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How do we experience music? Vocational students to explore this at a festival 11 September 2025Many of us love music, but we don’t understand why exactly that is – or how our individual experiences of music can differ. Rebecca Schaefer will rese...
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Oldest parts of Leiden University Archives digitised 11 September 2025Recently, the oldest parts of the Leiden University Archives have been preserved and digitised thanks to a grant from Metamorfoze. This makes an impor...
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Thriving together: How Ghana’s forest communities and ecosystems stay resilient 10 September 2025At a time when the climate crisis demands global action, Leiden University College’s (LUC) research project REFloC (Resilient Ecosystems and Flourishi...
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Negotiating with the enemy: this ‘unloved masterpiece’ is a great example 09 September 2025During the Cold War, 35 states sat down at the table and negotiated for three years – with results. Lecturer Kai Hebel sees the Helsinki Final Act (19...
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A quick call with... the beadle about inaugural lectures in Lokhorstkerk 09 September 2025Inaugural lectures and PhD ceremonies are usually held in the Grand Auditorium in the Academy Building. Due to its temporary closure for the installat...
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MIRD Students visit international organisations in The Hague 09 September 2025On 5 and 8 September 2025, first-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) visited the Organisation for the Pr...
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility 08 September 2025‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third...
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Executive Board adopts committee’s recommendations on Israel-Palestine 04 September 2025The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and...
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Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore appointed new Cleveringa Professor 04 September 2025The French political theorist Hélène Landemore, known for her critical perspective on modern democracies, has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Pro...
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Everyone has the right to food security, in peacetime and during armed conflict 03 September 2025Food security touches upon human rights, international law and sustainable development. These frameworks are not separate worlds but deeply interconne...
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Improved Financial Outlook Faculty of Humanities 2026–2030 02 September 2025In the short term, no reorganisation is foreseen within the Faculty of Humanities, nor are any compulsory redundancies expected. Nonetheless, structur...
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Flying pencil links Leiden and The Hague at launch of new degree programmes 02 September 2025It was a memorable start to September. While Leiden marked the opening of the academic year, The Hague celebrated the launch of three new degree progr...
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BSc Security Studies Graduation Ceremonies: ‘See you in the future’ 02 September 2025On Friday 29 August, the Wijnhaven was filled with a special mix of first-year students just beginning their academic journey, and students who, after...
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What will university be like in the future? Vote for your favourite ‘uni-vision’ 02 September 2025What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? Ten surprising, artistic uni-visions could be brought to life. It’s up to you to vote for ...
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Big tech hard to keep up with: ‘Time for government action’ 01 September 2025From closed government systems in the Middle East to an exceptionally open Dutch government. Public administration lecturer Alex Ingrams is an expert ...