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In memoriam: Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026)
On February 10, 2026, emeritus Professor Dr. Takamitsu Muraoka (1938–2026) passed away, one day after celebrating his 88th birthday. From 1991 until his retirement in 2003, he held the chair of Hebrew Language and Culture, Israelite Antiquities, and Ugaritic at Leiden University.
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Interfaculty theme leads gather at kickoff meeting
The leads for our new interfaculty themes recently met for the first time. We asked three of them what opportunities their theme presents to society, the university and individual staff?
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PhD candidate Sinéad is a Europaeum Scholar: ‘There’s no other programme quite like this’
Sinéad Mulcahy recently started the Europaeum Scholars Programme, a two-year policy and leadership course for a group of thirty talented and committed PhD candidates from universities across Europe. She is already enthusiastic – both about the programme and her fellow scholars. ‘I would like to bring…
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‘It doesn’t feel like work’: what it’s like to be a mentor for Pre-University College
Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of PRE-College Leiden, we asked two experienced PRE-mentors about their job - and what makes their work so meaningful. ‘You really see them grow.’
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Wrap-ups and recordings of the Leiden University Libraries & Elsevier seminars on Reproducible Research
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) in partnership with Elsevier hosted a series of online seminars on the challenges involved in achieving reproducibility in research. The seminars aimed to identify best practices that can help to overcome central challenges around reproducibility, and to convey several…
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Why the Netherlands should repatriate foreign terrorist fighters and their families
Dozens of Dutch nationals are being held in detention facilities in Northeast Syria or have been transferred to Iraq, risking torture or the death penalty. PhD candidate Ida Asscher says the Netherlands should repatriate them. 'States must comply with international law, even in difficult situations.…
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now
Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports released this week, the panel calls on governments worldwide to develop coherent policies that address biodiversity, climate change, water, food and health.…
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Japanese Literature Reading List
From experimental essays to comfort reads, and from manga to court literature in verse: Japanese literature has it all.
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When will the salary increase be paid? And six other questions about the CAO
In July, the unions and universities reached a definitive CAO agreement (Collective Labour Agreement), with commitments on higher pay, more permanent contracts and a more inclusive leave scheme. Colleagues from the HR department and the FNV union explain how the agreement was reached, what we can expect…
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Solving Mathematical Challenges with Symbolic AI
Lecture
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Botanical drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Uncovering the role of Social Democracy in the History of European Competition Policy
Lecture, CHEI Seminar - Book launch
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Knowledge utilisation
Research
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The Roman empire and world history
Debate
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Not Rifles but Books: FEC’s Book Programs (1954–1991)
Lecture, CHEI Seminar
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Genuine or fake? Authentication of Gandhara sculptures
VVIK Lecture
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Connect & Escape: Data Horror Escape Room
Workshop
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Shipwrecks and Cultural Diplomacy
Lecture
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New Perspectives on the Presentation of Japanese Art II
Lecture, Seminar
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Fifty Years of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
Conference
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Interpreters’ Note-Taking: an international writing system?
Lecture, Leiden Translation Talks
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PhD Candidates: Get more success with less stress
Personal development, Working effectively
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Skills
What skills do students need to function as academic professionals and engaged citizens?
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Connect & Be FAIR - From FAIR to FAIR2: Turning principles into practice for responsible, AI-ready data
Webinar with Q&A
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Book talk: The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian
Lecture, Book talk
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Plastic's Legacy: From Single-Use to Sustainable Solutions
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Mutation-Driven Modulation of GPCR Pharmacology: Insights from Adenosine and Serotonin Receptors
PhD defence
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Categorial Hylomorphism
PhD defence
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Survival of the Littlest: Improving Preterm Outcomes through Metabolomics and Microsampling
PhD defence
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Connect & step up: Overview of the concrete actions to improve our local data repository service, DataverseNL, as a FAIR-enabling service
Webinar, Q&A, discussion
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Disorienting Empire
Conference, Workshop
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Doctoral Concert Adam Lukawski
PhD defence, Doctoral concert
- Museum Talks at the Leiden Department of Art History
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Delimiting ‘language maintenance’ – what is it, and what is it not?
Lecture, Sociolinguistics & Discourse Studies Series
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Institute of Psychology Dodgeball Tournament 2025
Staff tournament
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Performative Transactions: Worlding Compositional Ecosystems
PhD defence
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Navigating between empires: the discourses on self-determination in and about Hong Kong
PhD defence
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Connect & FAIRify: FAIRification of a high throughput metabolomics laboratory with FAIR Digital Objects
Webinar, Q&A, discussion
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The Second Trump Administration, the US Intelligence Community, and Transatlantic Security Relations
Panel discussion
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"The First Stars" & "Uncovering the oldest stars in the Milky Way"
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Online Experience Leiden University College The Hague
Study information, Online Experience
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Connect & Interlink: LEIbits
Webinar, Q&A, discussion
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From a Biased Perspective: Quasars, Mergers, and Planet-Forming Discs
PhD defence
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LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion Symposium
Debate, Symposium
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Beyond prayers: a student-led humanitarian mission to Kyiv
Film screening & panel discussion
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Dialogue Session on Leiden University’s Colonial and Slavery Past
Dialogue session
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Obstinate Graves in East Java: Traditionalist and Modernist Ethics, Excess, and Sufi Perspectives | Research Seminar
Lecture, Research Seminar
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De democratie doorgerekend: Leidse politicoloog Simon Otjes over politicologie en praktijk
Political scientists study topics that affect society, but their work often remains out of the spotlight. Not always: the research of Leiden political scientist Simon Otjes does have a visible impact.
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Public Administration celebrates its anniversary, professors reflect: '40 years young!'
Public Administration has been around for 40 years, and that deserves to be celebrated. Before the festivities begin, four figures from the Institute of Public Administration reflect on the past years, with one even looking back over the last 25 years. Speaking are: Bernard Steunenberg, Caelesta Braun,…