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Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’ 02 March 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes ...
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Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund 28 February 2023
More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other proj...
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Edmund Flett wins J.C. Baak Thesis Prize 2023 28 February 2023
Edmund Flett, alumnus of the International Relations master's programme, has won the 2023 J.C. Baak Prize for his thesis ‘Settlements now, settlement ...
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The spirit of Leiden in Brussels: successful fourth alumni event 27 February 2023
Another successful edition (the fourth!) of the Leiden Alumni in Brussels event took place on 23 February. With a fully booked registration list, it a...
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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’ 27 February 2023
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Alumnus Jonathan works with Ukrainian refugees: ‘They still have a smile on their face’ 24 February 2023
When alumnus Jonathan Katzman started his master's programme in Russian and Eurasian Studies, he didn't foresee how useful those skills would be in th...
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Markus Davidsen: 'We need to implement ideas that improve an entire programme' 23 February 2023
Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. University lecturer Markus Davidsen is one of them. What does h...
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes 23 February 2023
How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet inte...
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Turkish and Syrian students talk to Rector about possible support 22 February 2023
A group of Turkish and Syrian students from the university are raising money for victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Two of them met Recto...
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Want to contribute to educational innovation? Then the Comenius grant is for you 22 February 2023
Do you have an innovative idea on how to improve education, but don't know what steps to take next? The Comenius programme offers a range of grants fo...
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Jeroen Touwen has started his second term as Vice-Dean: ‘We’re in an upward trend’ 20 February 2023
Jeroen Touwen has been reappointed as Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities from 1 January. ‘The Faculty Board’s role is to serve the organisation: w...
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Grants to build large-scale research facilities 20 February 2023
Five projects with researchers from Leiden University have received a grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to build or upgrade existing researc...
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On exchange without leaving your student room: ECOLe teaching grant makes it possible 16 February 2023
Working from your Leiden room with students from the United States: Univeristy Lecturer Dario Fazzi’ students will soon be able to take up this challe...
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Introducing: Sarah Nelson 16 February 2023
Since 1 October 2022, Sarah Nelson is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for History. Below she introduces herself.
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A year of war against Ukraine: What now? 16 February 2023
After a year of war against Ukraine, professors André Gerrits, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Frans Osinga look back at Russian aggression and Western unity ...