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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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How do you help a child suffering from depression? 08 July 2021
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstr...
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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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LUF grant to take the war out of children 01 July 2021
Sandy Overgaauw has been awarded a 25,000 euro grant from the LUF for her research into PTSD in Syrian refugee children in the Netherlands. The resear...
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Mark Rutte presented with book about the human dimension 29 June 2021
The human dimension must be brought back to the fore, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in response to the child benefits scandal. But how? A group of re...
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Mission successful: deposits on small plastic bottles 29 June 2021
After years of lobbying by environmental activists, a deposit scheme for small plastic bottles is to be introduced on 1 July 2021. One of the leaders ...
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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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Théo Pavlović granted with Master's Speckmann Award 2021 23 June 2021
Alumnus Théo Pavlović received the Masters Speckmann award for his thesis: PAN RECORDS - A digital journey through the ethnic music niche that was sup...
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Alumnus Robert Ietswaart: ‘Machine learning is revolutionising drug discovery’ 15 June 2021
Robert Ietswaart does research into gene regulation at the famous Harvard Medical School in Boston. He developed an algorithm to better predict whethe...
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LISF committee investigates gender bias 14 June 2021
The LUF International Study Fund (LISF) will make changes to its allocation process following an investigation into diversity in its grants policy. Th...
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Chinese unofficial poetry journals now accessible in Digital Collections 10 June 2021
Leiden University Libraries has made a large number of unofficial poetry journals from China accessible online in its Digital Collections. This opens ...
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Call for Participation online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures 07 June 2021
Call for Participation for the online workshop Interrogating Speculative Futures: A workshop on the politics of imagining a future with(out) chronic i...
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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...