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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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All university buildings closed on Monday morning 15 February 14 February 2021The KNMI has issued a code red weather warning because of slippery conditions. This applies from 03.00 on Monday 15 February. All university buildings...
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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...
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship 22 January 2021Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that ...
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Experience the university and student life in the Leiden Special Collections 21 January 2021With the thematic programme 'Student@University', Leiden University Libraries illuminates the rich past of the university and its students. Several on...
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Looking back: New Year’s Event 2021, a year of sustainability and perspective 14 January 2021A live online New Year’s event on Tuesday 12 January marked the start of the New Year. Dean Joanne van der Leun toasted 2021 and as usual at this even...
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2020 in pictures: How coronavirus kept us apart, but somehow brought us together 17 December 20202020 will go down in the history books as an eventful year. The traces left by the coronavirus this year will remain, for students as well as staff at...
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Limited access to the Reading Room Special Collections 17 December 2020From Monday 21 December onwards, the Reading Room Special Collections will be accessible only to Leiden University researchers and students relying on...
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Open Access easier for Leiden Researchers with a new Open Access policy 14 December 2020Leiden University has adopted a new Open Access policy that will easily allow Leiden researchers to accomplish 100% Open Access of peer reviewed artic...
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Donation for digitisation of Leiden Hebrew manuscripts 10 December 2020Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has received considerable funding from the National Library of Israel (NLI) and the Friedberg Jewish Manuscript Soci...
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Digitised texts and images available via advanced IIIF-technology 07 December 2020Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made approximately 200.000 digitised books, maps, photographs and other materials available in Digital Collectio...