267 search results for “ancient relations” in the Student website
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DNA study reveals remarkable stability in prehistoric Low Countries populations
For thousands of years, the prehistoric communities of the Low Countries followed their own path, compared with the rest of Europe. An international research team has now published these findings in Nature.
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Anne-Isabelle RichardFaculty of Humanities
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Burying Hester Bijl’s valedictory lecture: how a joke became a tradition
The valedictory lecture of former rector magnificus Hester Bijl was buried on Tuesday 12 May in the garden of the Kamerlingh Onnes Building (KOG). Where did this young, and slightly eccentric, university tradition come from?
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Louis VerrethFaculty of Humanities
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Willem AdelaarFaculty of Humanities
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Joachim KoopsFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Marc MolendijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Niels BlokkerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Larissa van den HerikFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jaroslaw KantorowiczFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Kamila Krakowska RodriguesFaculty of Humanities
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Carsten StahnFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Erik-jan ZurcherFaculty of Humanities
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Sergei BoekeFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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50 years of Dispuut Pleyte: “At get-togethers I walked across the Rapenburg with boxes full of glasses”
Party for Dispuut Pleyte (so called after the 19th-century Dutch Egyptologist). The study association for Ancient Near Eastern studies and Classics and Ancient Civilizations celebrates its 50th anniversary. Ahead of the festive symposium on 7 June, we look back and ahead with chairman Steef Haeldermans…
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Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’
Leiden University is featured by French magazine L’Express as one of Europe’s leading ‘schools of power’, highlighting its Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs in The Hague and its role in training future leaders in politics, diplomacy, and securi…
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
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Keuzegids Master’s guide: which programmes score above average?
Four of Leiden University’s master’s programmes score above average across the board according to the Keuzegids Masters 2026 guide.
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'Especially now, in-depth knowledge about Judaism and Jewish history is important'
The newly established Leiden Jewish Studies Association aims to bring together Leiden scholars working on Judaism. The first annual conference will take place in Leiden on 6 and 7 December. Leiden professors and co-organisers of the LJSA Sarah Cramsey and Jürgen Zangenberg talk about their plans.
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Stephanus HuijbregtsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
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Martina Revello Lami -
Leiden students give commentary on games live on Twitch
Three Leiden students will be sharing their knowledge of history while playing video games. The livestreams are part of the ‘Streaming the Past’ project and will be available on the popular streaming platform Twitch. The first livestream will be on Thursday 20 May.
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers
Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project within their own teaching. They have been awarded three grants of 100,000 euros within the Senior Fellows programme and four grants of 50,000 euros within…
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The FSW building is now called Agora
As of 12 Januari 2026, the FSW faculty building is called Agora. This name was chosen by the FSW community. In ancient Greece, the agora was the heart of the city: a place for meeting, dialogue and the exchange of ideas. This is exactly how we see our faculty building: an open space where knowledge,…
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10 maart: Universiteit Leiden start estafettestaking tegen bezuinigingen
Medewerkers van de Universiteit Leiden trappen maandag 10 maart de estafettestaking af van de Nederlandse universiteiten tegen de kabinetsbezuinigingen.
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Antjie Krog writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn
South African poet Antjie Krog will be the writer in residence at Leiden University in autumn 2021. Krog is famous for her poetry collections and books, which are often inspired by the history of South Africa. In her role as writer in residence, she will give the annual Albert Verwey Lecture and a series…
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Keuzegids: six top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University
Leiden University has six top bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2025, a consumer guide to university programmes. This puts Leiden in fourth place of the broad-based universities.
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Disability and Healing in Greek and Roman Myth
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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Anne Krause-Utz
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gjovalin MacajFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Soldiers of Fortune at Home: Remarks on the Social and Economic Footprint of Cretan Mercenary Wealth in the Hellenistic Period
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar
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The Processes of Dying of the Greeks from the Hellenistic Period to the Early Empire
Lecture, Ancient History Research Seminar