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Archaeologist at Binnenhof: ‘Even the staff ate heron’ 18 September 2025An Iron Age skull, a unicorn for cleaning your ear and thousands of beer jugs. Alumnus and archaeologist Chris Muysson has made remarkable discoveries...
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Amanda Henry appointed Full Professor in Evolution of Hominin Diets 17 September 2025As of 1 September, archaeologist Amanda Henry has been appointed Full Professor at the Faculty of Archaeology, where she will hold the chair in Evolut...
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Four famous alumni introduce their favourite films at Leiden International Film Festival 16 September 2025From a powerful documentary to a heartwarming classic: four Leiden alumni have chosen their favourite films and will introduce them at Leiden Internat...
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Student exhibition: unearthing the story of the VOC ship Amsterdam 15 September 2025A new student-curated exhibition in the F1-corridor of the Van Steenis building brings history to life through remarkable finds from the Amsterdam, a ...
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Gripped by ancient hands: Cora Leder awarded prestigious NWO Humanities PhD Grant 11 September 2025How did early humans use their hands, and what can that tell us about our shared past? Cora Leder, newly awarded recipient of the NWO PhD in the Human...
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Arjan Louwen wins LUS Teaching Prize: 'He stands out for his passion and dedication' 11 September 2025During the ceremony of the Opening of the Academic Year, University Lecturer Arjan Louwen has won Leiden University's prestigious LUS Teaching Award. ...
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Active Acquaintance for 130 new BA Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’ 09 September 2025Every year the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each o...
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility 08 September 2025‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third...
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Sustainability Challenge: students trace plastic pellet pollution in the Port of Rotterdam 08 September 2025In the Port of Rotterdam, tiny industrial pellets leak into the environment, causing a form of pollution that’s hard to trace but highly persistent. T...
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Leiden archaeologists play a role in repatriating Central and South American heritage 05 September 2025On 3 September 2025, more than 30 archaeological objects were returned to Peru, Panama and Costa Rica. The objects come from a private collection belo...
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Executive Board adopts committee’s recommendations on Israel-Palestine 04 September 2025The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and...
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ERC grant for Nathalie Brusgaard's investigation into complex relationship early farmers and wild animals 03 September 2025The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious Starting Grant to Leiden archaeologist Dr Nathalie Brusgaard. With this €1.5 million gra...
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Improved Financial Outlook Faculty of Humanities 2026–2030 02 September 2025In the short term, no reorganisation is foreseen within the Faculty of Humanities, nor are any compulsory redundancies expected. Nonetheless, structur...
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What will university be like in the future? Vote for your favourite ‘uni-vision’ 02 September 2025What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? Ten surprising, artistic uni-visions could be brought to life. It’s up to you to vote for ...
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Opening of the Academic Year: 'Relentlessly follow your curiosity and see where it takes you' 01 September 2025The opening of the new academic year highlighted students' and lecturers' personal motivators. Incoming students were encouraged to be bold, forge the...