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History and Linguistics in Leiden #19 and #28 in QS ranking 2016 22 March 2016
In QS’s World University Rankings of 2016, Leiden University’s History and Linguistics programme rank #19 and #28, respectively. This makes the Histor...
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In memoriam: Professor Cees Fasseur 14 March 2016
It is with great sadness that Leiden University has learned of the death of Professor Cees Fasseur (11 December 1938–13 March 2016).
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Fulbright Archival Research Trip in New York (October 2015 – January 2016) 24 February 2016
Joris van den Tol spent three months doing archival research in Albany in the USA. Read on how he experienced his stay.
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NWO reports on VIDI project Erik Kwakkel 04 February 2016
In his VIDI project “Turning Over a New Leaf: Manuscript Innovation in the Twelfth-Century Renaissance” (2010-2015) Erik Kwakkel and his team studied...
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New editions of the Journal of Sonic Studies 26 January 2016
How can we understand the impact and importance of sound?
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ERC Consolidator Grant for Petra Sijpesteijn 18 January 2016
Arabist and papyrologist Petra Sijpesteijn has received a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council for her research on the early Islamic ...
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Leiden Students help Create The Hague Manifesto to celebrate UN @ 70 19 November 2015
The Hague Project Peace & Justice, in cooperation with Dr. Alanna O’Malley of the Leiden University Institute for History, organized a one-day confere...
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Interview with Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi about his course 'From Plato to Pussy Riot' 02 November 2015
In the interview by Manu Sinjan, published in Eos Memo, Hafez Ismaili m'Hamdi addresses questions about the changing role of music in society through ...
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Photo Collection Research Tutorial 15 January 2015
Maartje van den Heuvel, researcher and curator of photography at Leiden University, will be giving a tutorial next semester to master students of Film...
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Medieval Pen Trials In the News 07 October 2014
Interview for National Public Radio sparks media frenzy.
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2012 Wat is uw impact, meneer Kant? 15 May 2012
Prof. dr. Roberta D'Alessandro has written an article on the increasing difficulties that researchers encounter when they apply for a research grant i...