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‘The sound of the city became the score for a musical instrument’ 25 August 2020
Do the sounds that surround you as you cycle through the city sometimes annoy you? Don’t worry, because we can actively change the situation, says sou...
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Pilgrim conference: high time for an indigenous and more diverse perspective 24 August 2020
Historians and experts in American studies from Leiden University are holding an online international conference about the arrival of the Pilgrims in ...
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A warm welcome to first-years: working with one and a halve meters 24 August 2020
Everything is different this year because of the corona measures; introduction weeks, student life and education. In order to give new students a prop...
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Tim Meijers: 'There are so many questions I still want to ask’ 21 August 2020
The fact that Tim Meijers ended up becoming a philosopher came as no surprise. Even as a child, the university lecturer endlessly asked questions to h...
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These are the nominees for the Faculty Teaching Prize 2020 20 August 2020
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students and a jury decides who receives the prize...
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Aris Politopoulos: ‘I use games as a teaching method' 19 August 2020
In his lectures Aris Politopoulos combines archaeology with video games. He is one of the three nominees for the 2020 LUS Teaching Prize. 'A good teac...
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Susanna Lindberg new Professor of Continental Philosophy 18 August 2020
On 1 September, Susanna Lindberg will start as Professor of Continental Philosophy at Leiden University. Lindberg will teach and research in the areas...
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Practicum Artium: creativity at its best 18 August 2020
Practicum Artium is a joint programme by Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) that offers students the opportunity to develop their a...
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Concrete Islands in Alphaville 17 August 2020
Concrete Islands in Alphaville A Photo Gallery of Responses to two Seminal Artistic Explorations of Urban Technocracy and its Monstrous Highways
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‘The Rooseveltian Century’: one of the best MOOCs according to New York Magazine 11 August 2020
According to New York Magazine, the massive open online course (MOOC) ‘The Rooseveltian Century’ by Professor by Special Appointment Giles Scott-Smith...
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Ingrid Tieken spellbound by languages of The Hague 11 August 2020
Linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade retired in July, but is pressing on regardless with her languages in The Hague project. An online tour of her H...
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Electives of Ancient Near Eastern Studies: ‘You can really get a closer look at the subject matter’ 03 August 2020
Are you interested in ancient Egypt, the rich cultural heritage of Mesopotamia or bliblical Hebrew and Aramaic? Students of all faculties can follow e...
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Robert Zwijnenberg: ‘Don’t just talk but dare to get your hands dirty’ 21 July 2020
Rob Zwijnenberg, Professor of Art and Science Interactions, uses daring experiments to get his students to think about social issues. "People who I in...
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Bibi Dumon Tak new writer-in-residence 20 July 2020
Author Bibi Dumon Tak will be the new writer-in-residence at Leiden University from autumn 2020.
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‘Lectures with the teacher talking for 90 minutes are completely outdated’ 16 July 2020
Historian Robert Stein is a lecturer in Medieval History. He was recently awarded the Senior Teaching Qualification. What did he learn from the STQ tr...