News
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NWA subsidy for four Leiden science communication projects 21 December 2020
A festival that combines music and science, and a digital 'time machine' for science history: four Leiden projects that focus on science communication...
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Challenging the digital natives 18 December 2020
How do you engage students in times of corona? Sara Brandellero, co-chair of the study programmes for Latin American studies, created assignments that...
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NIAS fellowship for Maria Boletsi 16 December 2020
Maria Boletsi has received a fellowship from the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS) within the framework of the Theme Group Project The P...
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Lawyers often too rigid about looted art 15 December 2020
Law researcher Evelien Campfens is calling for a better legal treatment of looted art. ‘For lawyers, ownership is a very absolute concept. There is on...
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‘In those days you could learn as much as you wanted at university’ 19 November 2020
Having flirted with Egyptology and Italian, Dieuwertje Kuijpers found her true calling in the Master’s in European Union Studies. She is now a freelan...
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Thijs Porck is the winner of the second LUCAS Public Prize! 11 November 2020
Thijs Porck, expert in medieval English, has won the LUCAS Public Prize because he has made his research and education visible to a wider audience. Th...
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We can no longer look at the world as ‘the West and the rest’ 06 November 2020
Art historian and professor Kitty Zijlmans is on a mission: she wants to get rid of the notion that the West dominates the art world. To no longer put...
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Tazuko van Berkel receives Vidi for research into economics and anthropology in ancient Greece 05 November 2020
University lecturer Tazuko van Berkel has obtained a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. This will enable her to research the image of man that emerges from ...
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'The results could take days' 04 November 2020
Election Day is over, but it's by no means clear who the new President of the United States will be. On the morning after Election Day, US expert Sara...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED Call for Papers JLGC 09: Reinventing Boundaries in Times of Crisis 27 October 2020
CFP : Journal of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society Graduate Conference Issue 9 (forthcoming –Spring 2021) In these confusing time...
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Blogging about the Middle Ages: love magic, face masks and video games 13 October 2020
Three 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 diagnosis 12 October 2020
Migraine 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 voices 28 September 2020
For 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! 23 September 2020
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 Parchment 17 September 2020
On 1 October, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Senior Curator Drawings and Prints at the RKD, becomes the Professor by Special Appointment 'Art on Paper and Parchme...