News
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’ 11 January 2021
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawye...
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LIAS alumnus Dr Ruixuan Chen awarded Ernst Waldschmidt Prize 21 December 2020
Dr Ruixuan Chen, an alumnus of the LIAS and now assistant professor in Buddhist Studies at Heidelberg, has been awarded the Ernst Waldschmidt Prize. T...
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Mouse & Manuscript: a Collection of Interactive Lessons on Codicology and Oriental Manuscripts 18 December 2020
This week sees the first edition of the textbook Mouse&Manuscript published online. Mouse&Manuscript is a collection of interactive lessons on codicol...
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‘Our pirate image scares people off, but that’s exactly what we want’ 16 December 2020
Controversial environmental organisation Sea Shepherd fights illegal fishing all around the world and is not afraid to take direct action. Alumnus Gee...
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Researcher Marte Luesink: ‘I’ve always been interested in crisis situations.’ 15 December 2020
Alumna Marte Luesink took both a bachelor’s in International Studies and a master’s in International Politics at Leiden University. Very quickly after...
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Prizes for research internships in Suriname and on the Spanish Costa 14 December 2020
They were pleased enough to receive a grant from the LUF International Study Fund (LISF). That the same research internship would also win them a priz...
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New Podcast Asks Guests to Reimagine Education 08 December 2020
The Centre for Innovation has launched a new podcast series called What if Education… In each episode, the host Monika Theron invites students, teache...
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Hall of fame 2020: Students and staff in the spotlight 08 December 2020
Throughout this past year many students and staff at Leiden Law School received a prize or grant, were shortlisted for a prize or appointed to an acad...
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The Musical Work, Free Improvisation, and Live Electronics: Towards an Integrated Musical Paradigm. 07 December 2020
Composer, bass player and ACPA alumnus Ilya Ziblat Shay presented a paper at the Music Weekend and Midlands New Music Symposium, organised by Nottingh...
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UN Youth Delegate Dennis Jansen: 'We live as if there are ten earths' 02 December 2020
Alumnus Dennis Jansen was recently elected as Youth Delegate at the United Nations. For the next two years, he is committed to the area of Sustainable...
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Green Light from the Advisory Board Legal Technologies program 27 November 2020
Technological developments are rapidly advancing. The Leiden Legal Technologies Program was on the agenda of the Advisory Committee at their second me...
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‘In those days you could learn as much as you wanted at university’ 19 November 2020
Having flirted with Egyptology and Italian, Dieuwertje Kuijpers found her true calling in the Master’s in European Union Studies. She is now a freelan...
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A flash interview with a foreign alumna: Selina about hagelslag and what inspires her at working for a large firm 16 November 2020
German alumna Selina Holstein tells us all about the Dutch broodjes & hagelslag, the team diversity and variety in work while working for a large firm...
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Leiden alumni who graduated between 2016-2018 soon found a job 13 November 2020
Most Leiden master’s students who graduated between October 2016 and September 2018 soon found a job that was related to their degree programme. These...
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Alumna Cultural Anthropology Ruth Erica writes youth novel about Rwanda 26 October 2020
Writing a story from the perspective of a Rwandan girl set in Africa is not an easy task. Alumna Cultural Anthropology Ruth Erica did it. Her debut no...