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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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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...
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Laurie Cosmo: ‘Dutch museums have a very contemporary exhibition practice’20 March 2025University lecturer Laurie Cosmo, having grown up in New York, came to the Hague from Rome, Italy, where she fell under the spell of the Kunstmuseum. ...
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‘Grassroots projects can help democracy’04 March 2025Democracy is under pressure all over the world. With the #DemocracyinAction project, university lecturers Sara Brandellero and Kamila Krakowska Rodrig...
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Call for abstracts Symposium: "Absence as artistic strategy in contemporary art" , 11 June 202527 January 2025The symposium will be held on 11 June 2025 from 10.00-17.00 and is organized as a starting point for the publication of an edited volume – a selection...
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From decorative arts student in Leiden to curator at the biggest museum in New York16 December 2024How does a Leiden alumnus end up working at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met)? In the case of Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide, it was partly...
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Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'28 October 2024Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lect...
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‘American politics gives Europeans a glimpse of what lies ahead’24 October 2024It’s impossible to avoid, even in the Netherlands: the US will soon be going to the polls. Where does it come from, this fascination with US elections...
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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?24 October 2024In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of ...
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‘A reproduction can make the original important again’01 October 2024For her research, PhD candidate Liselore Tissen put one famous painting after another through a 3D scanner. The resulting reproductions were indisting...
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Sander Bax: 'Literature doesn’t confine itself to national borders'24 September 2024To truly understand Dutch literature, we have to look beyond borders. At least, that is the view of Sander Bax. From 1 August, he will be Professor of...
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The utopia is not a utopia for everyone19 September 2024A perfect world, who doesn't want that? But what is perfect is debatable. What is great for one person is disastrous for another. PhD student Zeynep A...
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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize16 July 2024Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for ...
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Integrative learning to improve connection with labour market: 'Digital skills are badly needed'15 July 2024Many humanities graduates find work in digital heritage, but a good pedagogical model to match education is lacking. University lecturers Karin de Wil...