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Master’s Open Day: ‘I’ve mainly come to ask a lot of questions’18 March 2019It was a soggy Friday, but the visitors to the Master's Open Day were made of sterner stuff. Bachelor's students from all around the world defied the ...
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Neolithic house goes up in flames12 March 2019Leiden archaeologists have set fire to a reconstructed Neolithic house in Horsterwold: all in the name of science. Studying the remains will help them...
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Record number of visitors to Bachelor's Open Day: ‘My mum misses me already’25 February 2019What can you expect from studying in Leiden or The Hague? Which programme should you choose? Should you join a student association and will you need t...
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A real professor in front of the class08 February 2019A lesson about aerodynamics from Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, about child rights by UNICEF professor Ton Liefaard, or about muscles by LUMC professor Ann...
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Gasthoogleraar archeologie in China: ‘Met mijn expertise help ik de onderzoeksgroep vooruit’25 October 2018Thijs van Kolfschoten is begin deze maand officieel benoemd tot gasthoogleraar paleolithische archeologie aan de Shandong University in China. Zijn ee...
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About 350 human skeletons from Arnhem come to Leiden on loan19 October 2018Leiden Archaeology students may write their master's theses on the recently acquired collection skeletons from the city of Arnhem. We interviewed oste...
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Joanne Mol is among the first at Leiden University to receive qualification SKO (Senior Kwalificatie Onderwijs)16 October 2018On Thursday, 4th October, Director of Education, Joanne Mol, received the qualification SKO (Senior Kwalificatie Onderwijs) This qualification not onl...
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with China16 October 2018A delegation from Leiden University, headed by Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, was in China from 9 to 11 October. During the visit to different universities ...
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‘There's something for everyone at the Education Festival’16 October 2018The Education festival organised by the Leiden Teachers’ Academy on 1 November offers an enormous range of choices. Everyone can choose something that...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for first ten lecturers15 October 2018
The Senior Teaching Qualification is for experienced lecturers who have done more than lecturing alone. Ten quotes from the first ten lecturers to re...
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There could be surprises at the Healthy University workshops02 October 2018From exercises for working more healthily to practical tips about getting a good night's sleep. Students and staff who take part in the Healthy Univer...
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Archaeologist teaches Honours Course in The Hague: “The past is still alive.”01 October 2018This semester archaeologist Dr Marike van Aerde teaches an Honours Course at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs in The Hague. “In the cours...
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Inspiring and scientifically proven health advice at 'Healthy University' days24 September 2018Leiden University is the first Dutch university to join the Healthy Universities international network. Lifestyle workshops, rewards for good behaviou...
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International student found human burial during Field School: “No regrets staying in the Netherlands this summer”10 September 2018
During the 2018 Field School excavation of the Faculty of Archaeology, taking place in Leiden, two Early Medieval burials were encountered, as well as...
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Introducing our new Student Assessor Rory Granleese: “I’m not Mother Theresa”10 September 2018Starting on the 1st of September is our new Student Assessor Rory Granleese. Rory will succeed Stefan Weijgertse who, for the past two years, assume...