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Lecturer sets up Italian summer school with Una Europa seed funding 27 March 2025
Una Europa, an alliance of 11 top European universities, provides annual seed funding for new research and teaching projects. Assistant Professor Carm...
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Throwback to Faculty Lecture 'Water Legacy: Mayan World Meets the Netherlands' 26 March 2025
On March 11, a travelling photo exposition on the Mayan archaeological site El Mirador, in Guatemala, saw its festive opening at the Van Steenis build...
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Leiden University signs Durham Declaration: intensified climate collaboration 26 March 2025
The Durham Declaration was presented at the Climate Symposium marking the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary on 26 March. Leiden University is proud to ...
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Archaeologist Valentina Azzarà features in National Geographic documentary on Omani archaeology 25 March 2025
Dr Valentina Azzarà, an honorary research fellow at the Faculty of Archaeology and an expert on prehistoric Oman, was recently invited to feature in a...
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A quick call with Erwin Muller about organisational development 25 March 2025
Various meetings will be held over the next few weeks to discuss organisational development at Leiden University. On the agenda are a vision of organi...
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Four hundred and fifty trees for Leiden University’s 450th anniversary 24 March 2025
Leiden and The Hague have an extra 450 trees thanks to a special campaign to mark the 450th anniversary of the Relief of Leiden and Leiden University’...
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 4th in QS World University Ranking 24 March 2025
It is the ninth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Leiden students develop AI tool for marking assignments 20 March 2025
Jeroen van Gessel’s lecturers didn’t always have time for extensive feedback on his written assignments. So, together with tech-savvy friend Menno Hah...
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology 19 March 2025
Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to conti...
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A quick call with Merel Snoeck about knowledge security in international collaborations 18 March 2025
As a university, we enjoy collaborating with international partners, but it can happen that sensitive information falls into the wrong hands. For that...
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Lodewijk Govaerts to leave Board of Governors as of 1 April 18 March 2025
As of 1 April 2025, Lodewijk Govaerts will be standing down from the Board of Governors due to other commitments that will demand a significant part o...
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Want to have a say in important issues at the university? Then stand as a candidate for the consultation bodies 18 March 2025
Do you want to provide advice on issues of your own choosing, and help decide on important subjects within the university? If you do, then it’s time f...
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Executive Board Vice President Timo Kos ‘Now’s the time to step up’ 18 March 2025
Timo Kos has been Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board since 1 March. Who is he and how have his first weeks been? ‘Higher education ...
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Pure Basic: soup, snacks and sandwiches for every budget 17 March 2025
You may already have seen them in the larger restaurants in the teaching buildings: simple yet tasty hagelslag or cheese sandwiches. Students asked an...
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Crisis on campus: 'Both terrible and incredibly fun' 13 March 2025
Chaos in the Lipsius building! Master's students zigzag through the classroom, write on whiteboards and discuss tensely. In a simulation of the Leiden...