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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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‘Literature is our compass in a turbulent world’Inaugural lecture 07 November 2025Literature – and films and social media too – helps us understand ourselves and society. That makes literary studies an eternally modern discipline, e...
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Women in early modern courtrooms: 'A cross-section of society'Research 06 November 2025In early modern England, courts of law were working overtime. University lecturer Lotte Fikkers delved into the records of centuries-old court cases i...
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Jonathan Powell: ‘In early modern England, people went to court very often.’Humans of Humanities 20 October 2025Jonathan Powell came to Leiden from England to conduct research into the role of women in early modern court cases. In addition to all kinds of exciti...
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Alisa van de Haar: ‘People with linguistic skills have always played a very important role in society’New research 17 October 2025Who was professionally involved in language between 1550 and 1650? And what were the financial returns of this language sector? Assistant Professor Al...
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A sample of perspectives: Rick Honings sought and found new perspectives on Indonesia30 September 2025Anyone who wanted to get an impression of the Dutch East Indies between 1800 and 1945 quickly turned to travel literature. Large groups of readers dev...
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Berber: ‘I like doing new and different things’15 September 2025Throughout the year, master's student Berber Kommerij is busy analysing medieval and early modern books and paintings. Every summer, however, she leav...
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Three Leiden researchers awarded an ERC Starting Grant02 September 2025Three researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Starting Grant by the European Research Council. The subsidy will allow the researchers t...
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Carmen Van den Bergh on her nomination for the LUS Teaching Prize: ‘It’s an encouragement to further develop passion for literature and education’28 August 2025Assistant professor Carmen Van den Bergh has been nominated for the Leiden University Teaching Prize. ‘I combine literature education with social rele...
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Thirteen NWO Open Competition XS grants for Leiden researchersResearch funding 12 August 2025From medicines from snake venom to supercrops and the origin of words. Thirteen researchers from Leiden University will receive Open Competition XS gr...
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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development31 July 2025If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joan...
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4 KIEM grants for Humanities03 July 2025Four projects led by the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded KIEM grants. The researchers will receive €10,000 to carry out their plans.
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Growing the Leiden Heritage community: Archaeology hosts 2nd Heritage Open Mic26 June 2025Are you an interdisciplinary researcher working on or with heritage? Do you struggle with faculty fragmentation and finding relevant colleagues to col...
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From horror to silence that speaks volumes: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands23 June 2025This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. From a spine-chilling haunted house to a silent perform...
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Migration scholar Katharina Natter wins Gratama Science PrizePolitical science 16 May 2025For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talen...