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Languages and cultures alive and thriving at sold-out festival 01 October 2026From language speed dates to Japanese ideophones, and from Russian propaganda to a crash course in Hangul. Saturday’s well-attended Day of Languages a...
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Huizinga Lecture: The Right to Wonder 29 September 2026Prof.Dr. Robbert Dijkgraaf, mathematical physicist and University Professor at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), will deliver the 55th Huizinga Lectu...
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Teun Schneiders, the new Den Tonkelaar: ‘I have a great love for the history of Leiden’ 25 September 2026In the early morning of Leidens Ontzet, Teun Schneiders takes the floor. The former history student delivers the Den Tonkelaar speech during the chora...
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Podcasts to help you unwind after 3 October 24 September 2026Would you like to unwind after the Relief of Leiden? Have a listen to one of these podcasts, produced by staff from the Faculty of Humanities.
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Leiden University launches annual series of lectures on Asia 24 September 2026Asia was for a long time regarded as a source of cheap labour and materials, and as an important target market. Today the continent is a source of inn...
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Weekend of Science: discover how science works in Leiden and The Hague 23 September 2026Do you understand what your dog is trying to tell you? How does NATO work? And can you tell different smells apart? On 3 and 4 October, you can invest...
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Opinion piece Luc Sels: What The Hague sees more clearly than Brussels 22 September 2026Both Dutch and European leaders speak about research and innovation in their plans for the future. But the Netherlands is now making the case for them...
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New student and staff representatives: ‘It’s easy to criticise, but you also need to build bridges’ 22 September 2026A new academic year also marks the start of a new term for student and staff representatives. Two new council members tell us what motivates them and ...
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In Memoriam: Vojtech Šimáček 22 September 2026We are deeply saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Vojtech Šimáček. Vojtech joined the MA Asian studies as well as the Leiden Leadership Progra...
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Research into Roman board game nominated for ‘Research of the Year’ 21 September 2026Leiden researcher Walter Crist and his team reconstructed the rules of a 2,000-year-old board game. For this extraordinary research, Quest magazine ha...
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Universities strengthen research collaboration with Ministry of Defence 21 September 2026The Dutch universities will strengthen their research collaboration with the Ministry of Defence.
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A degree 36 years later: ‘It’s never too late to study’ 17 September 2026Theresa Bell (54) from the USA had to give up her studies 34 years ago. She graduated with a Master’s in Arts and Culture this year. ‘I can’t believe ...
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European scientists sign open letter on relaxation of pesticide regulations 16 September 2026More than 500 scientists and doctors from the EU are calling on the European Parliament to suspend its consideration of new European regulations on fo...
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Budget Day: government invests in higher education and research again 16 September 2026The government will invest more than €580 million extra per year in higher education and research in the coming years. This largely reverses the earli...
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Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature 15 September 2026Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is t...