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New solo CD 'Dialogue' by ACPA alumna Kathryn Cok13 December 2022ACPA alumna Kathryn Cok recently released a new solo CD Dialogue, showcasing repertoire by Buxtehude and J.S. Bach, performed on the harpsichord.
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Old tradition of ‘golden PhDs’ reinstated06 December 2022Black-and-white photographs filled with solemn young men and distinguished professors line the walls of the Grand Auditorium. Young women are missing ...
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Alumnus Shivan Shazad: 'I would like to have been a member of a diversity and inclusion committee'06 December 2022It was his thesis supervisor during his master's in Film and Photographic Studies who encouraged Shivan Shazad to pursue a second master's in diversit...
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Alumnus Simone participating in National ThinkTank: ‘A good imagination is essential’25 November 2022Say biodiversity loss, and then say humanities. These two terms may not seem an obvious combination, but alumnus Simone Scholte explains that her Film...
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Brussels is full of friendly faces21 November 2022Students of the European Union Studies track of MA International Relations visited Brussels this October and met many Leiden alumni who already work t...
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Reunionists of Leiden Historical Debating Society celebrate 65th anniversary: 'We are more alive than ever'15 November 2022Friday 4 November marked the 65th anniversary of the founding of Leiden’s P.C. Hooft Historical Debating Society. Although new members have not been a...
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Museum Talks: ‘Our access to the past starts with in-depth knowledge of objects’10 November 2022Geert-Jan Janse has always been fascinated by the way objects can bring the past closer. On 16 November, he will present a Museum Talk about his work ...
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LIFF director Ratna Lachmansingh: ‘Writing my thesis was so much fun!’03 November 2022As a student, Ratna Lachmansingh wrote her thesis on horror films. Now she is the director of Leiden International Film Festival.
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Alumna Tessa Schiethart: 'If I could go back to my student days, I’d go right away'26 October 2022That Tessa Schiethart finished her bachelor's degree in International Studies with a thesis on Indonesian women's reasons for veiling was a coincidenc...
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LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant awarded to two researchers18 October 2022Anke Smits and Lucien van Beek have been awarded a Praesidium Libertatis Grant this year. Smits is an assistant professor at the LUMC and Van Beek at ...
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Researching sustainable filmmaking approaches, while exploring Indigenous Futurisms through film practice19 September 2022ACPA alumna Dr. Itandehui Jansen is currently working on a new experimental film. The project researches sustainable filmmaking approaches, while expl...
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Ten years of International Studies: ‘During lectures I sometimes felt my brain was exploding with all the new insights.’14 September 2022The bachelor's programme in International Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ko Voskuilen was among the very first batch of students to fol...
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International Studies students receive their diploma02 September 2022On 2 September 2022, 300 students received their Bachelor Diploma of International Studies. The students were awarded their diplomas in the historic P...
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Succesful first edition of the MA International Relations Alumni Career Networking Event04 July 2022Students, staff members and alumni of the MA International Relations programme gathered together on the first student-alumni career networking event t...
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Alumnus Asa Splinter: ‘LGBT+ identities are not a burden but a source of inspiration’23 June 2022Even as a teenager Asa Splinter was determined to study Japanese in Leiden. A HAVO diploma and a change in legislation threatened to throw a spanner i...