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School pupils introduced to languages during profile choice afternoon26 January 2026Last Tuesday, the Herta Mohr building was filled with secondary school pupils. During the profile choice afternoon, they were introduced to various as...
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Launch of the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and SocietyNew fund 26 January 2026In memory of Andrea Evers, Professor of Health Psychology, the Prof. Andrea Evers Fund for Health, Behaviour and Society has been established. With th...
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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance09 January 2026Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resi...
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’Impact 15 December 2025Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern L...
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’12 December 2025In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a for...
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Podcasts for the holidaysImpact 11 December 2025Long evenings and closed university buildings make a perfect combination for listening to podcasts. Over the past six months, staff, students and alum...
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LUF grant for Urban Studies aims to make The Hague safer and greenerInterdisciplinary collaboration 11 December 2025Starting this semester, Urban Studies students will be able to work on the urban development of the municipality of The Hague. A LUF incentive grant w...
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Annual Review 2025impact 10 December 2025In 2025, students, lecturers, researchers and alumni of the Faculty of Humanities were once again at the heart of society. They demonstrated the impor...
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Contribute to the fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days in LeidenAnniversary edition 03 December 2025The History Days are coming to Leiden for their anniversary edition! The History Days in Leiden on 27, 28 and 29 August 2026 bring together everyone w...
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Fenna IJtsma delved into four centuries of Leiden greenery: 'Leiden people have always sought out greenery'Inspiration from history for climate-proof city 27 November 2025Over the past year, historian Fenna IJtsma delved into 'four centuries of historical greenery'. As part of the Heritage Deal, with input from biologis...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composersVideo 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...
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TNO, HUM and the ISSC are jointly developing an ethical chatbot: ‘It is important that communication is tailored to the user’Interdisciplinary collaboration 25 November 2025The ISSC's ICT helpdesk receives dozens of questions from staff and students every day. A collaboration between TNO, LUCL and the ISSC aims to determi...
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Word by word, the first modern Japanese-Dutch dictionary is nearing completionImpact 25 November 2025It was more than twenty years ago that the plan for a Japanese-Dutch dictionary was born. Now it contains over 65,000 words, and completion is tentati...
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Gerlov van Engelenhoven and Yanise Zijlstra make short film: 'Intangible heritage you can't put into words'Impact Explorer grant 18 November 2025University lecturer Gerlov van Engelenhoven was to be a guest in one podcast by culture maker and anthropologist Yanise Zijlstra on intangible heritag...
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Luca Bruls Awarded Fellowship Grant for Research and Ethnographic Filmmaking14 November 2025Luca Bruls has received a Catharina Halkes Fonds fellowship grant to finalize her fieldwork in Chad and Senegal and to complete her first ethnographic...