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Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks - a reading list 10 September 2021
On Saturday 11 September, it will be 20 years since two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in the very heart of Manhattan. The images of smoki...
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700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri: the UBL Dante collection 06 September 2021
In September 1321, exactly 700 years ago, one of Italy's most famous writers, Dante Alighieri, died as a Florentine exile in Ravenna. That makes 2021 ...
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ICAS Book Prize awarded at the Asian Studies conference in Kyoto, Japan 24 August 2021
The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of Asian Studies. The prizes were awarded in Kyoto, Japan at the 202...
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Online exhibition - Rembrandt and Leiden University 15 July 2021
Rembrandt van Rijn is inextricably linked to the city of Leiden. He was born and raised here, went to school in the city, and spent the early years of...
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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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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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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...