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2,075 search results for “ s” in the Library website

• Study areas

  The libraries offer over 2300 study places. Some are freely available, some are available to Leiden University students only.

• Honorary Doctorate Recipients - Safiya Noble and Catherine Malabou: The Reading List News - 5 February 2026

  This February, Leiden University honors two scholars who have responded to the challenges of modern society in important, innovative and exemplary ways. Catherine Malabou and Safiya Umoja Noble will receive honorary doctorates for their ground breaking research in philosophy and internet/media studies…

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  Boukary Sangaré PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Samar Khalil PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Science

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  Chen Li PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

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  Chen Wang PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

• Searching for book reviews

  Book reviews give you a quick overview of the main arguments, quality and structure of a book.

• Open Science

  The University Library's Open Science services are available to individual researchers as well as on the level of the University's faculties and institutes.

• Citing

  When writing a paper or thesis you are bound by the principles of academic integrity. There are strict rules concerning plagiarism. Citing your sources right is important to prevent plagiarism. But how do you read a reference and how to cite right?

• Copyright and FeedbackFruits

  FeedbackFruits (FbF) is education software with different task types accessible via Brightspace. Below you will find how to use FbF in compliance with copyright rules.

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  Eduard Fosch Villaronga Associate professor

  Faculty of Law

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  Tullio Abruzzese PhD candidate

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Kyra Verboon PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Nidesh Lawtoo Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Annachiara Raia University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jasmijn Rana Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ethan Mark Senior University Lecturer Modern Japanese History

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Leonor Alvarez Francés PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Liesbeth van Vliet Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Thijs Brocades Zaalberg Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Mitch van Geel Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Peter van der Putten Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Fred Janssen Scientific Director/Professor

  ICLON

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  Max van Duijn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Science

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  Adriaan Bedner Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Bart van der Steen Head Faculty Liaison & Services

  Leiden University Libraries

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  Marie-leen Ryckaert Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Zane Kripe Lecturer

  Faculty of Science

• Research suggestions

  The research suggestions below may be suitable for a bachelor's or master's thesis or can be used as additional source material in ongoing research.

• Japan Studies: Politics and International Relations

  Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Politics and International Relations of Japan

• Urban Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Urban Studies

• Religious Studies

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in religious studies.

• Exhibitions

  Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.

• Special Collections

• Portraits

  Leiden University owns extensive collections of portraits. These include around a hundred painted portraits of scholars, librarians and professors and around 30,000 prints of scholars, politicians, rulers, artists, writers and other persons of fame. A smaller partial collection is that of writers, belonging…

• Access

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  Rachel de Jong PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

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  Yi Chen PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Introduction to Digital Humanities

• Renewals and returns

  The standard loan period for items borrowed at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is 3 weeks.

• Databases

• Using the library

• Special Collections

  Special books, drawings, photos and other source material in the UBL collections can be found at the Special Collections department. You can’t borrow these materials, but you can request them via the catalogue and consult them in the library. Planning your first visit to the Special Collections reading…

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  Luca Bruls PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nienke Beets PhD Candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Science

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  Natália Kubalová PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• ‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’ News - 9 February 2026

  From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.

• Palestine and Israel

  This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.

• Newspaper articles (International)

  Leiden’s University Library provides access to a large collection of digital (contemporary) and digitized (historical) newspapers. These newspapers can be found through the library’s catalogue and through the library’s databases. Furthermore, the Dutch National Library offers access to several international…