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• Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press News - 9 March 2021

  As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the academic press of Leiden University. Gieling brings a wealth of experience in scholarly publishing to her new position. She succeeds Anniek Meinders who has led LUP as managing publisher…

• Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers News - 6 July 2023

  Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch Research Council pilot programme.

• Islamic World Special Collections

  The main focus of the Islamic World Special Collections is on the Middle East and North Africa, with smaller holdings from Indonesia, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia as far as Xinjiang, China.

• Memorial stone points to turbulent history of Indonesian students News - 6 March 2018

  A new memorial stone on the facade of a student house in the Hugo de Grootstraat is a reminder of the dozens of Indonesian students who studied in Leiden before and during the Second World War. Some of them were active in the Resistance, which cost a number of them their lives.

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  Ruth Clemens Postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Evert Jan van Leeuwen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

• English Language and Culture

  Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.

• Middle Eastern Special Collections

  The Middle Eastern Special Collections form the nucleus of the entire range of Oriental heritage collections of Leiden University Libraries.

• Journalism and New Media

  Overview of databases and reference works for research in journalism and new media.

• ‘De Bijzondere Band’ – An exhibition of Dutch Art Nouveau book bindings News - 14 March 2019

  ‘Huis van het Boek/Museum Meermanno in The Hague exhibits book bindings by leading Dutch Art-Nouveau artists from the period 1890-1910. The exhibition will be open from March 22 to June 23 2019. The title of the exhibition is De Bijzondere Band: Art Nouveau-boeken van Dijsselhof, Lion Cachet en Nieu…

• Dutch research institutions and Elsevier initiate world’s first national Open Science partnership News - 19 May 2020

  VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions.

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  Lotte Fikkers University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Milco Wansleeben Lecturer

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  Daný van Dam University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Samten Yeshi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Alisa van de Haar University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hannah Kuhn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Simon Otjes Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Josh Robison Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Leila Demarest Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Johanneke Caspers University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah de Lange Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Maria Spirova Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Christofer Talvitie PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anouk van Vliet Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tim Mickler Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Thijs Vos Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Peter Verstraten University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Faizal Rianto PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Evert de Jonge Professor emeritus

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  Ton Harmsen

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Laurens Hessels Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Renske Gilissen Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Mira Burmeister-Rudolph Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• The Dutch government wants to declare an asylum crisis, but what does that mean? News - 29 August 2024

  More people seeking asylum, overcrowded asylum accommodation and asylum procedures that take years because of a lack of capacity. The current government wants to declare an asylum crisis but what is that exactly and can they just do that?

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Maria Boletsi Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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• UNESCO World Heritage

  The UBL holds seven collections recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. Six are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents or Memory of the World Register, one in the Dutch UNESCO register.

• Connect & Let's Combat Bias! Event - 26 May 2026

  Webinar with Q&A

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• Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities (2025) News - 30 May 2025

  Without academic freedom, we might not have antibiotics, nor a deep understanding of human behaviour. Literary criticism, climate models, and ecological restoration would be severely limited; just like ethical reflection on artificial intelligence, justice, trauma, parenting, faith and hope. All these…

• Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery News - 1 July 2024

  Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…

• ICAS Book Prize awarded at the Asian Studies conference in Kyoto, Japan News - 24 August 2021

  The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) is one of the most prestigious book awards in the field of Asian Studies. The prizes were awarded in Kyoto, Japan at the 2021 International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS). As the proud sponsor of the ICAS Book Prize, Leiden University Libraries/Asian Library congratulate…

• Acquisition: early topographic manuscript map of southeast Sumatra News - 18 October 2016

  Thanks to the financial support of our friends foundation (Stichting Vrienden van de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden) Leiden University Libraries was able to purchase a very early topographic map of southeast Sumatra.

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  Vasiliki (Billy) Tsagkroni Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Ingrid van Biezen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Michael Meffert Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Eveline Crone Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences