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Almost twenty new MOOCs have started 10 January 2017Nineteen new Leiden University MOOCs have started this January. Anyone can take part in these online courses varying from combatting terrorism to kid...
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Rush hour in the Academy Building: record number of PhD defences 15 December 2016A record number of 417 PhD candidates defended their theses in 2016. How many of these were cum laude? What were their propositions? The advantage of ...
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Read the online magazine on diversity and inclusiveness 13 December 2016How can we make sure that everyone feels welcome at our university? Read the highlights from the conference on The Making of an Inclusive Leiden Unive...
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Doctors and citizens under fire in conflict zones 25 November 2016It is time for the international community to put a stop to war crimes – especially against medical personnel, argued international chair of Doctors W...
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Exhibition shows luxury and power of Egyptian queens 17 November 2016The Queens of the Nile exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities finally affords the wives of the pharoahs the attention they deserve. Thanks t...
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‘The sky is not the limit for Honours students’ 16 November 2016Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student. For the past three years, 150 bachelor’s students have followed ...
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Zwammerdam boats harbour ‘wealth of knowledge’ 02 November 2016Leiden University is participating in a project to reassemble Roman vessels from between 80 - 200 AD. The 'Zwammerdam ships' are already world famous ...
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New Code of Conduct on Integrity from 1 November 01 November 2016The Executive Board has adopted a new Code of Conduct on Integrity for staff. This new code encompasses all the existing regulations within Leiden Uni...
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Go study abroad! 10 October 2016Are you keen to immerse yourself in a new culture, broaden your horizons and make friends for life? If so, come to the Study Abroad Festival on Friday...
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Leids Ontzet: University closed 30 September 2016We celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The Universit...
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Osteoarchaeology: The Truth in Our Bones 30 August 2016We are pleased to announce that on the 30th of September Dr. Andrea Waters-Rist from the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University (The Netherlands)...
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EL CID: enthusiastic start for first-years and mentors! 15 August 2016EL CID has started! This is the week when new students have the chance to get to know the city and student life. Some of the mentors and first-years i...
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New MOOC: Heritage under threat 08 July 2016Cultural heritage throughout the world is under threat from wars, neglect and looting. Learn more about it during a free online course.
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Archaeology school in Israel 01 July 2016Many mosaic stones and potsherds have been excavated, and a Byzantine synagogue is revealing its history layer by layer. The excavations at Horvat Kur...
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Schöningen field campaign 2016 28 June 2016As every year the Faculty of Archaeology bioarchaeology group has visited Schöningen Germany for field research.