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‘Pressure can be a motivator but you still need time to recharge your batteries’ 02 December 2025We’ve all heard the advice about healthy workplace habits: taking regular breaks from your screen, going for the odd walk or eating lunch with your co...
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Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further research 02 December 2025On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. Mayor Peter Heijkoop...
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Spui Campus counts down to grand opening 01 December 2025Spui Campus, Leiden University’s fourth location in The Hague, will soon open its doors. The former V&D department store’s transformation into a unive...
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Dr. Viktória Muka (Andrassy Univ., Budapest) visits Leiden to talk about German minority culture in Central Europe 01 December 2025On October 15, 2025, Dr. Viktória Muka who recently finished her doctorate in History at the Andrassy University in Budapest presented some of her gra...
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Students of the Special Chair visit the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam for a unique visit with a Leiden History MA Alum 01 December 2025On Tuesday November 25, 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey travelled with students from her masters seminar on “New Approached to the Holocaust in Central ...
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COIn grants awarded to improve research infrastructure 01 December 2025Several FGW projects have received a COIn grant. This grant, ranging from 5,000 to 30,000 euros, is intended to improve research infrastructure, for e...
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A message about the occupation and evacuation of the Academy Building 27 November 2025A group of nine activists from Students for Palestine occupied part of the Academy Building on Wednesday 26 November. Outside, a group of around 30 de...
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Sustainability Monitor 2024: Leiden University slashes carbon emissions and strengthens role in climate transition 27 November 2025The Sustainability Monitor 2024 reveals that Leiden University has again taken significant steps to become a more sustainable and future-proof univers...
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Prof. dr. Cramsey and Ms. Boróka Balogh participated in “Woman & Science” Event at the Residence of the Austrian Ambassador to The Netherlands 27 November 2025On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, Ambassador Bert Theuerman (Austrian Ambassador to The Netherlands) hosted a Coffeehouse Discussion exploring the positi...
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The Special Chair for Central European Studies at Leiden presents a film at the “Eastern Neighbors” Film Festival in The Hague 27 November 2025On Sunday, November 9 2025, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey presented a film at the “Eastern Neighbors” Film Festival in The Hague.
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Mr. Seán Ivory, the Mr. Hugo Weiland Prize Winner for Best Thesis in Central European studies, presents his thesis research 27 November 2025On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, Mr. Seán Ivory (VU) presented part of his prize-winning research in a lunch talk entitled Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politi...
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Keuzegids: seven top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University 27 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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Cleveringa Lecture moved because of demonstration in Academy Building 26 November 2025A small group of Students for Palestine demonstrators occupied the Academy Building on Rapenburg in the afternoon of Wednesday 26 November. The Clever...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composers 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...
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Nearly 200 million for new research buildings and facilities 25 November 2025The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing 197 million euros in 11 infrastructure projects that will be of great value to science and society. Leid...