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Blogging about the Middle Ages: love magic, face masks and video gamesThree years ago, on 13 October 2017, the Leiden Medievalists Blog was established. In their blogs, Leiden researchers from all disciplines talk about ...
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Putting migraine into words: the patient’s account is crucial for diagnosisMigraine can’t be diagnosed with a blood test, scan or physical examination. Language therefore plays a crucial role in its diagnosis. Neurologist Joo...
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Nadine Akkerman uncovers hidden British voicesFor the next five years, thanks to a highly competitive European grant, Nadine Akkerman will be able to focus on voices from the past that might other...
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Congratulations to the first Arts, Media and Society cohort!The Groot-Auditorium of the Academy building was recently stage to the graduation of the first cohort of the BA-track Arts, Media and Society. This im...
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Yvonne Bleyerveld appointed as Professor Art on Paper and ParchmentOn 1 October, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Senior Curator Drawings and Prints at the RKD, becomes the Professor by Special Appointment 'Art on Paper and Parchme...
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Pilgrim conference: high time for an indigenous and more diverse perspectiveHistorians and experts in American studies from Leiden University are holding an online international conference about the arrival of the Pilgrims in ...
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Aris Politopoulos: ‘I use games as a teaching method'In his lectures Aris Politopoulos combines archaeology with video games. He is one of the three nominees for the 2020 LUS Teaching Prize. 'A good teac...
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Concrete Islands in AlphavilleConcrete Islands in Alphaville A Photo Gallery of Responses to two Seminal Artistic Explorations of Urban Technocracy and its Monstrous Highways
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‘I can do more with questions than exclamation marks'The life and career of art historian and Leiden alumna Gerdien Verschoor (1963) followed quite a remarkable path before she was appointed director of ...
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Robert Zwijnenberg: ‘Don’t just talk but dare to get your hands dirty’Rob Zwijnenberg, Professor of Art and Science Interactions, uses daring experiments to get his students to think about social issues. "People who I in...
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Rick Honings appointed Scaliger professorSenior lecturer Rick Honings has been appointed Scaliger professor with effect from 1 July 2020. In the coming years his focus will be on promoting te...
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Leiden University places sixth in QS Ranking Classics and Ancient HistoryThe faculty of Humanities scores well in the anual QS World Universities Ranking By Subject list. This year we have placed sixth in the category Class...
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Anna Loh: ‘Art is the one constant factor in my life’Anna Loh is a third-year student of the BA in Arts, Media and Society. We spoke with Anna about what it’s like to write a thesis during COVID-19, Inst...
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Film, video and Instagram: students create an online film programmeFilm and Photographic Studies master’s students Vanessa and Deirdre created a film programme about the Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon for the Jewish ...
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Black lives matter: ‘Racism takes different forms but it’s a world issue’It all started with demonstrations protesting about the death of George Floyd from police brutality in Minneapolis, but the Black Lives Matter protest...