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European Education project on skills Humanities studentsWith what skills do Humanities students distinguish themselves on the labour market? How can we offer students insight into their personal profile? Ca...
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Anthropologist Andrew Littlejohn composes sonic ethnography in JapanAndrew Littlejohn composed a sonic ethnography with sounds recorded in Japan’s northeastern region. He decided to make recordings because he wasn’t sa...
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Mandrills; timing is everythingMandrills keep track of how many days have passed to be the first to gather the food. This is shown by a team of researchers from the University of Am...
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Campus The Hague presents ambitious plans to Mayor Van ZanenLeiden University’s Campus The Hague has published its new strategy for the next ten years. Martijn Ridderbos, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, a...
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Update Humanities Campus: circular dismantling Cluster ZuidThe renovation of Cluster Zuid (Van Eyckhof-Van Wijkplaats) is the third project in the development of the Humanities Campus. The circular dismantling...
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'Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán forced to choose between power or money'According to Brussels, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has systematically been dismantling the rule of law in Hungary since 2010. In a final att...
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‘Academic research necessary to highlight and improve the circumstances of journalists under threat’Jaap de Jong, Professor of Journalism and New Media, is one of the organisers of the Academic Conference (9 December) as part of the World Press Freed...
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ACPA PhD candidate Michael Drapkin receives PRJC GrantClarinetist and ACPA researcher Michael Drapkin recently received Eastman School of Music Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research Grant of $20...
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Guest lecture by Simonetta Cook, Member of Cabinet of President MichelOn Monday 23 November, Ms Simonetta Cook, member of the Cabinet of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, addressed master's students ...
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New Director of Operations Niels Laurens: ‘I am grateful there are people who chose to do archaeology as their profession.’Niels Laurens recently started as the new Director of Operations at the Faculty of Archaeology as well as the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs...
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Assessing the safety of chemicals and medicines without laboratory animalsOne of the holy grails of drug research is to be able to assess the safety of chemicals and pharmaceuticals without using laboratory animals. Research...
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Students go on home-excursion to the Bio Science ParkSince 2015, the Betabanenmarkt Foundation (BBM) has been organising the Bio Science Park Excursion yearly to introduce students to the world of start-...
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UN Youth Delegate Dennis Jansen: 'We live as if there are ten earths'Alumnus Dennis Jansen was recently elected as Youth Delegate at the United Nations. For the next two years, he is committed to the area of Sustainable...
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Prehistoric hunters from the North Sea used human bones as weaponsOver the years, many spectacular archaeological finds have been washed ashore on the Dutch coast. Among these a large assemblage of barbed points made...
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Pop-up study spaces in StadsgehoorzaalStudents from Leiden University will be able to study in the Stadsgehoorzaal on Breestraat in Leiden from Saturday 5 to Tuesday 15 December. The main ...