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Evanthia's minor now allows her to combine her favourite subjectsMinor 24 February 2026From a bachelor's degree in English Language and Culture to a master's degree in International Relations: a minor made it possible for Evanthia Andrea...
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Luca Andrea got to work with coins at the Teylers Museum: ‘By looking at the object, you discover new stories’Internship 03 February 2026A paper during her master's degree put student Luca Andrea on the trail of Roman coins. While on an internship at the Teylers Museum, she organised th...
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Winner of the Europe Hub’s Best Master’s Thesis Prize 202503 February 2026Each year, Leiden University’s Europe Hub invites submissions from all faculties for its annual Europe Hub Master's thesis prize. The winning thesis s...
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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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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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NSE results: high scores for Humanities againQuality of education 15 December 2025Each year the NSE (National Student Survey) gives students the opportunity to express their opinion on their studies. The results are important not on...
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Student conference full of new perspectives on inequalityEducation 15 December 2025What role did inequality play in the past? On Friday 5 December, Master's students in history presented their answers at a conference they organised t...
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Keuzegids: seven top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University27 November 2025Leiden University has seven top-rated bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2026, a consumer guide to university programmes. Thi...
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Shepherd dogs, sanctions and Instagram algorithms: Three days in the EU’s capital19 November 2025At the end of October the students of MA International Relations: European Union Studies once again made the journey to Brussels for three days of beh...
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Erasmus+ grant for virtual exchanges: 'We want to deliver ecologically aware global citizens'Erasmus+ grant 30 October 2025Professor Dario Fazzi has been organising virtual exchanges for students with various American universities for a number of years. Now he has been awa...
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Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’16 September 2025The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by ne...
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International Studies degree: a skillset to navigate the world01 September 2025On Friday 29 August 2025, 370 students received their Bachelor's degree in International Studies. The diplomas were awarded in the historic setting o...
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Nominees for the 2025 Leiden Teaching PrizeLeiden University Student Platform 25 August 2025Which teacher knows best how to inspire their students? Carmen van den Bergh (Humanities), Egbert Koops (Law) and Arjan Louwen (Archaeology) have been...
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Hyperlocal journalism: ‘Brings the neighbourhood together’14 July 2025Neighbourhood newspapers, newsletters and Facebook groups: Leiden residents have dozens of ways to keep each other informed about news in their neighb...
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Board visit: the Institute for Philosophy wants to continue to grow through new collaborations07 July 2025The university is home to many pearls of research institutes that do not make the news every day. The Executive Board visited one such pearl, the Inst...