News and eventsWould you like to know how high the grant payments will be? Are you curious about tips from successful applicants? Then make sure you attend the special information meeting about the Innovational Research Incentives Scheme (Vernieuwingsimpuls, Veni, Vidi, Vici) on 21 June.
Although the Netherlands-Russia Year is now officially open, there is not much sign of academic collaboration between the two countries. ‘It does exist,’ says Russia expert André Gerrits, ‘but mostly in economically relevant fields.’
On Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 May, LUCIS, in cooporation with the King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives in Riyadh, and the Museum Volkenkunde Leiden will organise an international symposium entitled: 'Europe and Hajj in the Age of Empires: Muslim Pilgrimage prior to the Influx of Migration'. Convenor: Dr Umar Ryad, Assistant Professor of the Study of Islam in the Modern World at Leiden University Institute for Religious Studies. Location: Museum Volkenkunde, Paviljoen Entrance: free.