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International Studies students receive their diploma28 August 2020Organised in four separate sessions throughout the day, and broadcast live online to guests and families who could not join, a total of 260 students r...
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‘The sound of the city became the score for a musical instrument’25 August 2020Do the sounds that surround you as you cycle through the city sometimes annoy you? Don’t worry, because we can actively change the situation, says sou...
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Pilgrim conference: high time for an indigenous and more diverse perspective24 August 2020Historians and experts in American studies from Leiden University are holding an online international conference about the arrival of the Pilgrims in ...
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A warm welcome to first-years: working with one and a halve meters24 August 2020Everything is different this year because of the corona measures; introduction weeks, student life and education. In order to give new students a prop...
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Tim Meijers: 'There are so many questions I still want to ask’21 August 2020The fact that Tim Meijers ended up becoming a philosopher came as no surprise. Even as a child, the university lecturer endlessly asked questions to h...
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These are the nominees for the Faculty Teaching Prize 202020 August 2020Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students and a jury decides who receives the prize...
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Aris Politopoulos: ‘I use games as a teaching method'19 August 2020In his lectures Aris Politopoulos combines archaeology with video games. He is one of the three nominees for the 2020 LUS Teaching Prize. 'A good teac...
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Susanna Lindberg new Professor of Continental Philosophy18 August 2020On 1 September, Susanna Lindberg will start as Professor of Continental Philosophy at Leiden University. Lindberg will teach and research in the areas...
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Practicum Artium: creativity at its best18 August 2020Practicum Artium is a joint programme by Leiden University and the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) that offers students the opportunity to develop their a...
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Concrete Islands in Alphaville17 August 2020Concrete Islands in Alphaville A Photo Gallery of Responses to two Seminal Artistic Explorations of Urban Technocracy and its Monstrous Highways
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‘The Rooseveltian Century’: one of the best MOOCs according to New York Magazine11 August 2020According to New York Magazine, the massive open online course (MOOC) ‘The Rooseveltian Century’ by Professor by Special Appointment Giles Scott-Smith...
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Ingrid Tieken spellbound by languages of The Hague11 August 2020Linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade retired in July, but is pressing on regardless with her languages in The Hague project. An online tour of her H...
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Electives of Ancient Near Eastern Studies: ‘You can really get a closer look at the subject matter’03 August 2020Are you interested in ancient Egypt, the rich cultural heritage of Mesopotamia or bliblical Hebrew and Aramaic? Students of all faculties can follow e...
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Robert Zwijnenberg: ‘Don’t just talk but dare to get your hands dirty’21 July 2020Rob Zwijnenberg, Professor of Art and Science Interactions, uses daring experiments to get his students to think about social issues. "People who I in...
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Bibi Dumon Tak new writer-in-residence20 July 2020Author Bibi Dumon Tak will be the new writer-in-residence at Leiden University from autumn 2020.