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Leiden historian and Arabist awarded ERC Consolidator GrantsEuropean Research Council 09 December 2025Historian Paul van Trigt and Arabist Peter Webb have been awarded Consolidator Grants by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to two ...
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Peter Webb Awarded ERC Consolidator Grant for groundbreaking research on Pre-Islamic Arabia09 December 2025Dr Peter Webb (LIAS) has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant for his project Geo-Poetic Analysis of Pre-Islamic Arabia (GeoPo).
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Chris Handy excels in hacking competition: ‘Everything we find helps us to secure research data better’08 December 2025During the HALON hacking competition, 28 teams had one goal: to find as many vulnerabilities as possible in the systems of Dutch higher education inst...
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Contribute to the fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days in LeidenAnniversary edition 03 December 2025The History Days are coming to Leiden for their anniversary edition! The History Days in Leiden on 27, 28 and 29 August 2026 bring together everyone w...
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Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further researchApology 02 December 2025On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. Mayor Peter Heijkoop...
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Designing and building a sound sculpture with 3D printed parts01 December 2025In the Digital Humanities Lab, students and staff can make use of various technical facilities. PhD student Caeso tells us more about his experiences ...
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Dr. Viktória Muka (Andrassy Univ., Budapest) visits Leiden to talk about German minority culture in Central Europe01 December 2025On October 15, 2025, Dr. Viktória Muka who recently finished her doctorate in History at the Andrassy University in Budapest presented some of her gra...
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MA students visit the Anne Frank House for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA alumna01 December 2025On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Sarah Cramsey travelled with students from her masters seminar on 'New Approached to the Holocaust in Central and Easter...
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Prof. dr. Cramsey and Ms. Boróka Balogh participated in “Woman & Science” Event at the Residence of the Austrian Ambassador to The Netherlands27 November 2025On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Ambassador Bert Theuerman (Austrian Ambassador to The Netherlands) hosted a Coffeehouse Discussion exploring the positi...
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The Special Chair for Central European Studies at Leiden presents a film at the “Eastern Neighbors” Film Festival in The Hague27 November 2025On Sunday, November 9 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey presented a film at the “Eastern Neighbors” Film Festival in The Hague.
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Fenna IJtsma delved into four centuries of Leiden greenery: 'Leiden people have always sought out greenery'Inspiration from history for climate-proof city 27 November 2025Over the past year, historian Fenna IJtsma delved into 'four centuries of historical greenery'. As part of the Heritage Deal, with input from biologis...
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Mr. Seán Ivory, the Mr. Hugo Weiland Prize Winner for Best Thesis in Central European studies, presents his thesis research27 November 2025On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, Mr. Seán Ivory (VU) presented part of his prize-winning research in a lunch talk entitled Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politi...
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Still Lives: Jewish Photography in Nazi GermanyBook Launch 27 November 2025On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Leiden Jewish Studies Network celebrated the launch of the book Still Lives: Jewish Photography in Nazi Germany (T...
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Keuzegids: seven top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University27 November 2025Leiden University has seven top-rated bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2026, a consumer guide to university programmes. Thi...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composersVideo 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...