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The early Middle Ages a ‘golden age for the elderly’? Not quite! 14 February 2019
According to a number of British historians, the elderly had a particularly high status in the early Middle Ages. A new book by Leiden cultural histor...
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Elizabeth den Hartog: ‘I always knew I wanted to go into academia’ 24 January 2019
Art historian Elizabeth den Hartog has been studying medieval sculpture at Leiden University for 32 years. Like a detective, she searches buildings, b...
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Megan Griffiths wins Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for Master’s Thesis 07 January 2019
In 2018, Megan Griffiths, then a student of the MA North American Studies, won the Theodore Roosevelt American History Award for her master’s thesis ‘...
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Symposion Goethe in honour of Klaas Gille's birthday 28 November 2018
“Goethezeit” – Goethes Zeit – Zeit für Goethe? That was the title of the conference held for the 80th birthday of Germanist Klaas Gille.
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Midterm elections: surprising results, or not so much? 07 November 2018
In the midterm elections in the United States on 6 November, the Democrats won the majority in the House of Representatives, thus regaining control of...
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Did Rembrandt paint Leiden Professor van Schooten? 06 November 2018
Leiden Professor of Maths Frans van Schooten Jnr. (1615-1660) and his wife Margrieta were painted by Rembrandt. This is the claim made by mathematicia...
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#MeToo: current theme, Medieval phenomenon 23 October 2018
Anyone who thinks that #MeToo is a new phenomenon, can think again. Subjects such as sexual intimidation, female self-defence and subjection to male d...
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Nadine Akkerman nominated for VIVA's inspiring women list 05 October 2018
Nadine Akkerman, University Lecturer and researcher at the LUCAS institute, is nominated for a VIVA400 award in the category 'inspiring women in scien...
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Exhibition shows importance of language research 13 September 2018
From video glasses for the deaf to protecting endangered languages. The Taalmuseum's new exhibition in the hall of the University's former library dem...
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The winner of the 2018 Faculty Teaching Prize 05 September 2018
The Teaching Prize is presented every year during the opening of the Faculty Year as a means of showing our excellent, devoted lecturers the appreciat...
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The 2018 Teaching Prize for the Humanities 30 August 2018
Who will win this year’s Teaching Prize in the Faculty of Humanities? Who will the students honour with this coveted token of their appreciation? Read...
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Augustinians reveal recipe for close friendships 10 August 2018
It is a holy grail among behavioural scientists: can you predict how close a group will become? An international research team from Leiden, Oxford and...
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Invisible but ever-present: female spies in the 17th century 06 July 2018
For a long time it was thought that there were few or no female spies in history. However, nothing could be further from the truth. In her book Invisi...
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The meaning of art decorations 14 May 2018
Geometrical patterns serving as decorations do more than just that; they always have a meaning, according to art historian Arthur Crucq. Doctoral defe...
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History and Classics rank high in QS Rankings by Subject 28 February 2018
Leidens's Classics and History rank 6th and 15th place in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. Every year, QS ranks universities all over the ...