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Worlds on a string: how beads in the sixth century travelled the world 09 September 2026On September 17, Mette Langbroek will defend her dissertation. For her PhD, Mette investigated the contact that people from Northwest Europe had (part...
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Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants 09 September 2026Researchers Caspar Jacobs (philosophy) and Fiamma Salerno (immunology) have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant 2026. Jacobs will study mathematical eq...
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King to receive findings of research into his family’s role in colonial history 09 September 2026King Willem-Alexander will visit Leiden University on Friday 2 October, where he will receive the results of an independent study of the role of the H...
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Archaeology student Sofía Espinoza Gutiérrez nominated for ECHO Award 08 September 2026Master's student Sofía Espinoza Gutiérrez has been nominated for the prestigious ECHO Award in the category Current Affairs. The award recognises stud...
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NIOD Director Martijn Eickhoff is the new Cleveringa Professor 08 September 2026Martijn Eickhoff, a cultural historian and Director of the Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (NIOD), has been appointed the Cleveringa...
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Archaeologist Rachel Schats wins LUS Teaching Prize 2026 07 September 2026Associate Professor and Education Director Rachel Schats has won the LUS Teaching Prize 2026. The award was presented during the Opening of the Academ...
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New AI in Education e-learning puts learning behaviour before output 07 September 2026At the start of the new academic year, the new online module AI in Education has become available. It helps teachers from all faculties improve the le...
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Working together on teaching innovation: join a special interest group 07 September 2026From GenAI and IX technology to learning analytics and inter- and transdisciplinary teaching: each of Leiden University’s special interest groups (SIG...
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Twenty-five years on: what was the impact of 9/11 on the Netherlands? 07 September 2026Was 9/11 a turning point for Dutch society? Twenty-five years on, researcher Thijs van Dooremalen puts that idea into perspective. He compares the imp...
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‘International organisations cannot function without trust from their member states’ 07 September 2026While trust in multilateral collaboration is under pressure, the need for joint solutions remains high. Professor Fernando Bordin is examining the rol...
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New: DEAI Library in Van Steenis 04 September 2026A cabinet of books on diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion now stands in the common area on the first floor's landing of the Van Steenis bui...
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Marie Soressi appointed Head of the Department of World Archaeology 04 September 2026The Faculty of Archaeology is pleased to announce that Professor Marie Soressi has been appointed Head of the Department of World Archaeology, one of ...
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Throwback to the Faculty Opening of the Academic Year 03 September 2026Welcome back at the Faculty of Archaeology! We hope you had a nice summer. On Tuesday September 1 the Faculty festively opened the academic year of 20...
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New: The Academic Pride Podcast 01 September 2026Could you truly be yourself at Leiden University over the past 450 years? This question is at the heart of the first episode of ‘The Academic Pride Po...
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Political leaders chose moral messaging after downing of MH17 and attacks in Belgium 01 September 2026What words do politicians choose when an attack shakes society? PhD candidate Daan van den Wollenberg studied how Prime Minister Rutte responded to th...