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Leids Ontzet: University closedWe celebrate Leids Ontzet, the Relief of Leiden, on Monday 3 October. This means that all University buildings in Leiden will be closed. The Universit...
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Pieter's Corner: Clinton vs. Trump - race over?Monday 26 September, 2016 saw the first confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Expectations were high – not only about the content o...
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Leiden University and LUMC join Netherlands Centre for One HealthLeiden University and Leiden University Medical Center have joined the Netherlands Centre for One Health (NCOH), further strengthening the academic ne...
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Eight new MOOCsThis autumn Leiden University is launching eight new MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) that are available free to the general public. You can follow...
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'Create better financing opportunities for fundamental research'The League of European Research Universities (LERU) calls for greater appreciation of fundamental research that does not have an immediate application...
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Leiden scientists during Night of Arts and ScienceMany Leiden scientists will be taking part in the Night of Arts and Science on 17 September. Find out what's on for English speakers.
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ERC grants for Leiden scientistsLeiden research on psychology and archaeology will boosted by two subsidies. Both research projects focus on children.
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Alumni House for Leiden alumniAnkie Broekers-Knol, President of the Dutch Senate and Leiden alumna, opened the new Alumni House at Rapenburg 68 on 5 September. The Alumni House, n...
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Kim Beerden wins 2016 LUS Teaching PrizeKim Beerden, lecturer in Ancient History, has won the 2016 LUS Teaching Prize.
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Cath prize for lectures in care homesThe Edisen Foundation has won the 2016 Mr. K.J. Cath prize. This student organisation set up by two Leiden students gives lectures in care homes.
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Emoticons in Ancient EgyptThe advent of script has never managed to eliminate the use of symbols. This is the finding of research carried out by Kyra van der Moezel on Ancient ...
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Who is the best teacher?Every year, the Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) chooses the best lecturer in the university. The prize is awarded during the Opening of the A...
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‘It's all about curiosity’The opening of the academic year will see the presentation of the LUS Teaching Prize to the best lecturer at Leiden University. Get to know the nomine...
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‘I may seem prim and proper...'True to tradition, during the opening of the academic year the LUS Teaching Prize will be awarded to the University's best lecturer. Get to know the ...
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High-tech imaging reveals rare precolonial Mexican manuscript hidden from view for 500 yearsResearchers from the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries and from universities in the Netherlands have used high-tech imaging to uncover the det...