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Exhibition ‘Art-chaeology’ presents artworks inspired by archaeologyFrom painted pottery to tattooed mummies, art has always been essential in human culture. Exploring the human past, archaeologists study art in the wi...
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Twenty lecturers awarded Senior Teaching QualificationIt was time for a celebration in the Faculty Club on 11 December. Twenty driven lecturers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification by Vice-Rec...
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Chastelain-Nobach grant allows Tymon de Haas to enlarge Roman expansion research projectThrough the Chastelain-Nobach LUF fund, Classical and Mediterranean archaeologist Tymon de Haas has received a grant for his research on the ecologica...
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Professor Miguel John Versluys joins Supervisory Council of National Museum of AntiquitiesFrom 1 December 2019, Miguel John Versluys, Professor and Chair of Classical & Mediterranean Archaeology at the Faculty of Archaeology (UL), will join...
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Rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities: a good university is international tooThe Netherlands is an open country and should remain so. This is what the rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities write in an opinion piece. Beca...
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Leiden University as source of inspiration for new master program in Artificial Intelligence and Data ScienceAcross Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka there is an urgent need to develop appropriate educational programs to build skills in data science and artif...
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Pitch your research at FameLabAre you a young scientist studying or working in science and technology, medicine or social sciences? And can you give a rousing three-minute speech a...
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Webinar Week: reaching out to prospective master's studentsNot all students who are thinking of doing a master’s programme at Leiden University can come to the Master’s Open Day. Hence the first Webinar Week, ...
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Leiden University in top 10 of sustainability rankingFor the first time, Leiden University has made it to the top 10 of the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Of the 780 p...
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Honours students participate in poster presentations at ReuvensdagenOn Friday, November 22, students of the Archaeology Honours track participated in a poster presentation at the national archaeological congress 'De Re...
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Archaeology student Jan Dekker receives two Honours Academy certificatesOn Thursday November 14, the Honours Academy organized its yearly ceremony in order to award the 2019 honours certificates in the Hooglandse Kerk in L...
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More PhDs awarded to women than men in 2019For the first time ever, more women than men have been awarded PhDs at Leiden University. In 2019, 226 women defended their dissertations as opposed t...
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A safe work environment: investigative powers lackingMore has to be done to create a safe work environment for the staff of Leiden University. Confidential counsellors for PhD candidates were recently ap...
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Nine golden rules for a good relationship between PhD supervisors and candidatesThe Golden Rules for PhD Supervision were recently posted on the website. Most of the problems that PhD candidates experience stem from difficulties i...
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‘Diversity doesn’t appear at the wave of a magic wand’If universities want to open their doors to more students and staff from minority groups, good intentions alone will not suffice. That is what Frank T...