News
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Tour of Asia success in spite of rain 15 September 2017
The Tour of Asia, an afternoon filled with science and culture about Asia, attracted many visitors. In spite of the heavy rain, the visitors chose fro...
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Politics and International Relations at Leiden score highly in THE World University Rankings 12 September 2017
Leiden 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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Plastic Soup Surfer calls for sustainable academic year 04 September 2017
One 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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Poems in sign language 04 September 2017
Will Leiden be the first city to have wall poems in sign language? It will, if sign language researcher Victoria Nyst has her way. She recently starte...
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Twentieth anniversary of the Lorentz Center: developing ideas in a scientific bubble 27 June 2017
The 20th anniversary of the Lorentz Center will be celebrated on 28 June 2017 with the opening of an exhibition in the Oude UB. For two decades alread...
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Exhibition of fieldwork photographs 30 May 2017
Fieldwork photographs of Meike de Goede, Catherina Wilson and Mirjam de Bruijn (with African Studies student Vera Bakker) have been selected for the L...
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LUCIS funding continued from 2018-2020 30 May 2017
We are delighted to announce that the funding of the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS) will be continued from 2018 u...
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Travelling Caribbean heritage under the microscope 24 May 2017
What does it mean to be Aruban, Bonairian or Curaçaoan? In the Traveling Caribbean Heritage project historian Gert Oostindie studies this question tog...
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Leiden strengthens ties with Latin America and Caribbean 16 May 2017
On 15 May, the ambassadors of 11 Latin American and Caribbean countries were shown the highlights of research at Leiden University Faculty of Science....
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Three Leiden professors appointed members of KNAW 10 May 2017
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has appointed 26 new members. Three of them are Leiden professors: Luuk de Ligt, Lisa Cheng ...
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Ideas from bachelor's students sought after by government and businesses 09 May 2017
In their third year, students of International Studies get their teeth into difficult issues put forward by government and businesses such as Unilever...
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How Leiden University reopened after the war 01 May 2017
Students were able to continue their studies in September 1945 after the University had been closed for several years during the Second World War. Thi...
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Partnership with Roosevelt Institute gives impetus to American Studies 18 April 2017
It's easier to understand Trump's America if you have a sound knowledge of the country's history. Research on the US has been given an impetus with t...
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Wanted: artists, scientists and all creatives in between 30 March 2017
On 16 September 2017 the fifth edition of the Night of Arts & Sciences will take place in the city of Leiden. This is your chance to showcase your own...
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A Leidener in Africa 20 March 2017
MA student African Studies Eline Sleurink is currently on an internship in Accra, the capital of Ghana. She’s sharing her adventures on The Leidener, ...