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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.
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‘Lectures with the teacher talking for 90 minutes are completely outdated’16 July 2020Historian Robert Stein is a lecturer in Medieval History. He was recently awarded the Senior Teaching Qualification. What did he learn from the STQ tr...
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Teachers on remote teaching: ‘You really have to act as a moderator06 July 2020As a result of the current coronavirus outbreak, almost all of our teaching is done online. However, even before this, several teachers were involved ...
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Rick Honings appointed Scaliger professor30 June 2020Senior lecturer Rick Honings has been appointed Scaliger professor with effect from 1 July 2020. In the coming years his focus will be on promoting te...
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Leiden University places sixth in QS Ranking Classics and Ancient History26 June 2020The faculty of Humanities scores well in the anual QS World Universities Ranking By Subject list. This year we have placed sixth in the category Class...