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‘If I had put my story in a paper, nobody would have read it' 20 June 2022During a closing exhibition, participants of the Master Honours Class 'Leiden: City of Refugees?' present their invitation to an imaginary group of 'o...
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‘You feel connected to the people of a bygone era’ 16 June 2022Documenting and preserving rock art in the Pakistani Himalayas; this was the aim of the ‘Karakorum Rescue Project’ to which students at the Honours Co...
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‘How can you lead an organisation when you do not yet know yourself?’ 30 May 2022How to implement good leadership? This is the central question posed during the inspiration seminars of the LLP, in which renowned guest speakers shar...
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Honours Class tackles climate change head-on 25 May 2022An international and interdisciplinary collaborative effort, the Honours Class ‘Sustainability Beyond Frustration: Saving the Planet as an Academic Sk...
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First ever Honours College Conference 'shows unending possibilities' 24 May 2022From a Tuscany escape room to scientific illustrations of flowers, and from Chinese movie subtitles to innovative education methods for children, ever...
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PRE-Class Psychology concludes with project presentations on emotions 09 May 2022At this year's conclusion of the PRE-Class Psychology, the central hall of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences became a hub of knowledge ex...
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Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’ 22 April 2022An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not diffe...
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Jacobijn Gussekloo new Dean of the Honours Academy 14 April 2022As of 19 April 2022, professor Jacobijn Gussekloo has been appointed Dean of the Honours Academy at Leiden University. Gussekloo is professor of Prima...
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Young Diplomat Conference: ‘Alliances are forged over lunch’ 07 April 2022The year is 2032 and the Arctic ice cap has melted causing new trade routes to emerge. This case is the focal point of the Young Diplomat Conference d...
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How to communicate: LLP Skills Café 08 March 2022On the menu of the LLP Skills Café no beer and snacks, but communication skills as listening, resolving conflicts, and giving feedback. ‘Once you real...
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From climate to security: 'Students present perspectives I was unfamiliar with' 07 February 2022Cooperation is the solution to international problems, demonstrated the final seminar of the Master Honours Class ‘Smart Regional Integration’ – even ...
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Learning about polarisation through conversations with refugees: ‘Our perception is often lacking’ 27 January 2022Confronting your own biases, students of the course ‘Adults and Children in a Polarising World’ are not afraid to do exactly that. ‘The fact that my e...
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Lessons for better education 13 January 2022If you could design your own education, how would you do it? That is what the students of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Rebuilding Education' asked them...
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Leiden University student attends Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony 22 December 2021Natalia Sobrino-Saeb has attended the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo. She was awarded this honour after winning the essay competition of the...
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Surprising productions at the Humanities Lab Film Festival 25 October 2021Humour, science and creativity. During the Humanities Lab Film Festival this came all together in the short films that the students of the Honours Col...