News
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Three ERC Advanced Grants for Leiden researchers 04 April 2017
Archaeologist Frans Theuws, Buddhism specialist Jonathan Silk and mathematician Ronald Cramer have each been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant of 2.5 mill...
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ERC starting grant for Mariana de Campos Françozo 04 April 2017
Mariana Françozo has been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. With this 1.5 million euro grant Dr. Françozo and her research te...
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Summer Schools 2017: from Biopharmacy to Papyrology 15 March 2017
Want to explore a different specialist field? Or maybe study a topic from your programme in more depth? This summer Leiden University is again offerin...
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Changes that threaten heritage 10 March 2017
The oil pipeline in Dakota, the widening of the motorway near Stonehenge, the construction of dams in Turkey and Iraq: newspapers and social media are...
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Archaeologist involved in developing boardgame 01 March 2017
Archaeologist Maikel Kuijpers participated in the development of the boardgame Epoch: Early Inventors. “This game is inspired by the major innovation ...
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New method of determining geographic origin of humans 23 February 2017
Leiden researchers have developed a new method of determining the geographic origin of humans. Archaeologist Jason Laffoon and his team used the techn...
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Discover the right master's for you 23 February 2017
Are you exploring the options for a master's programme? If so, come to our Master's Day on 10 March. You can visit the presentations by the different ...
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North Holland settlement re-examined 23 February 2017
Archaeologist Virginia García-Díaz made replicas of centuries-old tools to be able to study North Holland settlements from the corded-ware culture. Ph...
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Focus Raqqa: reconstruction of a Syrian museum collection 14 February 2017
In the civil war in Syria, the country's cultural heritage is also under threat. There have been further acts of vandalism in Palmyra and many of the ...
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Wijnhaven: where you can get to know the world 10 February 2017
On 10 February Leiden University celebrated the official opening of Wijnhaven, the University's newest premises in The Hague. Everyone present emphasi...
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Sugoi! Start of Leiden Asia Year 07 February 2017
Throughout the coming year, all attention in Leiden will be on Asia. This special year, featuring numerous Asian events, conferences, exhibitions and...
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Working with a disability 31 January 2017
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? ...
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10 February: wear something warm! 18 January 2017
The University is taking part in the National Warm Sweater Day on 10 February and the heating will be turned down in many buildings. Make sure you wea...
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From scarcity to abundance: big data in archaeology 17 January 2017
New digital methods and a data explosion are radically changing archaeological research. Karsten Lambers, Associate Professor of Archaeological Comput...
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Almost twenty new MOOCs have started 10 January 2017
Nineteen new Leiden University MOOCs have started this January. Anyone can take part in these online courses varying from combatting terrorism to kid...