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Spanish village full of Leiden residents: dozens of textile workers once migrated to GuadalajaraNWO grant 14 October 2025In the Spanish town of Guadalajara, there is a street named ‘Burgemeester Fluiterstraat’, named after a descendant of Leiden migrants who had done wel...
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From market-driven thinking to ‘Build, build, build’: Leiden experts on the housing crisisPARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 14 October 2025The housing crisis is affecting a substantial group of Dutch citizens and is one of the main election themes this year. How did things get this far an...
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Was Suriname expensive or not? ‘The economic situation has never been properly assessed’14 October 2025His Surinamese neighbours in Amsterdam gave Russia expert and economic historian Isaac Scarborough an idea: a re-evaluation of the Surinamese economy ...
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Caspar Jacobs in Philosophers’ Annual: ‘It is not relationships between objects, but absolute properties that are most important’09 October 2025An article by assistant professor Caspar Jacobs has been included in the prestigious Philosophers’ Annual, which compiles the ten best philosophy arti...
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In Memoriam: Laura van Hoof07 October 2025It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our esteemed colleague Laura van Hoof on Wednesday 1 October, after an illness of more than a...
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Creating a Vision for Port Cities: Workshop and Fieldtrips l Morocco Edition07 October 2025
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Honorary doctorates for Safiya Umoja Noble and Catherine Malabou during 2026 Dies Natalis07 October 2025Leiden University will award two honorary doctorates at its Dies Natalis on 9 February 2026. They will go to internet studies scholar Safiya Umoja Nob...
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Claartje Levelt new Scientific director of LUCL: 'I want to give something back to the institute'’07 October 2025Claartje Levelt was appointed Scientific Director of LUCL on 1 September. We want to create new opportunities, especially now.’
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Exploring Mediterranean Urban Solutions to Climate Change and ResilienceAnnouncement: 2nd Edition of the UfM Student Competition on Mediterranean Urban Solutions to Climate Change and Resilience 06 October 2025
Pre-registration is open until 3 November 2025
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Leiden was buzzing on the Evening of LanguagesA celebration for language lovers of all ages 06 October 2025What does it sound like when you create your own words in Chichewa? Can you decipher hieroglyphs after just one workshop? Visitors found answers to th...
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Low-sensory room opened in Lipsius01 October 2025Staff and students who want some quiet time out will now have a low-sensory room available to them. Lipsius 1.38 has been specially designed to help p...
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Daan Roovers to deliver the 54th Huizinga Lecture30 September 2025On Thursday 11 December 2025, Daan Roovers, the philosopher and former Denker des Vaderlands (Philosopher Laureate), will give the 54th Huizinga Lectu...
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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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Look to Africa as a mirror of global developmentsInaugural lecture on 29 september 29 September 2025Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in persp...
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LIFF Programmer Bob de Brabandere: ‘My academic background enables me to clearly identify the appropriate audience for a film’Alumni 29 September 2025Bob de Brabandere discovered his deep passion for cinema through a minor in Film and Theatre Studies. He currently serves as Assistant Manager at Bios...