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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‘Lectures with the teacher talking for 90 minutes are completely outdated’16 July 2020Historian Robert Stein is a lecturer in Medieval History.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...
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‘We add a bit of escape room to our lessons’17 June 2020Tommy Hopstaken and Jochem Haverhoek run an escape room in Kruithuisje, a medieval tower on what was once the perimeter canal in Leiden. They are also...
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Anne Marieke van der Wal-Rémy: ‘The Instagram influencer should also be preserved as a historical source’08 June 2020Anne Marieke van der Wal-Rémy, assistant professor of African History and International Studies, has received a Comenius Teaching Fellow grant of 50,0...
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André Gerrits: ‘Coronavirus is speeding up social developments'05 June 2020All the world leaders have had to choose an approach during the global Covid-19 crisis. But which approach is the most effective? André Gerrits, Profe...
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Area Studies Week from 2-5 June: Join our live Q&As!26 May 2020Interested in Area Studies? Then Leiden is the place to be! Join our Online Area Studies Week from 2-5 June to find out more. From Africa to Brasil an...
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Three Comenius teaching grants for young Leiden lecturers18 May 2020Three young lecturers are to receive a Comenius Teaching Fellow grant of 50,000 euros. The grant will allow each of them to implement an innovation pr...
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Sara Brandellero: 'the news coming from Brazil is chilling'18 May 2020Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro called the COVID-19 disease “a minor illness”. With more than 200.000 confirmed corona cases today (May 18) however...