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Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List 05 February 2026This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary way...
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Japanese Literature - The Reading List 30 January 2026
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Acquisition of oldest map of Dutch island Dejima in Japan 20 January 2026Houses, warehouses, wells, a mooring and even a stable. All of this can be seen on the oldest known map of the island of Dejima acquired by Leiden Uni...
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Celebrate free access: Public Domain Day 2026 07 January 2026At the start of the new year, we celebrate the release of a new selection of collection items into the Public Domain. This year, Leiden University Lib...
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National Museum of Taiwan Literature donates to Leiden Chinese Queer Collection 10 December 2025On the occasion of the Workshop organized last July to officially launch the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC), the National Museum of Taiwan Lit...
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Leiden University Libraries Signs AI Agreement with International Heritage and Knowledge Institutions 04 December 2025On December 3rd, AI4LAM (Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, and Museums) was launched in London. Leiden University Libraries (UBL)is a f...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 25 November 2025The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 February 202...
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The Alternative Reading List Awards 2025 18 November 2025Who can pitch a book so well that everyone wants to read it? These are the winners of the 2025 Alternative Reading List Awards.
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Oldest parts of Leiden University Archives digitised 11 September 2025Recently, the oldest parts of the Leiden University Archives have been preserved and digitised thanks to a grant from Metamorfoze. This makes an impor...
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Crowdfunding for Leiden Chinese Queer Collection 25 June 2025Help us develop and expand the recently established Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏) at Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners 18 June 2025With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers, Elsevier and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) and the Scaliger In...
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The Chinese Queer Collection - A Workshop for Activists, Archivists and Academics at Leiden University 12 June 2025To celebrate the formal launch of the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏), promote Chinese queer studies scholarship, and raise the vis...
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Centre for Digital Scholarship organising a week full of workshops and lectures 04 June 2025
Have you been wondering how to publish open access? Who has the copyright on your paper or your dataset? How to make your data FAIR or how to publish ...
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World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini 11 April 2025UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kart...
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Historical research shows how Leiden University and city council benefitted from colonialism 03 April 2025Leiden University contributed to colonialism and slavery through its research and teaching. And governors and residents of Leiden had an active role i...
