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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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New podcast on one of Europe's oldest Muslim communities07 August 2025For over six centuries, the Tatars have been part of Poland’s social and cultural fabric. In this 8-episode series, released weekly, professor Maurits...
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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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Infinite love in a finite life: why, according to philosopher Errol Boon, we promise each other ‘eternal’ love28 July 2025In love, we like to use great words. We promise to love each other ‘forever’ and praise the beloved as nothing less than ‘the one’ . Meanwhile, we kno...
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: July 202522 July 2025It is mid-July and as I sit in my office in the Herta Mohr building, I notice how quiet it is around campus. Yet, this is in direct contrast with a fl...
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Leiden MAIR Hosts 2nd Humanities & International Relations Graduate Conference21 July 2025On 11 June 2025, the MA in International Relations (MAIR) Programme convened its 2nd Humanities & IR Graduate Conference at The Hague Campus (Schouwbu...
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AI and emotion recognition: ‘It could disrupt social interactions’Research 21 July 2025Just imagine new AI technology is able to read human emotions flawlessly. How would that affect us as humans? That is the question PhD candidate Alexa...
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Veni grants for 18 Leiden researchers17 July 2025Eighteen researchers from Leiden University have been awarded a Veni grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This grant gives promising young resea...
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What makes a text ‘gender fair’? ‘Concealing gender actually promotes stereotyping’14 July 2025How do you write a job advertisement that appeals to both men and women? This question is particularly pressing in French, where every noun has a clea...
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Hyperlocal journalism: ‘Brings the neighbourhood together’14 July 2025Neighbourhood newspapers, newsletters and Facebook groups: Leiden residents have dozens of ways to keep each other informed about news in their neighb...
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Aleida Nijland on Track: Preliminary Design Approved14 July 2025With the approval of the preliminary design (PD), an important milestone has been reached in the design process for the Aleida Nijland building. This ...
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Leiden mayor visits Humanities: ‘The diversity of subjects is fantastic’10 July 2025Mayor Peter Heijkoop is busy getting to know his city better. On Monday 7 July, he visited the Faculty of Humanities. ‘A few hours and you can see how...
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Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations07 July 2025The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst...
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First joint meeting 'Collecting Global Heritage' in Leiden04 July 2025On Thursday 26 June 2025, the Pavilion of the Wereldmuseum Leiden featured the first joint meeting of Leiden University and the Vrije Universiteit Ams...
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Additional funding for five experimental and innovative research projects04 July 2025
Five Leiden research projects in history, law and AI have received SSH Open Competition M 2024 funding from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The rese...