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Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal 20 September 2024The exhibition ‘Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades’ at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alum...
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Meetups, day trips and discounts galore: join the Staff Association 17 September 2024Did you know that Leiden University has an active staff association? As a member you can get to know colleagues in an informal setting during activiti...
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‘Young Academy Leiden wants to stand up for young researchers, especially in difficult times’ 17 September 2024Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome seven new members. Outgoing chair Julia Cramer and incoming chair Rachel Plak ...
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The forgotten world of Surinamese cloths and the Leiden Cotton Company 16 September 2024For her internship at the Textile Museum, master's student Evi van Stiphout researched the Surinamese cloths of the Leiden Cotton Company. Leiden and ...
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‘Let politics be the focus at the State Opening of Parliament’ 16 September 2024A big performance by André Rieu, food trucks in The Hague and more contact with the Royal Family: grand plans were announced in April to make the Stat...
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Eric Storm: ‘Nationalist politicians have a more international orientation than traditional parties’ 13 September 2024Nationalism is so prevalent in our society that we hardly realise it once didn’t exist. In his new book, senior university lecturer Eric Storm reveals...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden 12 September 2024What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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Introducing: Mohammad Bin Khidzer 12 September 2024Mohammad Bin Khidzer recently joined the Institute for History as a Postdoc, as part of Fenneke Sysling's ERC Starting Grant project COMET: Human Subj...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this 11 September 2024Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD ca...
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Alicia Schrikker wins the Euro Cup prediction competition of the Institute for History 10 September 2024During the summer, a sizzling battle for the first place in the European Championship pool took place at the Institute for History. A total of 63 foot...
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’ 10 September 2024As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong le...
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Learning by doing: how to take advantage of everyday growth opportunities 10 September 2024When a challenge or question presents itself, our first reaction is often: ‘Let’s organise training’. But is that always the best solution? The workin...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...