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Researchers get free rein with new Social Sciences and Humanities Labs15 November 2023There was a lot of interest. In front of nearly a hundred researchers, supporting colleagues and Martijn Ridderbos, the Vice-Chairman of the Executive...
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Call for nominations Jewish Studies Thesis Prize 202309 November 2023
The Leiden Jewish Studies Association is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the "Best Thesis in Jewish Studies" produced at Leiden Univers...
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City Photographer for a year: ‘Unfortunately, I found that I’m not really very visual’09 November 2023Julia van Alem had never held a camera before, but she and her classmates were appointed as the City Photographer. ‘This project helped me learn how t...
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‘Think what you want to do about international students before developing your housing policy’09 November 2023Students used to live with a landlady or even with the professor whose course they were taking. Student accommodation has since become more profession...
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Caspar Jacobs, Marta Bielinska Winners of Du Châtelet Prize 2023The winners are Marta Bielinska and Caspar Jacobs for their paper “A Philosophical Introduction to Hidden Symmetries in Physics.” 08 November 2023The Du Châtelet Prize in Philosophy of Physics is awarded annually for previously unpublished work in philosophy of physics by a graduate student or j...
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa06 November 2023Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...
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Not the government, but powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil06 November 2023Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies dail...
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AI for humanities: ‘Especially as a humanities student, you have the tools to work with this’06 November 2023While humanities once mainly involved books and archives, nowadays we can’t imagine life without AI. Next semester a new faculty-wide course will be i...
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What is the future of translation software within the university?06 November 2023Is there a place for machine translation engines like Google Translate within the Faculty of Humanities? Associate professor Lettie Dorst’s new educat...
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Opportunity LExS Scholarship - Research Master African Studies 2024-2026Graduation Ceremony Master and Research Master African Studies, November 2022 03 November 2023Leiden University offers one full Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS) to an African candidate interested in the two-year Research Master A...
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175 years of the Constitution: ‘Its dryness makes it a success'03 November 2023175 years ago, the Netherlands took great strides towards parliamentary democracy with a revamped Constitution. Where does the Constitution stand today?
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Partnership agreement with Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada ratified during visit30 October 2023From student exchanges and a joint laboratory to heritage research and a knowledge consortium, the Indonesian Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is in vari...
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What is citizenship? Classical Languages help find the answer30 October 2023A European project should help reinvigorate Latin teaching in secondary schools. 'By focusing on citizenship, we want to show that Latin is relevant t...
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'Curators are ordinary people who sometimes find themselves in extraordinary circumstances'27 October 2023Ruurd Halbertsma combines his work as a curator and professor by special appointment with writing thrillers. 'I'd rather respond to the discussion on ...
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Fighting for power in Mali: 'Land resources are crucial'24 October 2023In the Malian Dogon region, various militias have been fighting for power since 2015. Land resources play a major role in this, doctoral student Ibrah...