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Marina Calculli on the recent developments of the UN mission in South Lebanon13 February 2019Once it was considered the Switzerland of the Middle East, but today Lebanon is a country deeply affected by the economic crisis, political stalemate ...
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Yearly lecture on papyrology announced06 February 2019On Tuesday March 26, 2019 the yearly public lecture on papyrology will be held (in Dutch) by Prof. dr. Peter van Minnen (University of Cincinnati), en...
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Subtle sounds open things in the mind06 December 2018Distance / Fiction is a sound installation that deals with the ways listening is entwined with processes and techniques of sound mediation.
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Bachelor Religious Studies top program according to 'Keuzegids Universiteiten 2019'23 November 2018The bachelor program Religious Studies has, besides also Linguistics and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, been awarded by the 'Keuzevakkengids Universite...
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Letting go of perfection. PhD candidate creates opera about the rebel composer Monteverdi19 June 2018As part of his PhD research at the Leiden University, Johannes Boer wrote an opera about the turbulent year in the life of the Italian composer Claudi...
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Just published: Festschrift in honour of Sven P. Vleeming09 May 2018Just published:
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Religious Studies does well in QS Rankings by Subject08 March 2018Leiden’s Religious Studies ranks 40th place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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Former Leiden Colleague Sven Vleeming honored with ‘Festschrift’21 February 2018On February 2nd, 2018, Professor Sven P. Vleeming of Trier University was presented with a ‘Festschrift’ to celebrate his retirement last summer. The ...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden09 November 2017Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Politics and International Relations at Leiden score highly in THE World University Rankings12 September 2017Leiden University continues to do well in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the subject area Politics and International Relati...
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International Studies graduate nominated for Grand Finale Rotterdam10003 April 2017Roxanne Hoenstok, International Studies graduate and current International Relations student, has been nominated for the Grand Final of Rotterdam100. ...
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Alanna O'Malley on the election of new United Nations secretary-general António Guterres13 October 2016The election of a new secretary-general of the UN has reinvigorated the discussion on reform of the institution. Criticism on its functioning often fo...
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Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek are the winners of the Die Haghe prize of 201610 October 2016Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek were awarded with the Die Haghe Prize of 2016 for their book ‘Hier woonden wij. Hoe een stad zijn Joodse verleden hero...
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Iran expert Maaike Warnaar columnist for Leidsch Dagblad30 June 2016The next few weeks Iran expert Maaike Warnaar will write a weekly column in the Leidsch Dagblad. She will write about her work and about private matters.
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Book publication Wim Willems ‘Hagenezen die er mochten wezen’30 May 2016What, and especially who has formed the city The Hague? Wim Willems, professor Social History and director of the Modern Urban Studies (MUS) Institute...