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Alumni event South and Southeast Asian Studies: an inspiring afternoon 20 May 2019On Saturday 11 May 2019, the BA South and Southeast Asian Studies programme held an Alumni Event for former students. All current students and staff w...
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Two more alumni with their sights on the European Parliament 17 May 2019It's a no-brainer: of the candidates that you can vote for on 23 May, 14 studied at Leiden University. We asked four of them about their motivation an...
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Alumni stand for European Parliament 17 May 2019
Fourteen of the candidates for the European parliamentary elections on 23 May studied at Leiden University. We ask four of them about their motivation...
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‘A logical step from medieval literature to fact-checking’ 16 May 2019Alumnus Peter Burger – along with his colleague Alexander Pleijter – is the face of fact-checking in the Netherlands. ‘My degree led straight to this.’
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MDMA and virtual reality as trauma treatment 14 May 2019Military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder often have symptoms that are both chronic and complex. Professor by Special Appointment Eric Verm...
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings 13 May 2019Seven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. R...
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Only in America: chemist becomes America correspondent 29 April 2019Chemistry, which is what Hans Klis studied in Leiden, is not what one might expect of a general journalist. ‘I’m a late bloomer,’ he says, despite hav...
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LUC Alumnus admitted to the Prestigious Yenching Academy 29 April 2019LUC Alumnus, Vera Kranenburg, from the Class of 2018 is admitted to the prestigious Yenching Academy. Vera has been selected as one of the Yenching Sc...
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LLM Jeugdrecht come to Leiden for careers afternoon and alumni evening 23 April 2019On Tuesday 16 April 2019 study association JSV Liberi and the Department of Child Law welcomed alumni of the master’s programme Jeugdrecht to a career...
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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of Rembrandt 23 April 2019Benson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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A Retrospective of the Brexit Event 15 April 2019Last week Saturday LUC hosted a Symposium about Brexit for students and alumni. Many interesting perspectives were shared by the speakers, as well as ...
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How a very international archaeologist was born 03 April 2019From mandrill teeth to the microstructure of bones: archaeology alumna Simone Lemmers (31) is determined to reveal the past by studying old remains. H...
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Discover Leiden science history through Atlas Obscura 02 April 2019The Leiden wall formulae, Einstein's sink or the signature wall of Ehrenfest. It are just a few of Leiden's hidden science treasures. Alumnus from t...
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@ThroughOcular shows the beauty of plants, fungi and algae 28 March 2019Beautiful microscopic specimens play the leading role in the course 'Biodiversity Plant' for first-year Biology students. Normally these are put back ...
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International Studies helped Nassim Abba broaden his horizon: ‘Everyone brings their own outlook with them’ 27 March 2019Nassim was in the first cohort of students who began the bachelor’s programme in International Studies in 2012. His foreign classmates changed his out...