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President Korea Foundation op bezoek 24 October 2024On Friday morning, 18 October, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and Professor Remco Breuker welcomed Korea Foundation President Gheewan Kim.
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Eleven Leiden University researchers receive Vidi grants 22 October 2024The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded Vidi grants to 11 Leiden researchers. This grant of up to 850,000 euros will enable them to develop an in...
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Assessors: for 25 years an essential link between students and the university 22 October 2024For 25 years now, each faculty has had an assessor, a student representing the interests of all the faculty’s students. Yet few students are aware of ...
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Opinion: The message 'ready for the fight' in the Defence White Paper raises concerns. 21 October 2024‘Strong, smart and together’ is the name of the recently published Defence White Paper, which is being debated in the House of Representatives along w...
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Crash course in journalism: students make a podcast with TV presenter Twan Huys 21 October 2024Leiden students are producing ‘College Tour, the podcast!’ with TV presenter Twan Huys. In next to no time, they have to find top journalists and prep...
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Global Governance Journal comes to Leiden 14 October 2024A team of researchers based at Leiden has taken over the editorship of the journal Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Or...
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Sustainability in and around the Herta Mohr Building: Explore the interactive infographic 14 October 2024The Herta Mohr Building is leading the way in sustainable innovations, for both Leiden University buildings and beyond. It is the university’s first f...
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Opening of the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities 09 October 2024Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Buildi...
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world 07 October 2024As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like anoth...
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Thijs Brocades Zaalberg: 'How does the discourse on war influence practice?' 30 September 2024As a student, Thijs Brocades Zaalberg was primarily interested in diplomacy surrounding conflicts. Through research on peace operations and subsequent...
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Leiden students research the Relief of Leiden: ‘It was a divided city’ 30 September 2024If you do research on Leidens Ontzet in Leiden, you can count on a lot of interest. But Leiden Kennisstad interns Marieke Nolten and Alexander Nuijten...
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders' 24 September 2024To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of...
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A new songbook for Leiden’s 3 October festival: why you should come to the singsong in the park 19 September 2024After a long night of partying, hundreds of people head to Leiden’s Van der Werfpark early on 3 October for a good singsong. Lecturer in Dutch literat...
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‘Let politics be the focus at the State Opening of Parliament’ 16 September 2024A big performance by André Rieu, food trucks in The Hague and more contact with the Royal Family: grand plans were announced in April to make the Stat...
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’ 13 September 2024Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals...