News
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New social media pilot at Archaeology: from Wes Anderson to community archaeology 20 November 2023Anyone who follows the Faculty of Archaeology on social media must have noticed that something changed in September. Videos on research projects, inte...
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Voice of the ocean 16 November 2023There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in t...
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In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University 16 November 2023In exactly 450 days’ time, on 8 February 2025, it is the university’s 450th anniversary. We are obviously going to celebrate this with our students, s...
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Engaging society in our research and teaching: what's the status at Leiden University? 15 November 2023You may know it by the umbrella term 'citizen science'. You may also use terms such as volunteer mapping, patient co-researcher, or even community eng...
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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products 14 November 2023Many will add them to their shopping list without a second thought, but what if you don't have enough money to buy period products each month? The uni...
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Save time: create RfAs, CDAs, MTAs and now also Consultancy agreements with the Luris Contract Tool 13 November 2023Are you already using the Luris Contract Tool? It is a handy program that allows you to easily draft your own research-related contracts, like Confide...
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Clevering...
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Archaeology students follow Bystander Intervention & Consent training: ‘We're better for having had it.’ 13 November 2023In the past months all Leiden Archaeology students were asked to partake in the Bystander Intervention & Consent training. These workshops teach peopl...
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Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant 13 November 2023Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like material, is often used for making tools by Mesoamerican societies. In Honduras, certain obsidian artefacts do not yet...
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Meet Faculty Council member Sonia Leffel: ‘We are here for you.’ 13 November 2023The Faculty Council is the main consultation and advisory body within the Faculty of Archaeology. Three students and three staff members together repr...
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Your opinion of the library counts! 12 November 2023What do you think about our libraries, the (digital) collections, services and the library staff? The Leiden University Libraries (UBL) would like to ...
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Leiden University’s intake numbers are stable, also for international students 10 November 2023The number of students enrolled at Leiden University remained stable this year. As at other Dutch universities, the growth in recent years seems to ha...
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Leiden University condemns demonstration at Wijnhaven location 09 November 2023The Executive Board of the University is shocked by the unannounced demonstration that took place Thursday afternoon at the Wijnhaven location in The ...
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Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other 09 November 2023Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Lei...
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Archaeological laboratories visit Faculty of Science for sustainable ideas 07 November 2023In 2018 the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) was launched in the UK. The aim of this programme was to help laboratories work more sus...