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Successful Open Day for Humanities: ‘Here you feel how it really works’
Full lecture halls, a crowded information fair and a queue for coffee in the basement: during the Open Day, the Faculty of Humanities was inundated with curious prospective students.
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Humanities researchers publish a new journal issue inspired by times of crisis
The ninth issue of the Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference has been published. This time the theme is ‘Reinventing Boundaries in Times of Crisis.’
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Wouter Linmans: 'The Netherlands did see World War II coming'
On 10 May 1940, the Netherlands was taken completely by surprise by the attack of the German army. Wasn’t it? In his dissertation, Wouter Linmans debunks the idea that the Second World War took the Netherlands by surprise. ‘From 1935 onwards, all major political parties wanted to invest in the military.’…
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Can humans observe a single particle of light? (And what does that say about our brain?)
Hoping to learn something about the human brain, Leiden researchers are creating a setup to shoot single photons, particles of light, into someone’s eye. ‘The eye is a passageway to the brain.’
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'I learned a lot as a student, but even more as a human being'
On 22 November, the Honours College certificate ceremony took place in a full Scheltema. Most students had received a diploma before, but this ceremony felt different, says honours graduate Maarten van der Marel. "It's a special moment."
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Eva BaudichauFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Danny MekicFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Peter RodriguesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Digital Humanities Winter School
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Walk-in session Humanities Campus
Inloopbijeenkomst
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Walk-in session Humanities Campus
Inloopbijeenkomst
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Walk-in session Humanities Campus
Inloopbijeenkomst
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with your thesis or writing assignment? You’re welcome to ask the Humanities Writing Center for help
Academic writing: it’s something that all students have to face. And it can be really quite difficult. The writing coaches at the Humanities Writing Center will therefore support you at every stage of your studies.
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Whose Language Is It, Anyway? Mapping Arabic in Modern Hebrew Literature
Middle East Studies Lecture
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intercultural connectivity in the deep past with an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant
For already two years, Vincent Niochet has been affiliated with the Leiden Faculty of Archaeology as an external PhD candidate. Now, he has been awarded an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant, allowing him to continue his research as a paid PhD staff member. ‘The past two years have been quite challenging,…
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Dutch History Henk te Velde to be new interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
Professor of Dutch History prof.dr. H. (Henk) te Velde will become interim Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University for a two-year term with effect from 1 March 2025. He will succeed prof.dr. M.R. (Mark) Rutgers. Mark Rutgers’ second term of office expires on 1 March 2025; he will be professor…
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Alina KarakantaFaculty of Humanities
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Digital Humanities Winter School 2026
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Bo WangFaculty of Humanities
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Boyao ZhangFaculty of Humanities
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Yra van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Seraina RenzFaculty of Humanities
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Mathijs PetersFaculty of Humanities
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Anne van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Dettje BakkerFaculty of Humanities
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Li-Fan LeeFaculty of Humanities
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Dimitris KastritisFaculty of Humanities
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Jakub Sindelar
Faculty of Humanities
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Koen van der LijnFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah BadwyFaculty of Humanities
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Michael RowlandFaculty of Humanities
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Jessie Morgan-OwensFaculty of Humanities
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Olf PraamstraFaculty of Humanities
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Luz RodriguezFaculty of Humanities
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Hans HulshofFaculty of Humanities
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Adriaan van der WeelFaculty of Humanities
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Human noise makes cod inactive. When it gets quiet again, they take off
She narrowly defied bureaucracy and spent days angling for cod. In the North Sea, marine biologist Inge van der Knaap discovered that noise significantly disturbs fish behaviour. ‘There is now a lot of attention for underwater noise.’
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Advocating for Human rights in Brussels: catching up with Calum Thomson
Many students see themselves working at an NGO in Brussels after graduation. Alumnus Calum Thomson (26) is doing just that. In 2021 Calum started working at the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF): a platform aimed at promoting European integration, facilitating reforms and democratic…
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the Herta Mohr Building: brand new and also recycled location for Humanities
Light, open and green: a description that fits the new, renovated location of the Faculty of Humanities. The official opening of the Herta Mohr Building took place on 8 October, and it has many remarkable features: for example, recycled ‘mushroom columns’, a pedestrian bridge to the University Library…
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Slice of 'Zeeuws' life: the complex stories behind human burials in Koudekerke
A team of three students affiliated with Leiden University is shedding new light on the lives, diets, health, and mobility of individuals buried at the historic church site in Koudekerke, Zeeland. The project, a collaboration with the Walcherse Archeologische Dienst and funded by the Municipality of…
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AI agents, human smuggling and international security: Security Studies students advise professionals
Third-year Security Studies students tackle real-world security challenges for organisations such as Microsoft, the NCTV and Schiphol. From AI and human smuggling to international cooperation, they present their recommendations to professionals in the field.
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Shekhar KolipakaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities