News
-
New Code of Conduct on Integrity from 1 November 01 November 2016
The Executive Board has adopted a new Code of Conduct on Integrity for staff. This new code encompasses all the existing regulations within Leiden Uni...
-
‘City dwellers in Middle Ages no worse off than village dwellers’ 01 November 2016
City dwellers in the Middle Ages were probably no worse off than people living in villages. Both groups had very different health risks, is Rachel Sch...
-
Student entrepreneurs give HUBspot a lively opening 01 November 2016
Confetti cannons announced the opening of HUBspot, the new venue for innovation and entrepreneurship at the Langegracht in Leiden, on 31 October. But ...
-
Neanderthals on cold steppes also ate plants 25 October 2016
Neanderthals in cold regions probably ate a lot more vegetable food than was previously thought. This is what archaeologist Robert Power has discovere...
-
Cleveringa professor Joanne Liu to give extra lecture 25 October 2016
Cleveringa professor Joanne Liu, international president of Artsen Zonder Grenzen, will give an extra lecture on 24 November. The subject will be how ...
-
Assyrians were more 'homely' than we thought 20 October 2016
Archaeologist Victor Klinkenberg examined an old Assyrian settlement in Syria, near to the IS stronghold Raqqa. 'Social life was more important than m...
-
Caribbean heritage under threat 18 October 2016
Loss of cultural heritage first brings to mind the destruction in the Middle East. But in the Caribbean it is mainly natural processes such as coastal...
-
Drones help write new history of Caribbean 13 October 2016
Drones are proving to be a good means of mapping man-made changes in the landscape. Geophysicist Till Sonneman and his colleagues (archaeology) are ex...
-
Leiden University hosts closing symposium of HERA-CARIB Project 12 October 2016
On 26 and 27 September 2016, the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University hosted the closing symposium of the HERA-CARIB project “Caribbean Connect...
-
Discover our Perspectives on the Past 12 October 2016
The Faculty of Archaeology proudly presents the research brochure Perspectives on the Past, featuring passionate, dedicated researchers introducing a ...
-
Go study abroad! 10 October 2016
Are you keen to immerse yourself in a new culture, broaden your horizons and make friends for life? If so, come to the Study Abroad Festival on Friday...
-
Leids Ontzet: University closed 30 September 2016
We celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The Universit...
-
Are modern humans simply bad at smoking? 21 September 2016
Scientist looked for the genetic footprint of fire use in our genes, but found that our prehistoric cousins - the Neanderthals - and even the great ap...
-
Dating with electrodes struck to your skin 19 September 2016
Four thousand visitors immersed themselves in art and science during Leiden's Night of Art and Science on 17 September. They could choose from dozens ...
-
ERC grants for Leiden scientists 06 September 2016
Leiden research on psychology and archaeology will boosted by two subsidies. Both research projects focus on children.