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Out into the world, camera in hand: Tulasi Das became a filmmaker 01 February 2018
Leiden alumna Tulasi Das moved to England to pursue a career in film, was accepted onto the BBC Trainee Scheme and now works in London as a researcher...
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Maarten Asscher as mentor: ‘It's at the periphery of your own discipline that things happen' 11 January 2018
Alumnus Maarten Asscher (60) is mentor of the month. He studied Law in Leiden and has worked as a literary publisher, senior official at the Ministry...
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Highlights of 2017: our most read articles 18 December 2017
An online course to teach our international students their first words in Dutch, American presidents in Leiden and how Neanderthals made the very firs...
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‘Japan and Leiden aren’t so far apart after all’ 04 December 2017
A delegation from Leiden University visited Japan from 18 to 26 November to facilitate cooperation in research and teaching. The delegation also atten...
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Alumna Minke Lok: ‘Millions of people hear my work’ 28 November 2017
Alumna Minke Lok (26) programmes many announcements in various languages at almost all major airports in Europe, including at Schiphol. ‘Millions of p...
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From Leiden to Tokyo: Cleveringa around the world 28 November 2017
On or around 26 November every year, Cleveringa meetings are organised for Leiden alumni throughout the world. Including in Tokyo, where Professor of ...
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Lisette Atsma: how a Korean and Asian Studies alumna became an ICT specialist 20 November 2017
She studied Korean and Asian Studies and, four years after graduating, is now working as a specialist for an ICT secondment company. This is the story...
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A historian in the Pieterskerk: alumnus Ward is junior curator 30 October 2017
Looking for a job after a financial crisis is not easy, but Ward Hoskens (28) managed to take his fate into his own hands. During an internship, he fo...
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‘Without Leiden University, I wouldn't now be living in Mexico’ 25 October 2017
When delegations from Leiden University visit foreign countries, they often arrange a meeting specially for alumni of the country. Mexico was no excep...
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Still learning from the Ancient Greeks 09 October 2017
There are still things we can learn from the Ancient Greeks. How they managed to make sure that innovations were accepted, for example. A group of cla...
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In love with translating: alumna Anna became a literary translator 29 September 2017
A permanent job or start your own company? After her studies in English Language and Culture and History, Anna Visser (28) was faced with this exact c...
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From catwalk to book gala 20 September 2017
Sander Kok (35) was a hit as a model for Armani and he is now making a name for himself as a writer. His philosophically tinted first novel 'Smeltende...
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Rapenburg - backdrop for art and knowledge 18 September 2017
Street theatre, drama, poetry and a lot of science: Leiden's Rapenburg was the backdrop for the fifth Night of Art and Knowledge on Saturday 16 Septem...
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Plastic Soup Surfer calls for sustainable academic year 04 September 2017
One person can already make a difference, and if all students and academics were eco-friendly, the world would be a much more sustainable place. Plast...
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How Leiden University reopened after the war 01 May 2017
Students were able to continue their studies in September 1945 after the University had been closed for several years during the Second World War. Thi...