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New Visiting Professor for Central European Studies Saskia Jaszoltowski delivers talk about her work16 February 2026On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Professor Saskia Jaszoltowski, the new Visiting Professor for Central European Studies at Leiden University joined stud...
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'Beb & Bob| Collateral Damage' shows the human story behind the forgotten bombing of RotterdamPodcast 12 February 2026Alumna Lisa Koolhoven is the granddaughter of a Rotterdam woman who experienced the ‘forgotten bombing’ of the city on 31 March 1943. Her friend Krist...
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Martijn Treur wins incentive prize for bachelor's thesisAwards 12 February 2026History student Martijn Treur has won the incentive prize from Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize for his bachelor's thesis.
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Call for Papers: Peace Movements - A Global History10 February 2026From the First World War until the height of the Cold War, actors from the decolonizing world sought to build connections with international peace mov...
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Leiden Jewish Studies Network convenes 'Care and the Jewish Experience Conference'04 February 2026Building off the success of the 'Jews at Home' conference in December 2023, the Leiden Jewish Studies Network convened its second conference 'Care and...
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Luca Andrea got to work with coins at the Teylers Museum: ‘By looking at the object, you discover new stories’Internship 03 February 2026A paper during her master's degree put student Luca Andrea on the trail of Roman coins. While on an internship at the Teylers Museum, she organised th...
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Winner of the Europe Hub’s Best Master’s Thesis Prize 202503 February 2026Each year, Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its annual Europe Hub Master's thesis prize. The winning thesis s...
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Friendship between people with and without disabilities: ‘Often valuable for both parties’ERC grant 27 January 2026Despite increasing attention to inclusion, loneliness statistics are not improving for people with intellectual disabilities. University lecturer Paul...
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MA International Relations Hosts Roundtable on Duterte’s ICC Detention and the Global Politics of Justice26 January 2026The Hague, 29 October 2025 — The MA International Relations program at Leiden University convened a roundtable forum at Leiden University The Hague Ca...
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Alicia Schrikker appointed Professor History of The Netherlands in the worldAppointment 25 January 2026The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Alicia Schrikker as Professor History of The Netherlands in the world, effective 1 January 2...
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Call for Papers: Third Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference20 January 2026In our rapidly evolving and interconnected world, the study of International Relations has expanded beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. Leide...
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Who advised the government in the seventeenth century? ‘It’s interesting to see who was considered an expert.’Veni grant 20 January 2026What do you do as a government if you are at a loss? You ask an expert for help. In the seventeenth-century Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, ...
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'Materiality, Religion and the Senses': L*CeSAR organizes its first workshop14 January 2026On 11 December 2025, students and staff members from many fields of study had the opportunity to take part in a day-long workshop on the role of the s...
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5 NWO XS grants for the Faculty of HumanitiesNWO XS grants 09 January 2026Five researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an Open Competition Domain Science ENW XS grant by the Dutch Research Council for their rese...
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‘Military strikes alone unlikely to fatally undermine Venezuelan government’03 January 2026What will be the outcome of the US raid on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro? ‘History shows that people usually react to being bombed by a fo...