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Dean Joanne van der Leun: the year has kicked off 16 September 2020The academic year has started. In a video message, dean Joanne van der Leun addresses all students.
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Leiden Yemeni manuscripts now digitally available 16 September 2020Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently digitized circa 150 Yemeni manuscripts and has made them freely available for research and education. The m...
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Dr. Niels Laurens as new Executive Director at FGGA and FdA 08 September 2020
On Tuesday September 8th, the Executive Board of Leiden University appointed Dr. Niels Laurens as Executive Director at the faculties of Governance an...
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New dossier with tips on staying healthy at work 08 September 2020How do you stay healthy and happy at work – be it in the office or at home? Leiden University has a new online dossier with handy tips for a healthy l...
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Faculy's academic year virtually opened 08 September 2020Not with speeches and drinks, but with an interview with Assessor Linde Helfrich and Dean Paul Wouters by Board Secretary Pieter Krol, the academic ye...
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Leiden cholera epidemics mapped out, literally 07 September 2020Three cholera epidemics struck 19th-century Leiden. Today’s corona epidemic prompted Martijn Storms, curator of maps and atlases at the Leiden Univers...
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Introducing the new Chair for L.A.S. Terra: Iqra Amer 02 September 2020The start of this new study year is not like any other year. Covid-19 changed the way L.A.S. Terra introduces itself to the new students and how activ...
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Programme Announcement of the Conference 01 September 2020Collect & Connect: Archives and Collections in a Digital Age, 23-24 November 2020 (participation is free of charge)
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Luris services to change 01 September 2020Knowledge transfer, research impact and public-private partnerships between researchers and society are increasingly important to the University and L...
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Introducing our new LUS representative Myrthe Sassen 27 August 2020The Leiden University Student Platform (LUS) advises the Executive Board on matters of education and student affairs. The platform is also responsible...
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Introducing our new Student Assessor Zoë van Litsenburg 26 August 2020Starting on the 1st of September is our new Student Assessor Zoë van Litsenburg, current Research Master's student at our Faculty. Zoë will succeed Ro...
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Introducing our new Student Ambassador Vera van Heel 26 August 2020Starting on the 1st of September is our new Student Ambassador Vera van Heel, current Bachelor's student at our Faculty. Vera will succeed Jan Dekker ...
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New digital learning environment Brightspace is live 25 August 2020Leiden University has officially switched over to digital learning environment Brightspace. Blackboard has therefore been replaced after 20 years. Lei...
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Meeting up for a day during the introduction weeks 20 August 2020Leiden University has three introduction weeks for new students. In these times of corona, the students on each of these weeks were allowed to meet up...
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Here to help: the Brightspace migration team 18 August 2020A team of no fewer than 28 student assistants is helping the faculties migrate courses from Blackboard, the current digital learning environment, to B...