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Russia and the region – Reading List 18 May 2021After the collapse of the Soviet Union, now thirty years ago, Russia lost much of its former prestige, influence, and territory. The ascent of Vladimi...
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Wrap-ups and recordings of the Leiden University Libraries & Elsevier seminars on Reproducible Research 17 May 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) in partnership with Elsevier hosted a series of online seminars on the challenges involved in achieving reproducibil...
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Extended opening hours starting 28 April 22 April 2021From 28 April onwards, national curfew restrictions will be lifted. Library opening hours will be adapted.
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Reading list - The Rise of China and the New Global Order 16 April 2021In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country a...
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Online Exhibition - Grotius, a Life Between Freedom and Oppression 13 April 2021In 2021, it is exactly 400 years since Hugo Grotius mounted his daring escape from Loevestein Castle, hidden in his book chest. Although his escape is...
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Digitised Leiden Middle Eastern collections available in Digital Collections 08 April 2021More than 2000 objects from the Middle Eastern collection at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) have been made available online through Digital Collect...
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Death of former Librarian Jacques van Gent 30 March 2021Jacques J. M. van Gent (8 June 1932 - 26 March 2021) was director of Leiden University Library from 1983 to 1993. He was librarian in a time of transi...
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Leiden research into Dutch parliamentary elections – a reading list 11 March 2021On 17 March, the Dutch may go to the ballot box to choose a new parliament. What are the most pressing issues, trends and traditions defining these el...
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Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press 09 March 2021As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the academic press of Leiden University. ...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection 18 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict ...
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Team with staff from Leiden wins important open science prize 11 February 2021A team including staff from Leiden University won the Open Initiative Trophy on 11 February, a prize for the best open science initiative in the Nethe...
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Open Science stimulus: Call 'Citizen Science voor Gezondheid en Zorg' 11 February 2021On 11th February 2021 ZonMw and Health~Holland jointly launched the call 'Citizen Science voor Gezondheid en Zorg (CS4GZ)'.
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Populism: democracy under pressure – a reading list 03 February 2021The storming of the United States Capitol in January 2021 showed people disrupting democratic procedure in the name of ‘real democracy’. Both elected ...
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Old printed works and special editions in Digital Collections 01 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made approximately 2300 old printed books and special editions available online through Digital Collections. Wit...
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Leiden publications now available in improved Scholarly Publications Repository 25 January 2021From now on publications of Leiden researchers can be found in the fully renewed Leiden University Scholarly Publications Repository. This newest vers...