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'It is important to have discussions about topics that not everybody agrees on'29 May 2019Today Mikhail Khordorkovsky visits the Leiden University Campus of The Hague to debate with students about the future of Russia. It is the first time ...
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Refugees build a new future in Leiden27 May 2019Solafa Saad (29) fled her homeland of Sudan for the Netherlands in 2016. She is now following the Leiden Preparatory Year (VGL), an initiative by Leid...
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Caribbean Ties international exhibition opens at Museon23 May 2019The international travelling exhibition Caribbean Ties will open at Museon in The Hague on Saturday 25 May. It tells the untold story of the indigenou...
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Timeline Humanities: 444 years back in time21 May 2019What better place to look back at 444 years of Leiden University than at the faculty where we actually study our history? To celebrate this special ye...
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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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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings13 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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Dunsa Masterclass – Right Wing Austrian Politics of Kurz01 May 2019On 15 April 2019 upon the invitation of SIB-Amsterdam- Dutch United Nations Student Association Monika Baár gave a masterclass on the contemporary pol...
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Leo Lucassen admitted as KNAW member25 April 2019Leo Lucassen was selected by KNAW on the basis of his academic achievements. Lucassen studied socio-economic history in Leiden, where he earned a PhD ...
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First LUCAS Public Prize goes to Hugo Koning17 April 2019Hugo Koning, an expert in Greek mythology, has won the Lucas Public Prize because he has brought his research to the attention of the general public i...
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'I get to continue my academic career': archaeologist who fled Damascus for Leiden09 April 2019Ghazwan Yaghi was a leading archaeologist and researcher in Damascus but had to flee in 2014 because of the war. An NWO 'Refugees in Science' grant ha...
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Jaira Sona Chin: ‘My goal is to help families break out of the circle of poverty’03 April 2019Jaira Sona Chin (24) is a second-year student of the bachelor’s programme International Studies in The Hague. Three years ago, she founded her own NGO...
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Crowdfunding for Nieuwscheckers a huge success: ‘Fact checking matters more than ever’02 April 2019Nieuwscheckers, the fact-checking initiative at Leiden University, will check the claims made by politicians during the European elections. Lots of in...
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Dutch involvement in labour exploitation in North Korea, China and Pakistan02 April 2019Clothes by big Western brands that are on sale in Dutch shops are sometimes made by North Korean workers. The Dutch state is co-financer of a motorway...
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Free symposium reveals surprising uses of AI26 March 2019Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help humans in many different ways: from customised medicine and self-driving cars to preserving our cultural heritag...
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33 sayings highlight multilingual The Hague25 March 2019Since March 5th, the road between Holland Spoor Station and the old city centre of The Hague (also called the “Loper Oude Centrum”) features 33 saying...