News
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Erasmus+ grant for project on heritage as bridge between Academy and Society 07 March 2019
Together with four European partner universities heritage specialist Dr Monique van den Dries has been granted an Erasmus+ project (EU-CUL) by the Eur...
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Amy Strecker wins Breed Grant to work on Property and Spatial Justice in International Law 05 September 2018
Dr Amy Strecker has recently been awarded a LGI BREED grant to develop her project on property and spatial justice in international law. Building on h...
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Sada Mire’s Leiden Experience: "the Johnny Cash of Archaeology" 30 August 2018
Pioneering in the archaeology of Somaliland, hosting international TV and radio shows, and producing a very successful MOOC: Dr Sada Mire already has ...
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Role play in Maritime Archaeology class 25 May 2018
This academic year Martijn Manders taught the course of Maritime Archaeology and cultural heritage management for the 8th year. Manders tries to make ...
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Heritage project showcased in EU brochure 11 April 2018
In the EU brochure 'Creative Europe: rediscovering our cultural heritage' 15 successful heritage projects are presented. Among these projects is NEARC...
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Archaeology in eighth position in QS World University Rankings 2018 01 March 2018
It is the third year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as it...
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Archaeology in ninth position in QS World University Rankings 2017 09 March 2017
It is the second year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is ranked the highest in continental Europe. Aside from this the faculty features, as i...
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Trailer MOOC Heritage under Threat 22 June 2016
This autumn The Centre for Global Heritage and Development will present a Massive Open Online Course or MOOC on the topic Heritage under Threat.
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Archaeology at Leiden University in Top 10 of QS World University Rankings 2016 22 March 2016
The Faculty of Archaeology ranks as the best in continental Europe and is in the top ten of the world. The Faculty of Archaeology hosts a successful m...
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Memorial volume for prof. Willem Willems 19 January 2016
On December 16th, almost exactly one year after we had to say goodbye to our colleague prof. dr. Willem Willems (1950-2014), a symposium was held in h...
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15 prehistoric Jomon Culture sites in northern Honshu and Hokkaido 30 July 2014
Dean prof. Willem Willems has visited Japan from 8-10 September, at the invitation of the Aomori District Council in northern Honshu. Purpose of the v...
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Archaeology should have local use and lead to more sustainability 05 November 2013
Leiden heritage expert Sjoerd van der Linde is carrying out research on the heritage of the Caribbean region. This research forms part of the internat...
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The European Commission supports the “NEARCH” project: a major international archaeology programme 15 July 2013
In the framework of the “Culture” programme, the European Commission has selected for funding the project “NEARCH – New scenarios for a community-invo...
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Opening and inauguration of the Visitors Centre at Tell Balata (historical Shekhem) on June 24, 2013 02 July 2013
The opening and inauguration of the Visitors Centre, and the visitors trail on the site, are an important result of the Tell Balata Archaeological Par...
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Jan Kolen Director of LDE Center for Global Heritage and Development 30 May 2013
Archaeologist Professor Jan Kolen has been appointed Director of the LDE Center for Global Heritage and Development (CGHD) with effect from 1 July 201...