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Reading list - our favourites for the summer 13 July 2021
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) not only hold academic material, but also many novels, collections of poetry, non-fiction works a...
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New in the Leiden collections: the Amsterdam Yemen Library 30 June 2021
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) have been enriched with the Maktabat al-Yaman al-Amstirdāmīyah, or Amsterdam Yemen Library. This ...
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Chinese unofficial poetry journals now accessible in Digital Collections 10 June 2021
Leiden University Libraries has made a large number of unofficial poetry journals from China accessible online in its Digital Collections. This opens ...
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Back to Rabat 10 June 2021
The airspace had almost closed last year as Leiden students and staff rushed to leave the Netherlands Institute Morocco (NIMAR). How is this Leiden in...
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – a reading list 08 June 2021
Tensions between Israel and Palestine again reached fever pitch in May, with hundreds of – mainly Palestinian – deaths as a result. Now that a ceasefi...
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Our man in Jakarta keeps the institute running from Venlo 19 May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many staff of Leiden institutes abroad to leave their posts in a hurry. How is the KITLV Jakarta team doing now? Director...
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Russia and the region – Reading List 18 May 2021
After 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 2021
Leiden 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 2021
From 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 2021
In 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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Bart Barendregt receives Vici grant for research on Artificial Intelligence in Muslim Southeast Asia 14 April 2021
Very little is known about the relationship between religion and the digital future. Bart Barendregt, Professor by special appointment Anthropology of...
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Online Exhibition - Grotius, a Life Between Freedom and Oppression 13 April 2021
In 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 2021
More 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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Susanne Deen Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at Leiden Law School and FGGA 08 April 2021
On 15 April Susanne Deen will start as Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator for Leiden Law School and the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. The a...
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Death of former Librarian Jacques van Gent 30 March 2021
Jacques 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...