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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studyingAnniversary exhibition 23 April 2025Be it with a paintbrush or camera, over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortu...
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World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini11 April 2025UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kart...
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Four burning questions for four inspiring international alumni10 April 2025Last week on Monday evening, four international Leiden Law School alumni working in various sectors and areas of expertise came back to their alma mat...
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Frontex director Hans Leijtens: 'We don't stop migration, but we want to manage it properly'Interview 08 April 2025What does European border security look like? On 14 April, Hans Leijtens, executive director of Frontex and former commander of the Royal Netherlands ...
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After sixty years, German alumni are back in Leiden: ‘I presided over the meeting with a revolver’07 April 2025They first entered the Academy Building fifty to sixty years ago. On 28 March, they were back for an afternoon: the members of the Dr Pfiffikus debati...
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Governance in motion: How to combine steadfastness with responsivenessRecap introduction lecture 01 April 2025The Dutch polder model has provided stability and administrative calm for many years, but is it still resilient enough to withstand the dynamics of to...
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How 'Big Tech' Undermines Our DemocracyCurrent affairs lecture 'recap' 25 March 2025Tech giants such as Google, Apple, and Microsoft are increasingly shaping the digital world we live in. Reijer Passchier cautions: 'Urgent measures ar...
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropologyInterview 19 March 2025Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to conti...
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Alumnus Bart Jansen: ‘It’s up to us legal philosophers to make sense of these times’18 March 2025Legal philosopher Bart Jansen teaches at universities around the world. In an interview two years ago, he spoke about his professional fascination for...
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Last chance to participate in the Humanities labor market survey17 March 2025Did you graduate from the Faculty of Humanities in the period from 2020 to 2024? Then participate in our labor market survey!
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Academy for the rule of law: ‘Indispensable in populist times’03 March 2025Around fifty civil servants and journalists have jointly delved into rule of law issues since the launch of the Academy for the Rule of Law, a Dutch c...
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Anniversary activity: visit Leiden University at the Impact Fair 2025!03 March 2025Leiden University will share impactful research and teaching with policymakers, businesses and the general public at the Impact Fair in Utrecht on Thu...
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Online exhibition Tourism in the Dutch East Indies27 February 2025From travel stories, travel guides and hotel vignettes to postcards, drawings, menus, brochures, posters and photos. The collections of Leiden Univers...
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’19 February 2025Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450t...
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LUC anniversary: 15 inspiring examples of local impact18 February 2025In 2025, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme 'Global challenges, local impact'. To kick off this anniversar...