News
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New editions of the Journal of Sonic Studies 26 January 2016
How can we understand the impact and importance of sound?
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Ann Stoler - GLASS Scholar (Spring 2016) 25 January 2016
Professor Ann Laura Stoler from The New School for Social Research in New York will be the Spring 2016 Global Asia Scholar. She will visit Leiden Univ...
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Last Week’s Hype: On the Blackstar album and death of David Bowie 22 January 2016
Can David Bowie’s death be seen as a carefully staged hype, just one last version of the musician’s ever-surprising public persona? Cultural Studies r...
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Recently graduated? Then take part in our job market survey. 22 January 2016
Marnix shares his knowledge because he wants to give everyone a flying start on the job market. If you graduated from our faculty between 2012 and 201...
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Petra Sijpesteijn 18 January 2016
Arabist and papyrologist Petra Sijpesteijn has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council for her research on the early Islamic ...
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'Dionysus never looked so beautiful' 10 December 2015
The renovated National Museum of Antiquities will re-open for the public on 15 December. Conservator Ruurd Halbertsma, Leiden Professor of Archaeology...
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Five years after the Arab Spring: Is Tunisia the only success? 09 December 2015
Five years after the Arab Spring it seems as if the only sign of success is in Tunisia. But is that really the case? The Leiden University Centre for...
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Upcoming exhibitions, residencies, concerts, record launches and lectures by PhDArts, docARTES and ACPA researchers 01 December 2015
A series of upcoming activities by PhDArts co-director Janneke Wesseling, docARTES researchers Bobby Mitchell, Giuliano Bracci, and Dick de Graaf, and...
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Leiden Students help Create The Hague Manifesto to celebrate UN @ 70 19 November 2015
The Hague Project Peace & Justice, in cooperation with Dr. Alanna O’Malley of the Leiden University Institute for History, organized a one-day confere...
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Four short films about four centuries of freedom at Leiden University 04 November 2015
Four videos tell the story of the history of Leiden University. The films were premiered on 2 November during the Leiden Film Festival.
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Interview with Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi about his course 'From Plato to Pussy Riot' 02 November 2015
In the interview by Manu Sinjan, published in Eos Memo, Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi addresses questions about the changing role of music in society through ...
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Leiden University agrees to guarantee open access for linguistics 26 October 2015
Dutch universities involved in lingusitics research and teaching have been asked through the VSNU to provide financial guarantees for the transition o...
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Leiden University partner in research on handwriting and image recognition 20 October 2015
The Leiden Centre of Data Science and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science are part of a consortium that will carry out research on makin...
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King and Queen consult China experts in Leiden 05 October 2015
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima attended a meeting at Leiden University on 1 October to prepare for their state visit to China. China experts i...
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How beneficial is mindfulness? Find out at the Night of Culture and Knowledge! 15 September 2015
Mindfulness is all the rage. But what is mindfulness and is this popular form of medication completely harmless? Come to the workshop on 19 September ...