News
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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...
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NWO grant Yra van Dijk for international Holocaust research 30 June 2016
Yra van Dijk obtained a NWO 'Internationalisation in the Humanities' grant. Together with Ernst van Alphen she will collaborate with 8 European and Is...
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From ent to orc: how Tolkien recycled medieval sources 06 June 2016
Besides being the author of such a classic work of literature as The Hobbit, Tolkien was also Professor of English Language and Literature in Oxford. ...
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From ent to orc: how Tolkien recycled medieval sources 02 June 2016
Besides being the author of such a classic work of literature as The Hobbit, Tolkien was also Professor of English Language and Literature in Oxford. ...
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Eleven Vidi grants for Leiden 13 May 2016
NWO has awarded eleven Leiden researchers a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros. The research subjects range from Cicero and muscle dystrophy to the archaeolo...
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Veiled references to the Armenian genocide 09 May 2016
No criticism is allowed in Turkey of the mass murder of Armenians that took place a century ago. PhD candidate Alaettin Carikci examined how contempor...
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Ineke Sluiter receives Academy Professor Prize 28 April 2016
Ineke Sluiter, Professor of Greek Language and Literature, has been awarded the Academy Professor Prize by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and S...
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Exhibition on the many functions of academic portraits 25 April 2016
A portrait can inspire, intimidate or reassure the viewer. Leiden University has many portraits of professors and students, from the foundation of the...
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Farewell interview with Lia ten Brink 20 April 2016
On the fourth of May, after 16 years, Lia ten Brink is leaving her work as a secretary at LUCAS . She gave up her job, sold her house and will face th...
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Introducing Robbert Striekwold 19 April 2016
Robbert Striekwold started his PhD project at LUCAS and Naturalis Biodiversity Center in March 2016. His PhD project is part of ‘A New History of Fis...
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Maria Boletsi receives Visiting Research Fellowship Princeton 19 April 2016
The Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies at Princeton University annually offers a limited number of Visiting Research Fellowships for scholars in the h...