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‘I want to work with Indonesia in the present day’
Alumnus Rennie Roos lives and works in Indonesia. What took him there, what does he do there and what inspires him?
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Development of the Faculty Strategic Plan
The development of the Faculty Strategic Plan (FSP) did not come to a standstill over the summer. We now have a draft version of the Plan that incorporates the feedback on the strategic objectives that we obtained from various meetings and bodies before the summer. The Research Directors and a number…
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Martina VijverFaculty of Science
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Sylvestre BonnetFaculty of Science
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Leonor Alvarez FrancésFaculty of Humanities
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Suzan ten HeuwFaculty of Humanities
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Maryla KlajnFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Young Hae ChoiFaculty of Science
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Rachel SchatsFaculty of Archaeology
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Ineke van der HamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arjen Boin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Amy EaglestoneFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter van der PuttenFaculty of Science
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Mentor Network live: alumni speed dating
Career and apply for jobs
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gerrit DusseldorpFaculty of Archaeology
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Crystal EnnisFaculty of Humanities
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Marion PluskotaFaculty of Humanities
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Marie SoressiFaculty of Archaeology
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’
Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.
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Annetje Ottow reappointed as President of the Executive Board
Leiden University’s President of the Executive Board, Professor Annetje Ottow, has been reappointed for a second term by the Board of Governors.
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President Annetje Ottow helps fish plastic out of the canal
Every Sunday you can help fish plastic and other floating garbage out of the Leiden canals. You can use your own canoe or loan one from Plastic Spotter and join the garbage-fishing fleet. Annetje Ottow, President of Leiden University, was one of the crew on Sunday 4 July.
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’
After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problems? This was the key question at the Opening of the Academic Year in Pieterskerk in Leiden on 6 September.
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Timo Kos new Vice President of the Executive Board
Timo Kos has been appointed Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board and will take up the role on 1 March 2025. He succeeds Martijn Ridderbos, who will join the board of the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) on 1 January 2025.
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Leiden Classics: Humbert de Superville, founder of the Print Room
Dutch artist and visionary David Humbert de Superville (1770-1849) was the founder and first director of the Print Room at Leiden University. An exhibition and symposium are now being organised in his honour. What makes him so remarkable?
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Update Executive Board: The consequences of the announced budget cuts
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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Update Executive Board: Current status of the government cuts
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Photo report of the university float in the Grand Parade
The Grand Parade was a festive highlight of the 450th anniversary celebration of 3 October. Students and staff members from Leiden University participated with an impressive float.
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Rutte IV: a fifth of the cabinet studied in Leiden
The new cabinet has finally taken office. Six of its members studied in Leiden, once again making the University a key supplier to the cabinet. Who are these alumni?
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’
Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Various speakers in Leiden’s Pieterskerk highlighted the importance of science for society.
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden
The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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Six prospective members of the new cabinet studied in Leiden
The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did they study?
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Dive into the origins of the International Labour Organisation and the League of Nations
The Leiden interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) and the Embassy of Ireland are jointly organising a special book launch in The Hague. On 13 November, Gerry Finnegan, author and a former director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), will…
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Leiden University may open new building in the centre of The Hague
The Municipality of The Hague, Leiden University and CBRE Investment Management (CBRE IM) will together try to realise a University building in the former Hudson’s Bay premises at Grote Marktstraat 48-50/Spui 3. This will facilitate the growth of Campus The Hague. A cooperation agreement was signed…
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Shaping the university of the future. Leiden University joins Una Europa alliance
Leiden University is a member of the Una Europa European alliance. This partnership of 11 research-intensive universities is working to shape the university of the future.
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Leiden University and Municipality of The Hague to collaborate on sustainability
Leiden University and the Municipality of The Hague signed a collaboration agreement on sustainability on 1 November. Their main goals are to build a network, share knowledge and explore the possibilities of a Climate Centre for the people of The Hague.