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Eduardo Herrera Malatesta connects with Venezuela through podcastingImpact 06 November 2026For archaeologist Eduardo Herrera Malatesta, preserving cultural heritage extends beyond academic research. In his spare time, the Faculty of Archaeol...
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Astronomers create the sharpest and most sensitive low-frequency radio image of the sky to dateAstronomy 06 November 2026Using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), an international team led by Leiden University has produced the sharpest and most sensitive radio image ever ma...
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Ceriel Fousert explores the changing nature of homecomingPhD defence 06 November 2026Homecoming in American novels is no longer what it used to be, argues PhD candidate Ceriel Fousert. Where characters once picked up the threads of the...
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Katarzyna J. Cwiertka awarded Order of the Rising Sun by the Government of Japan06 November 2026On 3 November 2026, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the 2026 Autumn Conferment of Decorations.
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New study association ESV Pareto brings Leiden’s economics students togetherStudy association 06 November 2026New study association Pareto was launched in 2025. Stella Dusson (general board member/promotional activities) and Vikram Klaassens (chair) were invol...
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How language helps us understand othersImpact 06 November 2026There is a persistent misconception about language and culture programmes. ‘People think that they’re just about translating words,’ notes Professor o...
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Modelling the future of coasts: a confluence of materiality, practices, and governancePHD DEFENCE 05 November 2026On 20 October 2026, Jackie Ashkin successfully defended her PhD thesis at Leiden University, titled ‘Brackish Knowledge: Materiality, Numerical Modell...
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Trust in Transition: Leiden hosts the third ICON-S Benelux conferenceConference 05 November 2026On 26 and 27 October 2026, Leiden Law School hosted the third General Conference of the ICON-S Benelux Chapter, under the title Trust in Transition: P...
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Igna Bonfrer and Tom Overmans appointed professors by special appointment in Fiscal RelationsAppointment 05 November 2026Igna Bonfrer and Tom Overmans have been appointed professors by special appointment in Fiscal Relations at Leiden University. The chair was establishe...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants05 November 2026The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 February 202...
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Keuzegids 2027: five ‘top programmes’ at Leiden UniversityNational Student Survey 05 November 2026Five bachelor’s programmes at Leiden University have been designated as ‘top programmes’. This is according to ‘Keuzegids universiteiten 2027’, a cons...
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Ancient DNA reveals a new story about European languages and VikingsPublications in Nature 04 November 2026Combined with linguistics and archaeology, a DNA study of thousands of old skeletons has yielded a wealth of insights: European languages spread diffe...
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Leiden physicist develops detector capable of counting light particlesPHYSICS 04 November 2026Detecting a single photon is a challenge in itself. But what if you also want to know exactly how many photons arrive at a particular point at the sam...
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Using art to confuse AI? What we can learn from Muslim artists in SingaporePhD Research 04 November 2026ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) are playing an increasingly significant role in our daily lives and across society. Driven in ...
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Second episode of the Inequalities podcast: the Global South and the West03 November 2026The second episode of the new ‘Inequalities’ podcast series focuses on the differences between the Global South and the West. Professor Dorine van Nor...