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Vici grants for three Leiden researchersThree Leiden researchers will each receive a Vici grant of 1.5m euros. They are historian Cátia Antunes, cell biologist Dennis Claessen and archaeolog...
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New Dean: ‘Get students involved in developing honours education’On 1 March 2020, Jos Schaeken will become the new Dean of the Honours Academy. He is taking over from Ton van Haaften, who is retiring after four year...
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Garenmarket: woven into the fabric of LeidenFrom cloth to serge and from ‘frame lands’ to a wool factory. Archaeologist and historian Roos van Oosten was pleasantly surprised by what she found o...
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Students and lecturers evaluate BrightspaceFollowing evaluations of students and lecturers’ first impressions of Brightspace, the project team now plans to make this digital learning environmen...
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Archaeologist Rachel Schats on Science071 about malaria in medieval low countriesOsteoarchaeologist Rachel Schats investigates traces of malaria in old human skeletons. Even though the disease cannot be spotted directly in bone mat...
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‘You learn so much more than during your studies’Graduates Bruno and Plym took part in the National Think Tank last year. Together with 20 other students and recent graduates, they spent four months ...
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Caribbean island of St. Kitts gets first Doctor in ArchaeologyOn February 4th standing before his doctoral committee at the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology, St. Kitts-born Cameron Gill, successfully defended and re...
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Ian Simpson’s Leiden Experience: ‘Engaging with heritage can be a matter of cultural survival’Ian Simpson is a relatively new face at the Faculty of Archaeology. Starting as an assistant professor in the Heritage and Society department in 2018,...
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New brochure gives a flavour of Leiden UniversityA new University brochure, About Us 2020, provides in-depth information about Leiden University, its research, teaching and impact on society in 2020....
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Looking back at Leiden's 444th anniversaryYou can't have missed it: Leiden University celebrated its 444th anniversary in 2019 with a year-long programme of activities for the people of Leiden...
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Dies natalis: ‘Collaboration requires firm grounding in the individual disciplines’‘Collaboration is increasingly important,’ Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker said at the 445th Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 7 February. But, as ...
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Pieterskerk prepares for Dies NatalisPieterskerk and Leiden University are closely connected. The University was founded in Pieterskerk and to this day we celebrate that at the University...
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Student orchestra: ‘I love a bit of power’The Dutch Student Orchestra is performing at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden’s concert hall, on 11 February. Several Leiden students have sacrificed many a fr...
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coron...
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Learning management by taking a good look at yourselfStress, conflicts, and dilemmas: the life of a manager is not always a bed of roses. An Honours Class at Leiden University helps student board members...