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Teachers share tips and tricks at the Education Showcase 06 July 2023But how do you do it? At the annual Education Showcase, lecturers at the Faculty of Humanities could talk to their colleagues about teaching methods a...
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Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers 06 July 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch R...
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Photo impression of conference on the Good Friday Agreement 06 July 2023On 25 May, Schouwburgstraat hosted an conference on the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. This event brought together a panel of speakers...
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These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023 04 July 2023Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
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Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery 04 July 2023In a speech on Keti Koti (meaning ‘the chain is broken’ and the name given to 1 July, the day marking the abolition of slavery) the Dutch king, Willem...
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language 03 July 2023Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach u...
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Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship 30 June 2023If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer A...
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Chair for Central European Studies finds new home at LUF 28 June 2023The Austrian Studies Fund was established with a festive gathering in the Faculty Club on Friday afternoon, 23 June. This fund is the successor of the...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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Dancing around the throne: networking in the time of King William I 26 June 2023Showing your face at dinners and parties at court: it was the way to get noticed by the king in William I's time. Joost Welten's latest book reveals h...
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Out now! LEAP # 3: Sense(s) 23 June 2023The editorial board of the Leiden Elective Academic Periodical (LEAP) is proud to announce the release of the third edition , titled “Sense(s)”!
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Browsing Chinese policy documents with AI: 'There is more public than you might think' 23 June 2023Corona travel restrictions and increased political pressure: research into China has become considerably more difficult in recent years. University le...
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Students go on virtual exchange to Virginia: 'This is the most fun programme there is' 22 June 2023University lecturer Dario Fazzi and postdoctoral researcher Gaetano Di Tommaso set up a virtual collaboration with the United States last year thanks ...
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The choice is yours! Three introduction weeks for Leiden University students 20 June 2023Leiden or The Hague? Dutch or English? These two questions decide which introduction week new Leiden University students should choose: EL CID, HOP or...
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NWO funding for three new humanities PhD students 15 June 2023Three PhD candidates from the Faculty of Humanities have successfully applied for funding from NWO for new PhD candidates. The three upcoming research...