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Stephanie Noach wins Praemium Erasmianum Foundation Dissertation Prize
Assistant professor Stephanie Noach has won the Dissertation Prize of the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation. She is receiving this prestigious prize for her research on darkness in contemporary art from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Partnering Heritage with Latin America: Heritage Futures in the Age of Polycrises
Explore how cultural heritage can proactively respond to global crises, from geopolitical conflicts to climate change, through innovative cross-cultural collaboration between Latin American stakeholders and Una Europa.
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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eLaw publishes in Nature
Researchers of eLaw, the Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University, published their research in Nature Machine Intelligence. The publication, written by Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Pranav Khanna, Hadassah Drukarch, and Bart Custers, focuses on the legal and regulatory implications of…
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Carolien StolteFaculty of Humanities
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Improving nature’s antibiotic
'What nature made isn’t necessarily an optimized medicine to use in the human body,’ says Professor of Biological Chemistry Nathaniel Martin. That’s why a group of Leiden researchers is making a chemistry-based improved version of the frequently used antibiotic vancomycin. They received an NWO NACTAR…
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Junjie HuangFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lukas MilevskiFaculty of Humanities
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Three new Master's specialisations in History: ‘More in line with students’ wishes’
The Master's programme in History at Leiden University is set to change. From September 2026, three of the five specialisations will be replaced by new subjects that are more closely aligned with the field of research and students’ interests. One of these new specialisations will also be taught entirely…
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For city dwellers, even 15 minutes in nature can improve mental health
Green spaces boost mental health—especially in busy cities. A new study from Leiden and Stanford University reveals how nature benefits urban well-being and offers low-cost ways to make city life healthier for everyone.
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Sara de WitFaculty of Humanities
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Walter Nkwi GamFaculty of Humanities
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Ying ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Camilla MarracciniFaculty of Humanities
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden make Ted Ed videos: ‘We want to integrate Islamic history into world history’
What are the origins of the Islamic Empire? And what was daily life like there? Two new Ted Ed animations answer these questions in simple language. Arabists Petra Sijpesteijn and Birte Kristiansen explain what the process of developing the videos was like.
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Fan LinFaculty of Humanities
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Limin TehFaculty of Humanities
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Nature conservation in the Dutch Caribbean
A sense of security plays an important role in the decision to contribute to nature conservation. Stacey Mac Donald conducted four years of research on the influence of social and political changes and the (post) colonial context on nature conservation in the Dutch Caribbean. On 17 May she will defend…
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Out now! LEAP # 2: (Mis)Reading Nature
LEAP is a peer-reviewed journal founded in 2021 by a team of junior and senior scholars of Leiden University as part of a Faculty-broad Master course. Each year the journal has a new editorial board and a new theme. Series editors Astrid van Weyenberg and Nanne Timmer guide this process and are assisted…
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daniela Vicherat MattarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Writing history together in the Transvaal
Alicia Schrikker doesn't usually get involved in urban history. As a senior lecturer, her research field is generally the colonial history of Asia and partly South Africa. So, the fact that she is going to carry out an urban history research project together with colleagues, is something that even she…
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‘Chinese citizens are more perturbed by climate change than many in America or Europa’
After a gap of five years, Leiden has a new Professor of Modern China. Florian Schneider started his position on 1 September.
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Martin KroonFaculty of Humanities
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Paul KesslerFaculty of Science
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities