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University strengthens ties with Indonesia 02 July 2019The climate crisis, the return of TB and the digitisation of cultural heritage. The Netherlands and Indonesia face many of the same challenges. A visi...
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Alumnus Chris Colijn on his traineeship at a think tank, his master’s degree and advice for other graduates 01 July 2019What does life look like after International Studies? For Chris Colijn who graduated in 2018, it involves working on his master’s in Russian and Euras...
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The mystery of Einstein's sink 13 June 2019According to some stories, Einstein washed his hands there only once. According to others, students moved it as a joke. Whatever the case may be, Eins...
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Refugees build a new future in Leiden 27 May 2019Solafa Saad (29) fled her homeland of Sudan for the Netherlands in 2016. She is now following the Leiden Preparatory Year (VGL), an initiative by Leid...
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Alumni event South and Southeast Asian Studies: an inspiring afternoon 20 May 2019On Saturday 11 May 2019, the BA South and Southeast Asian Studies programme held an Alumni Event for former students. All current students and staff w...
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Two more alumni with their sights on the European Parliament 17 May 2019It's a no-brainer: of the candidates that you can vote for on 23 May, 14 studied at Leiden University. We asked four of them about their motivation an...
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Alumni stand for European Parliament 17 May 2019
Fourteen of the candidates for the European parliamentary elections on 23 May studied at Leiden University. We ask four of them about their motivation...
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‘A logical step from medieval literature to fact-checking’ 16 May 2019Alumnus Peter Burger – along with his colleague Alexander Pleijter – is the face of fact-checking in the Netherlands. ‘My degree led straight to this.’
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MDMA and virtual reality as trauma treatment 14 May 2019Military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder often have symptoms that are both chronic and complex. Professor by Special Appointment Eric Verm...
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings 13 May 2019Seven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. R...
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Only in America: chemist becomes America correspondent 29 April 2019Chemistry, which is what Hans Klis studied in Leiden, is not what one might expect of a general journalist. ‘I’m a late bloomer,’ he says, despite hav...
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LUC Alumnus admitted to the Prestigious Yenching Academy 29 April 2019LUC Alumnus, Vera Kranenburg, from the Class of 2018 is admitted to the prestigious Yenching Academy. Vera has been selected as one of the Yenching Sc...
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LLM Jeugdrecht come to Leiden for careers afternoon and alumni evening 23 April 2019On Tuesday 16 April 2019 study association JSV Liberi and the Department of Child Law welcomed alumni of the master’s programme Jeugdrecht to a career...
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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of Rembrandt 23 April 2019Benson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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A Retrospective of the Brexit Event 15 April 2019Last week Saturday LUC hosted a Symposium about Brexit for students and alumni. Many interesting perspectives were shared by the speakers, as well as ...