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3 Humanities scholars receive Special Recognition Award 01 June 2017
The international World Cultural Council (WCC) has awarded Nadine Akkerman, Victoria Nyst and Alicia Schrikker with Special Recognition Awards given t...
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Erik Kwakkel confesses his love of Medieval books 09 May 2017
As Scaliger professor, Erik Kwakkel is responsible for the academic context of the complete Special Collections of the Leiden University Library. His ...
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€ 18.8 million grant for research into innovation processes in antiquity 04 May 2017
Successful innovation requires more than technological progress alone. Every new concept must first be firmly anchored into an existing context. At le...
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Fifth issue JLGC published 27 January 2017
On 27 January 2017 the fifth issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference, titled 'Breaking the Rules: Artistic Expressions of Transgression'...
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Leiden University to partner with Roosevelt Institute for American Studies 13 December 2016
Leiden University and the Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) in Middelburg, previously the Roosevelt Study Center, will sign an agreement...
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NWO grant awarded for research shipwreck 08 December 2016
Dr Helmer Helmers (University of Amsterdam) and Dr Nadine Akkerman (Leiden, LUCAS) have been awarded an NWO grant to do historical research on the shi...
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Chinese export paintings undervalued 16 November 2016
Chinese export paintings have a much greater cultural-historical and artistic value than was previously thought in the Netherlands, according to exter...
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Two new English-taught bachelor’s programmes 05 October 2016
An English-taught bachelor’s programme is a perfect way to prepare for the international job market! Starting in September 2017, two new English-taugh...
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Hyperlinks to antiquity 13 September 2016
Until the 18th century, Latin annotations of well-known classical texts were an important source of scientific knowledge, but over the course of time ...
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Marion Boers wins Humanities Education Award 2016 07 September 2016
Art history lecturer Marion Boers was awarded the Humanities Education Award at the opening of the academic year this afternoon. Every year, the most ...
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‘I may seem prim and proper...' 16 August 2016
True to tradition, during the opening of the academic year the LUS Teaching Prize will be awarded to the University's best lecturer. Get to know the ...
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NWO grant Nadine Akkerman for Signed, Sealed, & Undelivered research 13 July 2016
Nadine Akkerman and her co-applicant David van der Linden (University of Groningen) are thrilled that “Signed, Sealed, & Undelivered 2.0: Revealing Hi...
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Rubicon grant for Sara Polak 13 July 2016
The NWO has awarded Sara Polak a Rubicon grant. In September, she will start a 12-month period of research at the International Graduate Centre for th...
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Four Rubicon grants for Leiden researchers 13 July 2016
Four young Leiden researchers have been awarded a Rubicon grant to conduct research abroad. They will be working in Germany, the UK and the US study...
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Archaeology school in Israel 01 July 2016
Many mosaic stones and potsherds have been excavated, and a Byzantine synagogue is revealing its history layer by layer. The excavations at Horvat Kur...