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How can local policies contribute to global sustainability goals?
The challenges of building a sustainable society are unprecedented. But the Dutch municipalities cannot be faulted for their commitment. They are working hard, conclude Professor Eefje Cuppen and Lian Merkx, programme manager for energy at the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG). To exchange…
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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A new environment boosts your memory (but not for everyone)
However tempting it may be to lock yourself in your room or in favourite library nook in the days running up to an important exam, it's not a very wise choice, stresses neuroscientist Judith Schomaker.
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Jasper's Day
On January 1st Jasper Knoester started as our new dean. How is he finding it? What kinds of things is he doing and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives a peek into his life as dean.
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Introducing: Walter Gam Nkwi
Walter Gam Nkwi is lecturer at the Institute for History, University of Leiden since 1 September 2019. He also lectures at the Den Haag campus. Walter introduces himself below.
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Universiteit Leiden onderzoekt eigen slavernijverleden
Het College van Bestuur laat door een postdoc een eenjarig vooronderzoek doen naar het koloniale en slavernijverleden van de Universiteit Leiden.
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Student Johan collaborated on three books: ‘1572 was not a celebration of tolerance’
This year marks the 450th anniversary of the Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen (lit. ‘Sea Beggars’) and therefore the birth of the Netherlands. Student Johan Visser is contributing to no fewer than three books about the extraordinary year of 1572.
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun
On 1 July – Keti Koti, in the year ahead, our university community will be able to reflect extensively on the history of slavery by engaging in research, education and many other activities.
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From Steno to Snickers: the Anthropocene through the eyes of a coot
What looked like an ordinary coot’s nest turned out to be a five-star location with a remarkable backstory. Beneath a jetty on the Rokin in Amsterdam, biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra discovered a true time capsule — complete with face masks from the COVID era and a Mars wrapper dating back to the 1994…
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Jasper's day
Dean of the Faculty of Science Jasper Knoester gives a glimpse into his life every two weeks. This time he takes a tour with the Executive Board and visits two institutes of our Faculty. ‘For administrators, these are informative and stimulating opportunities, which unfortunately don't happen often…
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Contested heritage in The Hague: what to do with the remains of the Atlantik Wall?
During World War II, the Nazi’s ordered a coastal defensive line to be built from the south of France to Norway. This Atlantik Wall aimed to defend their territories in continental Europe from an Allied naval invasion. The defensive line went right through the Dutch city of The Hague. The material remains…
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How does the ethics committee work? Suzan Verberne gives an insight
How ethical is research involving humans and robots? And can research on artificial intelligence cause problems when it ends up in the wrong hands? In any research involving humans or their data, the ethics committee assesses where the issues are. Associate professor at LIACS Suzan Verberne chairs the…
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Colonialism and the Age of Revolutions (1780-1830)
Conference
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The Answer to Inequality is in the Past
Lecture
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Study Day “Dead Sea Scrolls”
Lecture, Workshop and Egeria Lecture
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Disorienting Empire
Conference, Workshop
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Archaeozoology is essential to modern environmental management
Lecture
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Herta Mohr lecture 2025: TT 217, the tomb of the sculptor Ipuy
Lecture, Herta Mohr Lecture
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: Astrochemistry
Lecture
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European Day of Languages - Taalquizine
Festival
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind?
PhD defence
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Marie-leen RyckaertFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nanne TimmerFaculty of Humanities
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Liesbeth ClaesFaculty of Humanities
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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The danger of unregulated online communications
Social media gives people a voice but also fuels online hate, especially against marginalised groups. PhD candidate Eva Nave: ‘While end-to-end encryption protects activists, it also enables criminal activity, creating a more accessible version of the Darkweb.’
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In the Making #10: Sensing Otherwise; in the absence of land(scape)
Arts and culture
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Exploring Our Roots
Terra Symposium
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Online Kress Talks with Felicity Good and Alec Aldrich
Lecture
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For Posterity
Conference
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Double Lecture: Illustrated Books and Manuscripts in Early Modern Japan
Lecture
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Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network (LUMAN) launch
Festival, Network Launch
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Anthropology of health and care in Indonesia
Debate, Roundtable
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VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Lorentz Center Lecture: 'Do People Get Radicalized on the Internet?'
Lecture
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Hollandsdenken Dekoloniseren
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Global dynamics: a very deep historical perspective on the history of Humanity
Keynote Lecture
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Lorentz lecture by Emine Fetvaci
Lecture
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Museumnacht Boerhaave - Adventerous Microbiology
Festival
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Descolonizando Tiempo, Espacio y Conocimiento
PhD defence
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Unboxing the Himalayas: On the Creation, Use, and Circulation of Sacred Things and Texts
Conference, Workshop
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Descolonizando Tiempo, Espacio y Conocimiento
PhD defence
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Symposium: Does Science need Heroes?
Lecture, Symposium
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OSCoffee: A bird's eye view of Open Science Developments, Challenges and Future Directions at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Lecture
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How We Know Nothing about a Photograph
Lecture