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Looted art returned to Sri Lanka: ‘It was a job tracing what came from where'
A cannon, a sabre, guns: these Sri Lankan objects had been in the Rijksmuseum for centuries. In early December, they were returned to Sri Lanka. Associate Professor of Colonial History Alicia Schrikker led the research that formed the basis for the restitution and published a volume on the findings…
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In memoriam: Prof. dr. J.T.P. de Bruijn (1931-2023)
On Monday 23 January 2023 J.T.P. (Hans) de Bruijn passed away at the age of 91. Until 1995 he held the Chair of New Persian Language and Culture at Leiden University.
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In pictures: animal mummies in a scanner
The story of Tutankhamun, the Egyptian pharaoh, is world famous. But did you know that the Ancient Egyptians mummified not only people but animals too? The National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden recently put a bunch of animal mummies through a CT scanner. This was in collaboration with Canon Netherlands…
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‘The sound of the city became the score for a musical instrument’
Do the sounds that surround you as you cycle through the city sometimes annoy you? Don’t worry, because we can actively change the situation, says sound expert Edwin van der Heide. Students in his Honours Class are actively shaping the sound of the city.
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Japanese Literature Reading List
From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
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From holograms to case file analysis: students investigate real cold cases
Can students solve cold cases? In the elective courses ‘Introduction to Cold Cases’ and ‘Cold Cases’, theory is combined with practice and students investigate actual police files. 'Hopefully, we can add a fresh perspective to investigations.'
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(re)Mapping Africa: Colonial cartography collection soon ready for search
Describing almost 1400 maps of Africa in three months. It’s no small task that student assistants Artemis Mantheakis and Beatriz Veiga have been working on within the joint ASCL-UBL Africa Maps Project. The project’s aim is to describe and catalogue a 20th-century map collection of the library of the…
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In Memoriam: Harriet Zurndorfer (1946-2026)
Harriet Zurndorfer passed away on 18 March 2026 in Leiden.
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De schaduwzijde van erfgoedbescherming
World Heritage status comes at a cost to the local population’s human rights. PhD Candidate Sophie Starrenburg explains the drawbacks of poetic terms such as ‘the cultural heritage of mankind’.
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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’
There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. What does Frans Osinga, Professor of War Studies, think about the threat and what we should do?
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Aukje Nauta: 'Shame in the workplace can lead to stress, conflict and even burnout'
Aukje Nauta's professorship at Leiden University has been extended for another five years. She will further research how connectedness in the workplace helps people to be their full self and perform better. Her conviction: for a healthy work culture, we need to be willing to feel a bit more ashamed…
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Leiden University modifies BSA regulation for the first year and ends experiment with second year
Leiden University is ending the experiment with the Binding Study Advice in the second year of the bachelor's programme (BSA 2) with immediate effect. Under the terms of BSA 2, students were required to obtain 90 credits within two years, including their first-year diploma.
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IBL Symposium 2025
Symposium
- Discover Brussels with Career Service
- Research Seminar Europe 1000-1800
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Connect & FAIRify: FAIRification of a high throughput metabolomics laboratory with FAIR Digital Objects
Webinar, Q&A, discussion
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L(SB)2 Seminar: Using single-molecule optical tweezers to study membrane protein stability, interactions and dynamics
Lecture
- Join our Information Evening in Leiden or online
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The Loyalty Trap: Federal Civil Servants Under Trump
Lecture, Event
- Women Reporting from the Frontlines: A Discussion with Female War Correspondents
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Why does water have a blue colour? Modification of Nouns and the Possession of Properties
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
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Onwards to noble death! War representation in the manga of Shigeru Mizuki
Lecture
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Just Peace Festival Info Session
Information Session
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Student for a day Arts, Media and Society
Study information
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Student for a day International Studies
Study information
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Student for a day International Studies
Study information
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Student for a day African Studies
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- Lecture and Dialogue session "Sustainable Employability"
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Student for a day International Studies
Study information
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Spionnen op de Noordzee
Debate
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Codecheck
Workshop
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The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers
Lecture
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Decoding the Immune and Structural Landscapes of the Prenatal and Emphysematous Lung at the Single-Cell Level
PhD defence
- Open Science Week at Archaeology: Let's talk about publishing
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Language Professionals on the Move: the Language Sector and Migrant Agency in Early Modern Europe
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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Q&A with the LDE Honours Programmes
Study information
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: Planetary exploration and the search for life in our Solar System
Lecture
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Evaluative Adjectives in Igbo Language: Insights from ezigbo and ajọ
Lecture, This Time for Africa! series
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Code as Critique: Relearning Technical Practice in the Ruins of Big Tech
Workshop
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Vein Men / Vein Women? Bloodletting Diagrams, Medical Practice and Gender in Later Medieval Europe
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
- Open Science Coffee: Assessing robustness through multiverse analysis – Applications in research and education
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E-Values for Anytime-Valid Inference with Exponential Families
PhD defence
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Alumni event in Dubai
Alumni event
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Codecheck
Workshop
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Hypothetical comparison clauses in Dutch dialects
Lecture, Com(parative) Syn(tax) Series
- Lecture and Dialogue session "Sustainable Employability"
- BA Spring Middle East Studies programme