroise Paré, Thomas Sydenham and Herman Boerhaave: all were great medical innovators in their time. We know far less about the 19th-century Russian physician and scientist Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov. PhD candidate Inge Hendriks researched him in Dutch and Russian archives and collections. She discovered…
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Eugénie StapertFaculty of Humanities
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‘Computers can give linguists a push in the right direction’
For decades, linguists have racked their brains over the question of precisely how the syntax of various languages is different. PhD candidate Martin Kroon has developed a computer system that brings us closer to finding an answer. His PhD defence is on 10 November.