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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands?
At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. What changes does she want to make? And how does she look back on her Languages and Cultures of Latin America degree programme in Leiden?
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Working in intensive care: ‘You can make a real difference here’
Many alumni are frontline health workers and are working day and night to treat thousands of corona patients. Intensivist Michael Frank (53) is one of them. As head of intensive care at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Dordrecht, he is steering his department through the corona crisis.
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Voice of the ocean
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in the world’s most prestigious sailing competition: the Ocean Race.
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Emma ter MorsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aske PlaatFaculty of Science
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with Human Trafficking and Human Smuggling in intra-Schengen Border Areas
To what extent are, can, and should, human trafficking and human smuggling be(ing) seen as interlinked phenomena? What are the consequences of seeing the phenomena as either distinct or interlinked for the way in which migrants crossing intra-Schengen borders are treated.
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Fransiskus WidiyarsoFaculty of Humanities
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Michael HerzfeldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat?
Part One: Casting off, Amsterdam
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Jorre TheFaculty of Science
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Keara The
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Thed van LeeuwenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Gerard van WestenFaculty of Science
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Gerard BreemanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Paul NieuwbeertaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Klaas van WalravenAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Tinde van AndelFaculty of Science
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Jacqueline MeulmanFaculty of Science
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Marc van HemertFaculty of Science
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Pancras HogendoornFaculty of Humanities
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Paul van den BroekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter de KnijffFaculty of Medicine
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Ben van VelthovenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Eline SlagboomFaculty of Medicine
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Maarten VermeerFaculty of Medicine
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Jan CrijnsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hilde WerminkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alexandre AfonsoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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James HardwickFaculty of Medicine
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Jan de KeijserFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Henk HoekstraFaculty of Science
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Medicine
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Michiel HogerheijdeFaculty of Science
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Elena RossiFaculty of Science
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Ewine van DishoeckFaculty of Science
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Silver of the possessed: jewellery in the Egyptian zār
On Thursday 27 June 2024 Sigrid van Roode successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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How a very international archaeologist was born
From mandrill teeth to the microstructure of bones: archaeology alumna Simone Lemmers (31) is determined to reveal the past by studying old remains. Her curiosity has led to a very international career, also in the UK, where she witnessed the Brexit referendum.
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Alumnus Ruurd Kok seeks tangible traces of the past
After various jobs as an archaeologist, alumnus Ruurd Kok became a journalist. For the ‘Traces of Leiden University’ series, he explored the past of university buildings. ‘To me, history is interesting when you can touch it.’
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Gender and Agency in Careers: The Work-lIfe Experiences of Women Employed by Japanese and South Korean Firms
On Wednesday 14 February 2024 Yorum Beekman successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Global China’s Human Touch?
On 17 January 2024 Ying Wang successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Tracing Shumi: Politics and Aesthetics in Modern Japanese Literary Discourse and Fiction
On 30 January 2024 Jurre van der Meer successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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Area studies of the Minor Sustainable Development in four countries
Every January, students of the Minor Sustainable Development have the opportunity to put what they’ve learned over the last few months into practice in a choice of exciting and practical courses called Area Studies. This year, for the first time, there was a choice of four locations: The Netherlands,…
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Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience: ‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’
Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society accessible. And with her law degree and lived experience she has now made this her work. ‘You can achieve a lot with creative solutions.’
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From research project to market leader in cycling tours for elderly
‘In Hong Kong, the elderly found our popular nature routes boring, so they now cycle our action-packed routes through New York.’ What once started as an assignment for the Master Programme Media Technology, has grown into the international market leader in the field of virtual reality exercises for…
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Alumni interview with Marleen Hogendoorn
Marleen Hogendoorn (36) studied Dutch Language and Culture at Leiden University and is now editor-in-chief of the feminist monthly OPZIJ.
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Alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra: a speaker with a background in neuroscience
Her plan was to obtain a PhD, but, during her master’s, alumnus Sangbreeta Moitra discovered that her true interest lay in applying neuroscience in everyday life.
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities