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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021) 02 August 2021
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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Open for Registration: Leiden Global Lecture Series for PhD and Research Master students 29 July 2021
Discipline and Place in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, with these fields taken to include archaeology and law, is an annual lecture series fo...
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Professor Jos Schaeken: 'I had no idea where Leiden was, but I did know I wanted to study there.' 13 July 2021
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their families to go to university. In this thi...
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences 12 July 2021
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemi...
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Your PhD, what next? PhD Career Event 2021 07 July 2021
Do you already know what comes next after your PhD? Are you wondering how to accomplish the transition from academia to the labour market? Join our Ph...
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Historian Nadia Bouras: ‘I wanted to succeed, for my parents and myself’ 06 July 2021
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series, we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this seco...
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Pioneer Christiaan Weijts: clandestine novelist in literary circles 28 June 2021
In a new series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this first instalment: novelist and co...
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How a region's contradictions shaped Boris Kowalski's career 25 May 2021
Sometimes student life merges rather smoothly into a working adult life. This is the case for Boris Kowalski. At International Studies, he chose Russi...
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Aisha Hassan’s lifelong fascination for developing countries 25 May 2021
Aisha Hassan came to the Netherlands when she was two months old. Her mother had fled Somalia and made a new home here. Aisha doesn't remember much ab...
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Mattias Brand awarded Praemium Erasmianum Dissertation Award 2021 20 May 2021
Mattias Brand’s dissertation, The Manichaeans of Kellis: Religion, Community, and Everyday Life (Leiden, 2019) has been selected for one of the five p...
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Alumnus Rennie Roos: ‘My work has more impact in Indonesia’ 17 May 2021
While studying Indonesian languages and cultures, Rennie Roos started a company. Today he has been working in Indonesia for more than eight years. Whe...
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Online Campus The Hague Career Event gives hopeful message to students 20 April 2021
From 12 to 16 April the joint Career Services of the faculties present on Campus The Hague organised the Online Campus The Hague Career Event. Around ...
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Alumna first female rector of Venice: 'More women needed in academia' 09 April 2021
Alumna Tiziana Lippiello became the first female rector magnificus of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice last year. In this way, she hopes to contribute...
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ACPA alumna Bárbara Varassi Pega publishes The Art of Tango, the re-work of her doctoral dissertation 25 March 2021
In 2014 Argentinean pianist and researcher specialized in tango music, Bárbara Varassi Pega, obtained her PhD degree on the thesis titled 'Creating an...
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Finding a job in times of COVID 02 March 2021
Finding a job can be quite a challenge, especially when there is a global pandemic that seriously impacts the job market. Needless to say, this makes ...