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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great' 05 July 2024The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer...
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KIEM grant for 'Networking Heritage at Leiden University’ 02 July 2024Erik de Maaker (CADS), Sybille Lammes (Art History), Anke Klerkx (Grand Development) en Michiel van Groesen (History) have received a KIEM grant of 10...
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Mapping historical marine life: Johannes Müller is researching the history of ecosystems 27 June 2024The underwater world around present-day Indonesia has changed greatly in recent centuries as a result of human activity. University lecturer Johannes ...
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Archaeology students Rosa Seepma and Aida Tadesse receive NVFA incentive prize for Allard Pierson Museum internship. 26 June 2024Research Master’s students in Archaeology Rosa Seepma and Aida Tadesse received an Incentive Prize from the Dutch Association for Physical Anthropolog...
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Mink van IJzendoorn investigates the end of amphorae with a PhD in the Humanities grant 26 June 2024This year, an NWO PhD in the Humanities grant went to Mink van IJzendoorn, enabling him to investigate the disappearance of amphorae. ‘We take means o...
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Perpetuating Highland Heritages of Bhutan 25 June 2024Jelle Wouters (RTC Bhutan), Erik de Maaker (CADS Leiden) and Radhika Gupta (CADS Leiden) have been awarded a €260.000 grant by the Gerda Henkel Founda...
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Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam receives the J.J. Groen junior prize 2024 24 June 2024Within her research, Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam covers multiple fields of study, like psychology and psychiatry. For this interdisciplinary work she wi...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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John Boy awarded Fellowship Grant at NIAS 19 June 2024John Boy will be an Urban Citizen Fellow for the next academic year with his research project Urban Citizenship and Emerging Critical Technical Practi...
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Mees Vergouwen wins thesis prize 19 June 2024Mees Vergouwen was awarded the ‘Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap’ thesis prize on 18 June 2024. He obtained his doctorate in 2023 for his thesis on...
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Professor and Knight: Joke Bouwstra Receives Royal Honor 18 June 2024A memorable farewell symposium and a royal distinction: Professor Joke Bouwstra could not have completed her career at Leiden with more pleasure. On F...
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Rubicon awarded to neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad 18 June 2024Neuroscientist Simeen Tabassi Mofrad has been awarded a Rubicon grant to conduct research on cortical and allelic determinants of age-related cognitiv...
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award 13 June 2024Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Politica...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research 13 June 2024One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...
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Ionica Smeets receives honorary doctorate from Open University 13 June 2024Professor of Science Communication Ionica Smeets will be awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University. She receives the award because she exem...