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Yvonne Bleyerveld appointed as Professor Art on Paper and ParchmentOn 1 October, Yvonne Bleyerveld, Senior Curator Drawings and Prints at the RKD, becomes the Professor by Special Appointment 'Art on Paper and Parchme...
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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands?At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. W...
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Guest lecturing in Costa Rica from your own home: Early medieval English in Central AmericaWorking during Corona brings along various challenges but also unexpected opportunities. Thijs Porck, university lecturer medieval English at the Leid...
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Rising infections: how is the University responding?The infection rate is rising again in the Netherlands, which means it may also be rising among Leiden University’s students and staff. How is the Univ...
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Board change during turbulent times: 'I have the utmost confidence in Suzy'On 1 September, Menno Tuurenhout handed over the position of Director of Operational Management in the Faculty Board to Suzy Sirks-Bong. How does he l...
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‘The connection with society is always closer than you think’On the Things That Talk platform, students publish stories about objects from museums from the many collections of the university library and the city...
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‘As a tutor you’re the helpdesk to help them get off to a flying start’All first-year bachelor’s students at Leiden University are assigned to a tutor group, with a student as mentor and a lecturer as tutor. This extra co...
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Leiden European City of Science in 2022The title of European City of Science was officially handed over to a delegation from Leiden in the Italian city of Trieste on 6 September. Leiden wil...
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Faculty opening of a special academic year: ‘Take care of each other’A special beginning of this unique faculty year 2020 - 2021: on Wednesday 2 September, the opening of the faculty year took place online from the reno...
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How sustainable does the University want to be by 2030?Leiden University has become more sustainable in the past few years, but it could do better, particularly in the area of teaching and research. A stud...
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Stolker: ‘Scholars are people with not only insights but also doubts’What is the role of academia in solving societal problems such as the corona crisis? Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker spoke about this at the opening o...
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Assessor Jonatan Wirix-Speetjens chooses second term after turbulent yearAfter a turbulent first year as assessor, Jonatan Wirix-Speetjens starts a second term in September: 'In my second year as assessor I hope to become r...
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Leiden Humanities graduates more likely to find graduate-level jobOur humanities graduates are doing well: 70% of our bachelor’s and master’s students find their first job within two months of graduation. And for 83%...
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Lotte Fikkers wins Faculty Teaching Prize 2020Lotte Fikkers, university lecturer in English literature, received the Faculty Teaching Prize at the opening of the faculty year. ‘She is clearly very...
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National Action Plan on Diversity and Inclusion launched at WijnhavenAs of 1 September, the Netherlands has a national action plan to promote diversity and inclusion in teaching and research. The plan was launched at Le...