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15 December: Deadline AMT2 Research Funding (final round)02 November 2017The deadline for the final round of AMT2 Research Funding is 15 December 2017, 17 hrs CET. Application is open to all academic staff of Leiden Univers...
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Leiden expands collaboration with Mexico25 October 2017A delegation from Leiden University is currently visiting Mexico to initiate collaboration with universities and science funding bodies in the country...
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Preliminary CEFR-companion has been published17 October 2017
A preliminary CEFR-companion has been published.
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Right brain hemisphere also important for learning a new language16 October 2017Novel language learning activates different neural processes than was previously thought. A Leiden research team has discovered parallel but separate ...
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P.J. Veth building officially open13 October 2017Leiden University is a completely renovated historical building for teaching and research richer. The P.J. Veth building in the Nonnensteeg in Leiden...
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LUCSoR at the 2017 American Academy of Religion Conference11 October 2017LUCSoR will be represented at the upcoming American Academy of Religion (AAR) conference by Dr. Corey Williams (Assistant Professor of Anthropology an...
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MOOC Music & Society starts October 1626 September 2017Thorough introduction in the various ways in which music and society are connected.
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From catwalk to book gala20 September 2017Sander Kok (35) was a hit as a model for Armani and he is now making a name for himself as a writer. His philosophically tinted first novel 'Smeltende...
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Humanities Leiden ranked 25th in THE world ranking18 September 2017According to the yearly Times World University Ranking, Leiden’s Humanities Faculty ranks 25th in the world, making it the highest ranked Dutch univer...
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Politics and International Relations at Leiden score highly in THE World University Rankings12 September 2017Leiden University continues to do well in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the subject area Politics and International Relati...
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Victor Gijsbers wins the 2017 Faculty Education Award06 September 2017Philosophy lecturer Victor Gijsbers has been awarded the 2017 Faculty Education Award. The Faculty Education Award is given each year to the Faculty’s...
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Plastic Soup Surfer calls for sustainable academic year04 September 2017One person can already make a difference, and if all students and academics were eco-friendly, the world would be a much more sustainable place. Plast...
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Florian Schneider wins LUS Teaching Prize04 September 2017Florian Schneider has earned the title of Leiden University Lecturer of the Year. Sinologist Schneider was nominated by his students and crowned winne...
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Students International Studies receive their diploma01 September 2017Exactly 230 students received their Bachelor’s Diploma of International Studies on 1 September 2017, in front of a large audience of family and friend...
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A thousand new students discover The Hague29 August 2017The number of students at Leiden University in The Hague is growing every year. From 21 to 25 August more than a thousand new students were given an i...