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In memoriam Sjoerd van Koningsveld (1943-2021) 02 August 2021
We are saddened by the news of the unexpected passing of prof.dr. Pieter Sjoerd van Koningsveld on 28 July 2021.
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CADS Alumna Eva Schouten in Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) 02 August 2021
The Duurzame Jonge 100 (Sustainable Young 100) is an annual election for young entrepreneurs, young professionals and students who show that a sustain...
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Open for Registration: Leiden Global Lecture Series for PhD and Research Master students 29 July 2021
Discipline and Place in the Social Sciences and the Humanities, with these fields taken to include archaeology and law, is an annual lecture series fo...
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Watch the best films of Visual Ethnography alumni on Alexander Street Press 28 July 2021
The Leiden University Visual Ethnography collection has been added to Alexander Street Press, an educational streaming video service. The master’s spe...
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‘Prehistory holds up a challenging mirror to us’ 15 July 2021
Leiden alumnus Luc Amkreutz is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities. His exhibition about the submerged landscape of Doggerland highlights ...
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Professor Jos Schaeken: 'I had no idea where Leiden was, but I did know I wanted to study there.' 13 July 2021
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their families to go to university. In this thi...
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Applying for jobs during the coronavirus pandemic: Ancient History alumni share their experiences 12 July 2021
Three alumni of our Master’s degree programme in Ancient History talk to us about how they found a job after graduation during the coronavirus pandemi...
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How do you help a child suffering from depression? 08 July 2021
What causes depression in a child and how can they get over it? Leiden Professor of Psychology Bernet Elzinga and behavioural scientist Carine Kielstr...
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Your PhD, what next? PhD Career Event 2021 07 July 2021
Do you already know what comes next after your PhD? Are you wondering how to accomplish the transition from academia to the labour market? Join our Ph...
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Historian Nadia Bouras: ‘I wanted to succeed, for my parents and myself’ 06 July 2021
In the Pioneers of Leiden University series, we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this seco...
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LUF grant to take the war out of children 01 July 2021
Sandy Overgaauw has been awarded a 25,000 euro grant from the LUF for her research into PTSD in Syrian refugee children in the Netherlands. The resear...
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Mark Rutte presented with book about the human dimension 29 June 2021
The human dimension must be brought back to the fore, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in response to the child benefits scandal. But how? A group of re...
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Mission successful: deposits on small plastic bottles 29 June 2021
After years of lobbying by environmental activists, a deposit scheme for small plastic bottles is to be introduced on 1 July 2021. One of the leaders ...
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Pioneer Christiaan Weijts: clandestine novelist in literary circles 28 June 2021
In a new series we talk to past and present students who were the first in their family to go to university. In this first instalment: novelist and co...
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Théo Pavlović granted with Master's Speckmann Award 2021 23 June 2021
Alumnus Théo Pavlović received the Masters Speckmann award for his thesis: PAN RECORDS - A digital journey through the ethnic music niche that was sup...