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Alumna interview International Studies: Beatrice Noun 19 May 2022
Beatrice Noun (alumna BA International Studies) currently lives in Paris and works for the World Bank as a consultant while doing a master’s degree at...
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence 19 May 2022
It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for...
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Video series: The value of collaboration with Indonesia 16 May 2022
Researchers from Leiden and Indonesia work together on a range of projects on topics such as disappearing languages and cultures, the role of Islam, c...
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Student Sophie on her internship at VPRO: 'My plan is to experience this fully and learn as much as I can' 12 May 2022
In a new video on the Faculty of Humanities' YouTube-channel, we follow MA student Russian and Eurasian Studies Sophie. She is doing an internship at ...
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Student Aline-Priscillia: ‘I am an odd academic, I’m not very attached to outcomes’ 11 May 2022
In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and academics talk about their passion for their field. Student Aline-Priscillia is particu...
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Construction of alternative Humanities Campus is feasible 10 May 2022
Leiden University can build an alternative Humanities Campus on its own available land at the current location in the city. This is the conclusion of ...
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Owada Chair should bring together nations, cultures and individuals 09 May 2022
Dominique Moïsi, a professor at King’s College London, will be the first holder of the Owada chair. ‘In the present international context of polarisat...
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity 06 May 2022
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she inte...
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Comenius teaching grants for four Leiden lecturers 03 May 2022
Four lecturers from Leiden University will receive a 50,000-euro Comenius Teaching Fellow grant. This will enable them and their team to realise an ed...
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Learn more about International Studies and Urban Studies during the Experience Day 02 May 2022
How does a lecture work? What does Urban Studies entail? What are International Studies’ career prospects? During the Experience Day, prospective stud...
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Traitors, profiteers or collaborators: ‘The Jewish Council has long been judged too harshly’ 02 May 2022
For too long the Dutch collective memory has judged the Jewish Council too harshly. This perspective needs to be adjusted, Bart van der Boom argues in...
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Experience Days: ‘Now I understand what it’s like to attend university’ 29 April 2022
Experiencing what it is like to attend a lecture, asking professors questions and even trying your hand at homework: Experience Days help prospective ...
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ACPA offers new minor in collaboration with Filmhuis Den Haag 28 April 2022
The Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) offers a new minor from September 2022: Creative Strategies for a Society in Change (CSSC).
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’ 26 April 2022
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, com...
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ERC Advanced Grants for four Leiden researchers 26 April 2022
From a new generation of antibiotics and more-effective vaccines to a map of dark matter and new light on Hindu traditions. Four researchers from Leid...