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The stories behind the women's portraits09 March 2018An anatomical model of a heart, a mechanical digger or photos of mother and grandmother. Research interests and personal motivations have been given a...
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate Chamber07 March 2018Fourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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Memorial stone points to turbulent history of Indonesian students06 March 2018A new memorial stone on the facade of a student house in the Hugo de Grootstraat is a reminder of the dozens of Indonesian students who studied in Lei...
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Playing with light and shadow13 February 2018Depictions of Rembrandt, Michelangelo and many other artists are given a new dimension in an exhibition in the hall of the Oude UB at Leiden Universit...
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‘War history of Eduard Meijers warrants place in memorial culture’28 November 2017A group of confidants including a former student of Meijers managed to avert his deportation to a death camp. In her lecture on 27 November, Clevering...
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Leiden victims of WWII given a face21 November 2017Every year on 26 November Leiden University commemorates the protest speech given by Professor Cleveringa against the Nazis. At least 663 students, s...
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Exhibition shows the wondrous world of rowing club Asopos De Vliet27 October 2017Boudewijn Röell's Olympic medal, an ancient skiff and photo's of memorable rituals. Asopos de Vliet - Princess Beatrix was a member - is celebrating i...
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Cleveringa lecture to focus on Jewish Professor Meijers28 September 2017Historian Marjan Schwegman is the new Cleveringa Professor. Her lecture on 27 November will focus on Eduard Meijers, the Jewish professor who was dism...
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The magic of El CID09 August 2017For almost fifty years EL CID has been the whirlwind start of their studies and student life for thousands of first-year students. With up-and-coming ...
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How Leiden University reopened after the war01 May 2017Students were able to continue their studies in September 1945 after the University had been closed for several years during the Second World War. Thi...
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American presidents and their special relationship with Leiden11 January 2017President John Quincy Adams studied in Leiden. His father, John, who was also president, also stayed here and received a lot of support from professor...
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Leiden Classics: Inventor of the electrocardiograph16 November 2016Many important discoveries have been made in Leiden, and the Leiden Discoveries route guides you through the city to find them. For example, it will t...
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Professor Willem Otterspeer on his retirement: ‘My career is like the Danube.’01 November 2016University historian Willem Otterspeer is about to retire, and he will give his farewell lecture on 4 November. Although... it is really a farewell? ...
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Master of ceremonies at some of life’s happiest events29 February 2016Leiden’s beadle, Willem van Beelen, is retiring on 29 February. How does he look back on his career and what do those in the know have to say about him?
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How Charles Darwin became an Honorary Doctor in Leiden11 February 2016Charles Darwin received an Honorary Doctorate from Leiden University on 9 February 1875. What traces did he leave behind in Leiden?