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Graduation ceremony of the LL.M. Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights 2022-2023 04 September 2023
On Wednesday, 30 August 2023, the graduation ceremony took place in Leiden University’s Academy Building. The ceremony was a momentous occasion, atten...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires a rare map of Suriname 29 August 2023
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has acquired a rare manuscript map of Suriname. The map from 1830 is almost 2.5 meters long and is highly detailed. ...
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Book presentation 'Coping with Versnel' 26 July 2023
At a festive book presentation on the 21st of July in the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities Leiden professor emeritus Henk Versnel received a copy ...
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Fusing electrical stimulation, wearable robots & humans to restore and enhance mobility 07 July 2023
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Associate Professor at eLaw, contributed to 'Cyber–Physical–Human Systems', a book exploring the latest developments in inter...
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Earliest Middle Eastern Manuscript Collections in Leiden Now Available in Open Access 06 July 2023
Several of the most important manuscript collections in the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Special Collections, comprising 443 extremely rare and o...
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No social safety net for 'PGB' caregivers who care for seriously ill relatives 06 July 2023
An investigation carried out by Dutch news programme Nieuwsuur has revealed that despite a recent ruling by the Centrale Raad van Beroep (Central Appe...
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Christa Tobler and Marc Maresco editors of book 'Switzerland and the EU - A Challenging Relationship'. 04 July 2023
The volume includes contributions on various aspects of the legal relationship between Switzerland and the European Union.
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Successful launch of Liber Amicorum in honour of Marco Bronckers 14 June 2023
On Friday 2 June 2023, the Europa Institute launched the Liber Amicorum – “The EU and the WTO: Ever the Twain Shall Meet” – in honour of Marco Broncke...
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Europa Institute hosts Martijn Stronks for its third ‘Meet the Author’ event 14 June 2023
On Tuesday 14 June, the Europa Institute welcomed Martijn Stronks, Assistant Professor at the Amsterdam Centre of Migration and Refugee Law of the Vri...
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Octogenarian underground poets, political language turned on its head, and more: unofficial poetry from China in Digital Collections 13 June 2023
Over 30.000 pages of new material have been added to the online collection of unofficial poetry publications from China in the Leiden Digital Collecti...
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New DIKTI-Leiden Fellowship for Indonesian Special Collections 12 June 2023
Every year, the DIKTI-Leiden Fellowship programme offers three senior (postdoc) researchers affiliated with a state or private university in Indonesia...
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New publication investigates curious shift of 7th century burial practices 31 May 2023
At the end of the 7th century something curious occurs in Northwestern Europe. Suddenly, people start burying the dead next to their dwellings instead...
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Donation of personal archive and collection of Leiden Sinologist Robert van Gulik 25 May 2023
The family of the famous diplomat, sinologist and writer Robert van Gulik has donated his personal archive and part of his collection to Leiden Univer...
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Dutch asylum policy remains thorny issue 24 May 2023
The Hague has announced that 70,000 refugees are expected to come to the Netherlands this year. How can situations like at the Ter Apel asylum centre ...
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Debunking myths about the secret services 23 May 2023
In her book ‘Diensten met geheimen’ (‘services with secrets’), Willemijn Aerdts uses true stories to cast light on the operating methods of the Dutch...