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‘Trying to learn as much as possible’ 17 August 2020
Dr. Alise Muok, originally from California, arrived in 2018 for her postdoc position in Leiden, at the Biology Institute. With a grant of the Dutch Ca...
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Good turnout for first network meeting for research support staff 31 July 2020The work of research support staff such as grant advisers, data stewards and project managers is changing fast. This makes it useful if they don’t hav...
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Uncatalogued materials from the Middle East now available through Leiden University Libraries’ catalogue 20 July 2020A collection of uncatalogued books from the Middle East is now available through the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) catalogue. The collection cont...
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Reading list: Our favourites for the summer 17 July 2020The 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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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans 16 July 2020The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fas...
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Working in the archaeological ceramic lab in times of corona 15 July 2020BA 3 student Dasha Derzhavets is one of the first students to be back in the lab at the Faculty of Archaeology. She is conducting experiments in the c...
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Meeting Learning Designer Esther Struijk: ‘The assistance I provide depends on the needs of the lecturer’ 15 July 2020The first semester of 20-21 will be characterised by hybrid education: remote because we can, on campus if we can. Since this will have a tremendous i...
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Lecturers swap tips in webinar on online teaching 14 July 2020Can I record my lecture as a podcast? How do I keep my students’ attention during an online tutorial or lecture? And how do I get a discussion going w...
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The importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register 09 July 2020One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also...
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections 03 July 2020After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once aga...
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Rick Honings appointed Scaliger professor 30 June 2020Senior lecturer Rick Honings has been appointed Scaliger professor with effect from 1 July 2020. In the coming years his focus will be on promoting te...
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Share your experiences of online teaching. Register for the University webinar 26 June 2020Thanks to the corona crisis, you as a lecturer at Leiden University now have over three months experience of remote teaching. If you would like to sha...
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From Brightspace basics to learning how to migrate: lecturer training has begun 23 June 2020For years Blackboard was the digital hub for courses and programmes at Leiden University, but in September it will be replaced by Brightspace. To help...
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries extend Fellowship Programme for Digital Scholarship 22 June 2020Elsevier has extended its co-operation with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital scholarship and the Scaliger Institute for two more years ...
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Interview 19 June 2020Grada Degenaars