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Call for Papers: Third Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference20 January 2026In our rapidly evolving and interconnected world, the study of International Relations has expanded beyond conventional disciplinary boundaries. Leide...
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What could bring about change in Iran?Current affairs 20 January 2026With ongoing protests across Iran, many are asking whether the regime is on the brink of collapse. What sparked the protests, what do Iranians want an...
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Who advised the government in the seventeenth century? ‘It’s interesting to see who was considered an expert.’Veni grant 20 January 2026What do you do as a government if you are at a loss? You ask an expert for help. In the seventeenth-century Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, ...
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Rubicon grants for research on fire and the first lightGrants for young researchers 16 January 2026Two talented academics from Leiden who recently obtained their PhD have been awarded a Rubicon grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The grant en...
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Alumna Izra ter Weer: ‘Leiden had many more connections with the rest of the world than I thought’15 January 2026Izra ter Weer's mother had studied English Language and Culture in Leiden and was always so enthusiastic about her studies that Izra decided to follow...
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'Materiality, Religion and the Senses': L*CeSAR organizes its first workshop14 January 2026On 11 December 2025, students and staff members from many fields of study had the opportunity to take part in a day-long workshop on the role of the s...
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Endowment supports Egyptology research in Leiden13 January 2026An alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous has endowed a named fund to support Dr Miriam Müller’s historical and archaeological research on the earlies...
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Communicating effectively about Antimicrobial Resistance09 January 2026Building a sustainable, international and interdisciplinary consortium for developing evidence-based communication strategies about Antimicrobial Resi...
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‘Military strikes alone unlikely to fatally undermine Venezuelan government’03 January 2026What will be the outcome of the US raid on Venezuela and capture of President Maduro? ‘History shows that people usually react to being bombed by a fo...
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Leiden Jewish Studies Network awards second 'Best Thesis in Jewish Studies'19 December 2025This November, Leiden Jewish Studies Network has presented the Best Thesis in Jewish Studies award to a highly talented Leiden graduate, Lotte-Sofie G...
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From Japan Studies to junior school: ‘I was back to square one in the classroom’Alumnus interview 18 December 2025It was while wearing clogs at a Dutch theme park in Japan that Cindy Heijdra really got to know the country she was studying. Over 20 years later, she...
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Leiden-Birmingham Strategic Collaboration Fund15 December 2025
The Leiden-Birmingham network initiative welcomes applications from colleagues from Leiden University and the University of Birmingham for a research ...
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Book Manuscript Conference welcomes eight international scholars to the Netherlands15 December 2025On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, Prof.dr. Sarah Cramsey convened a book manuscript event at the beach of Wassenaar near Leiden to discuss her new boo...
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Elisheva Baumgarten delivers conference keynote at 'Care and the Jewish Experience'15 December 2025On Tuesday, September 16, Professor Elisheva Baumgarten (Hebrew University) delivered the keynote speech entitled 'The Kindness of Others: Jews, Chris...
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New history of Leiden presented to the mayor: ‘Always been an incredibly diverse city’Impact 15 December 2025Professor Ariadne Schmidt and Associate Professor Arie van Steensel (University of Groningen) have produced A Companion to Medieval and Early Modern L...