News
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Heritage institutions for everyone 30 September 2019
How can heritage institutions make their organisations, collections and exhibitions more inclusive and accessible? University lecturer Eliza Steinbock...
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Scholar at Risk Lety Elvir Lazo: ‘My university intimidated me too’ 23 September 2019
The proceeds of the Leiden University Science Run on 28 September will go to Scholars at Risk, a section of the UAF that assists refugee scholars. One...
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Krista Murchison receives Veni grant for ‘Righting and Rewriting History’ 12 September 2019
Krista Murchison, University Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, received a Veni grant of 250.000 euros. Her Veni-projec...
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Gabriel Inzaurralde: ‘Literature lets you live four times as long' 06 September 2019
As a young boy, Gabriel Inzaurralde, lecturer and researcher in Latin American studies, wanted nothing more than to become a writer. He still writes a...
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Pieter ter Keurs new professor of Museums, Collections and Society 02 September 2019
The Executive Board has appointed Pieter ter Keurs as professor of Museums, Collections, and Society as of 1 September 2019. The chair will be part o...
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Thijs Porck wins LUS Teaching Prize 2019 02 September 2019
Lecturer in Old and Middle English Thijs Porck was awarded the annual Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...
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Museums, Collections and Society' research programme launched 29 August 2019
The Museums, Collections and Society programme, a joint initiative of the Faculties of Humanities and Archaeology, examines the dynamics and implicati...
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A Persian love story and the creation of a rock classic 23 August 2019
What is the name of the medieval Persian poet Nezami (✞ ca. 1209) doing on the cover of an Eric Clapton rock album? Asghar Seyed Gohrab, associate pro...
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Visiting F.D.L. Gibalaux: 'Becoming passionate about your study association' 13 August 2019
The current and future board of F.D.L. Gibalaux, the study association of the French language and culture programme, talk about the association, the c...
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These are the seven Veni laureates of Humanities 17 July 2019
No less than seven scholars of the Faculty of Humanities were awarded a Veni grant. Veni grants are aimed at excellent researcher who recently obtaine...
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Thony Visser (LUCAS) leaves Leiden 15 July 2019
As of November 1st 2019, Professor Anthonya (Thony) Visser will become Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Groningen and will leave LUCAS.
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Studenti all’estero: Rachel and Daan about their stay in Rome 12 July 2019
For six months, Rachel and Daan, students of Italian language and culture, are studying in Rome on an Erasmus scholarship. Below they talk about their...
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Podcast: how Rembrandt found his voice 08 July 2019
Rembrandt lived long before audio and video recordings were invented. But a group of researchers has managed to reconstruct his voice. How? Lecturer i...
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Alumnus Chris Colijn on his traineeship at a think tank, his master’s degree and advice for other graduates 01 July 2019
What does life look like after International Studies? For Chris Colijn who graduated in 2018, it involves working on his master’s in Russian and Euras...
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'Invisible agents' by Nadine Akkerman most discussed book at Hay Festival 21 June 2019
University Lecturer Nadine Akkerman concluded her book tour for her book 'Invisible Agents' in England at the Hay Festival. At the festival, attended ...