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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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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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Gijs Zebregts: ‘I want to give hope to fellow sufferers of leukaemia’Humans of Humanities 18 February 2025Gijs Zebregts had just graduated from International Studies when he was stricken with acute leukaemia. A stem cell donor brought relief. Now he is goi...
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New album by Gabriel Paiuk27 January 2025ACPA alumnus Gabriel Paiuk is releasing a new album, titled Degrees of Transparency, on the Unsounds label.
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From decorative arts student in Leiden to curator at the biggest museum in New York16 December 2024How does a Leiden alumnus end up working at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)? In the case of Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide, it was partly...
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Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’13 December 2024Professor Beatrice de Graaf held the 53rd Huizinga Lecture on Thursday 12 December. In front of a a sold-out Stadsgehoorzaal, she spoke about how his...
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Reconnecting in Leiden, 15 years after graduation17 October 2024During the first weekend of October, a group of fourteen Master of Arts in European Union Studies alumni returned to the place it all began, 15 years ...
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In Memoriam: Ruchama Noorda16 October 202415 March 1979 - 11 October 2024
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Sign the petition against the higher education cuts15 October 2024Universities will be hit hard by the announced cuts to higher education. Essential disciplines and jobs will disappear. And a fine will be introduced ...
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PR Coordinator LIFF Jetske Breedeveld: 'Going to the cinema between lectures'08 October 2024Alumna Jetske Breedeveld pursued both a Bachelor's in English Language and Culture and a Master's in Literary Studies at Leiden University. Her passio...
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Beatrice de Graaf to deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture01 October 2024On Thursday, December 12, 2024, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf will deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leid...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden12 September 2024What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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International Studies students receive their diploma30 August 2024On 30 August 2024, 330 students received their Bachelor Diploma of International Studies. The students were awarded their diplomas in the historic Pie...
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International recognition for our 'Leiden did not forget you' days30 August 2024The Alumni Office is happy and proud: the 'Leiden did not forget you' days of spring 2023 have won an award from the Council for Advancement and Suppo...
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Alumnus Marlon Titre: ‘Film is often the start of a conversation’17 July 2024Marlon Titre (1982) studied at Royal Conservatoire The Hague, did his PhD and studied at Leiden University, earned several other qualifications and is...