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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’27 February 2023The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Markus Davidsen: 'We need to implement ideas that improve an entire programme'23 February 2023Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. University lecturer Markus Davidsen is one of them. What does h...
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes23 February 2023How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet inte...
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Want to contribute to educational innovation? Then the Comenius grant is for you22 February 2023Do you have an innovative idea on how to improve education, but don't know what steps to take next? The Comenius programme offers a range of grants fo...
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On exchange without leaving your student room: ECOLe teaching grant makes it possible16 February 2023Working from your Leiden room with students from the United States: Univeristy Lecturer Dario Fazzi’ students will soon be able to take up this challe...
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Bruno Verbeek: 'If your teaching is going well, you have to innovate'06 February 2023Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Qualification in Education (SKO) this year. University lecturer Bruno Verbeek is one of them. What does...
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Tom Groot Haar works for Foreign Affairs: ‘every important issue comes by our desks’31 January 2023Working as a diplomat for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: for many students it would be their dream. Alumnus Tom Groot Haar is busy making it a reali...
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Students remain ‘very satisfied’ with their degree programme in 202218 January 2023Almost 3,000 students from the Faculty of Humanities completed the National Student Survey (NSE) in the spring of 2022. With a response rate of 38%, t...
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Final project of the course Social and Ecological Activism in the Visual Arts (minor CSSC)17 January 2023On 14 December 2022, students of the course Social and Ecological Activism in the Visual Arts (as part of the Creative Strategies for a Society in Ch...
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Secondary school students grapple with Dutch texts: ‘I liked the feminist part best’22 December 2022University lecturer Olga van Marion invited pupils from Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn to take part in a series of Dutch workshops organised at...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?Reportage 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories19 December 2022Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Keyring in your hand when walking down the street alone? 'Many women are always on guard'08 December 2022A cover over your drink in the pub, deodorant as pepper spray or headphones to avoid hearing catcalling: many women use everyday objects to feel safer...
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Six top-rated programmes at Humanities24 November 2022Six programmes in the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded the designation 'top programme' by the Keuzegids. These are the bachelor’s in German Lan...
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Matthew Broad wins the Carla Musterd Award for Teaching 202218 November 2022At the latest Institute Council meeting in November, the institute’s biannual prize for teaching was awarded. The award is named after Carla Musterd, ...