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Enthusiastic start to EL CID13 August 2018More than 3,500 enthusiastic Leiden first-years, 80% of them coming to Leiden University, gathered on Monday morning 13 August at the Lammermarkt for...
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Thinking outside your scientific box19 June 2018How do you study complex disasters like a nuclear explosion or a natural disaster? Who can help unravel the legal knot that Brexit has become? The imp...
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Role play in Maritime Archaeology class25 May 2018This academic year Martijn Manders taught the course of Maritime Archaeology and cultural heritage management for the 8th year. Manders tries to make ...
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From practical cookbook session to practical research session24 May 2018How do I conduct research? How do I structure, conduct and record what I’ve thought of and done? The Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences Programme didn’t just...
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From a lecture to a whole day of archaeology field techniques15 May 2018
Until last year the Archaeology Field Techniques programme for first-year students consisted of a number of two-hour lectures. Now they spend a whole ...
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National Museum of Antiquities: 200-year partnership with Leiden University30 April 2018From Caspar Reuvens to the royal grave in Oss, and from ancient images in the Hortus to a table from Naturalis. The National Museum of Antiquities is ...
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Exhibition shows Leiden scientists' love of collecting25 April 2018From Maria Yazdanbakhsh's Kenyan fertility dolls to the first Hortus plants brought back by Carolus Clusius. Students of the Master's in Museums and C...
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Take part in the National Student Survey and tell us what you think of your study programme!13 February 2018Do you want to make your opinion know about your programme, the university and your city, and at the same time have the chance of winning some great p...
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Pecha Kuchas and Neandertals11 January 2018Within the frame of a master’s course on Neandertals by dr. Marie Soressi, students train themselves with sorting large amount of information, develop...
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This was the Leiden Asia Year18 December 20172017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden...
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Our beloved wooden clogs: Damaging 19th century feet24 November 2017Anyone who is considering going retro and buying a pair of wooden clogs, should think twice: the traditional Dutch footwear was likely the cause of so...
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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden09 November 2017Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Nominate your favourite lecturer09 November 2017Are you a student at Leiden University and do you think you have the best lecturer? And is his or her teaching innovative and interactive? Now's your ...
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Leiden expands collaboration with Mexico25 October 2017A delegation from Leiden University is currently visiting Mexico to initiate collaboration with universities and science funding bodies in the country...
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Introduction week: off to a good start01 October 2017On September 4th the Faculty of Archaeology started the Academic year with an introduction week for the new BA and (R)MA students.