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For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex
When you think of migration, you probably won’t immediately think of dating apps. Yet such apps are important to many migrants, such as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer or questioning (LGBT+). Researcher Andrew DJ Shield studied the role that dating apps play in the migration process,…
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Patient to plastic surgeon: ‘I want to look like my selfie.’
An image has great powers of persuasion. It is said that ‘a picture is worth more than a thousand words’. But these days, images can easily be manipulated with severe consequences. ‘Perhaps it’s time to reconsider the value we attach to images’, says Elize de Mul, whose PhD thesis deals with ‘digital…
- European Union Seminar Series
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Diasporic Koreans' Decolonization Project in Postwar Japan
Lecture
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Erasmus+ grant for virtual exchanges: 'We want to deliver ecologically aware global citizens'
Professor Dario Fazzi has been organising virtual exchanges for students with various American universities for a number of years. Now he has been awarded 400.000 euros from the Erasmus+ programme Cooperation Partnerships to further develop the virtual component of his teaching.
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Book Presentation: Ethics in Caribbean Archaeology
Lecture, Book Presentation
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EU sanctions on Russia
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Analysis of clustering algorithms and performance evaluation metrics applied to samples of the Tell El-Yahudiya ware typology
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Commemoration in the city: Engaging with the Stolpersteine in Leiden and beyond
Course
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Collecting sustainability and climate change for Rijksmuseum Boerhaave
Course
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European Union Seminar with Kajsa Ollongren
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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New core curriculum course: Humanities in a Digital World
Education
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Economic and fiscal policy of Member States: is the EU tightening or loosening its grip?
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Politicization and democratic control of EU decision-making
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Hard bargains: politics of debt and investment in the EU
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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European Space Policy
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Are your laws made by Big Oil? The unravelling of EU’s corporate accountability rules
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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International students find their way around Leiden: 'Getting a feel for the city'
This week, around 1,200 brand new students from 68 different countries are getting to know each other and their new student city. Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) got off to a good start on sunny Lammermarkt, which was packed with enthusiastic internationals.
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Archaeological Forum: Nathalie Brusgaard and Martin Berger
Lecture
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2023
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New professor Florian Schneider: ‘Chinese citizens are more perturbed by climate change than many in America or Europa’
After a gap of five years, Leiden has a new Professor of Modern China. Florian Schneider started his position on 1 September.
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Forced Choices: Migration, Identity, and Belonging in the South Tyrolean Option (1939-1955)
Lecture, LIMS seminar / Austrian Studies Seminar
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Programme
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The Dutch Transatlantic Slave Trade
Conference, Book presentation
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Courses and workshops health and well-being
During your time as a student, it is important to develop yourself both academically and in terms of personal growth. You can join a wide range of workshops and courses on personal development, well-being and creativity.
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Old signs & current signs in LSF (French Sign Language)
Lecture, Sign Language & Deaf People
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European integration and the United States: Have we reached the end of the "Cold War aberration"?
Lecture, European Union Seminar / CHEI Seminar
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The role of EU in Dutch politics
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Tom Groot Haar works for Foreign Affairs: ‘every important issue comes by our desks’
Working as a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: for many students it would be their dream. Alumnus Tom Groot Haar is busy making it a reality. 'My career seems like a preconceived plan, but it wasn't.'
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden
What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Schouwburg theatre, the play is a prominent part of the Relief of Leiden celebrations, and Leiden alumni are playing a big role. Take a look behind the…
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2023
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The Interactive Pasts Conference 4
Conference
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2024
- Living in a wetland landscape: the late Neolithic Vlaardingen culture revisited
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Internships and research in the Netherlands
How can you find an internship or research project and what arrangements do you need to make?
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Asia and Asians in the Netherlands
Brainstorm Session
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Two Dialogic Network lectures by Siavash Rafiee Rad and Keramat Fathinia
Lecture
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Democracy in action: Horizon grant for policy-oriented research on grassroots culture and democracy
Dr. Sara Brandellero and Dr. Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues from Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society will lead a collaborative research project funded by Horizon Europe Work Programme on Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society. #DemocracyinAction studies arts and culture-based grassroots…
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Enthusiasm for PRINS 2022
This year’s edition of PRINS, the International Studies’ consultancy course, proved to be an inspiring event for most of its participants. Students, coaches and representatives of organisations are looking back on this rollercoaster of a course and reflect on why the PRINS experience is so special.
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Geadopteerd uit China, terug als journalist: ‘Ik wil de stereotypering doorbreken’
Haar hele leven wilde de geadopteerde Cindy Huijgen terug naar haar geboorteland China. Inmiddels is de alumnus Chinastudies en Journalistiek en Nieuwe Media er correspondent.
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2024
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2025
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art
Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a recent study at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, I used eye-tracking technology.' Walker talks about his research on media platform ‘The Conversation’.
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Migration scholar Katharina Natter wins Gratama Science Prize
For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talented researchers.
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A better understanding of democracy across cultures and contexts
A new collaborative monograph of democratic theory, The Sciences of the Democracies, was released by UCL Press on August 7. The book, in the style of a democratic manifesto, is written by a large number of co-authors in a bold attempt to expand and deepen how democracy is studied and understood. Among…
- Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation
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Giant Robots, Big Ideas - Exploring the World of Mecha in Japanese Animation
From towering mechanical heroes to city-destroying battles, giant robots have become one of the most iconic images in Japanese animation. On 28 April 2026, Leiden University will host "Giant Robots, Big Ideas", an afternoon event exploring how these spectacular machines reflect deeper questions about…
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Bahar Simsek: ‘Research does not need to be holistic’
How does audio-visual material shape the identity of people when those people do not own their own land and are being oppressed? Bahar Simsek delved into the effect of film on the Kurdish identity. She will obtain her PhD on 4 May.
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