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Cultural contacts between ‘East’ and ‘West’ in the early Middle Ages 12 March 2024
With the help of the JEDI fund, Fatima al Moufridji and Thijs Porck went in search of cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Afric...
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’ 11 March 2024
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that mo...
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Inclusion on International Women’s Day: pulling together for structural change 11 March 2024
How do you achieve the structural change needed for a more inclusive university community? What challenges do female staff face in their careers and w...
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Brooks Daly rejoins the LL.M. (Adv.) in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration 11 March 2024
The Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies is delighted that Brooks Daly will rejoin the LL.M. (Adv.) in International Dispute Settlement and ...
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How touchscreens and eye trackers can tell us something about the dating life of orangutans 11 March 2024
Aesthetic attraction plays a big role in orangutans’ mate choice, behavioural biologist and PhD candidate Tom Roth has observed. But to discover just ...
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Plane trees moved to Herta Mohr building 11 March 2024
The plane trees from the forecourt of Cluster North have been moved to the Herta Mohr building (Cluster South). The trees could not remain in their or...
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Liselore Tissen appointed ambassador for network of congress ambassadors 08 March 2024
External PhD candidate Liselore Tissen has been appointed ambassador for Leiden City of Science. As the youngest member and the only non-professor in ...
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology 08 March 2024
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the rol...
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Sigrid Kaag avant la lettre: Women played a significant role in eighteenth-century diplomacy 07 March 2024
With her Veni research, investigator Rosanne Baars from the Institute of History aims to demonstrate that women played a role in the eighteenth-centur...
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Jointly into the quantum future: ‘A crucial role for education and science communication’ 07 March 2024
The second quantum revolution is in full swing, bringing all kinds of new technologies to within reach, and offering many opportunities as well as cha...
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The mysteries of exoplanets and supermassive black holes: two Vici grants for Leiden Observatory 07 March 2024
One unravels the origin of the largest black holes in the universe, the other investigates the influence of stellar wind on the atmosphere of exoplane...
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Jeroen Touwen, board member of Campus The Hague: 'We are one university in two cities' 07 March 2024
The train to The Hague holds no secrets for Jeroen Touwen anymore. Since October, the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Humanities has been part of the boar...
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Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.' 06 March 2024
When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. University Lecturer in the history of Islam, Ed...
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A good pedometer encourages physical activity - but not for everyone 05 March 2024
eHealth can improve our lifestyle without the involvement of a healthcare provider. Talia Cohen Rodrigues investigated the possibilities for people wi...
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Skilled students: this is how the Science Skills Team supports you as a teacher 05 March 2024
Education is more than just knowledge transfer: students also develop numerous important skills. But which skills are addressed in which courses? And ...