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eLaw Celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a special Conference on 2 April 2025
On 2 April 2025, eLaw – Center for Law and Digital Technologies of Leiden University will celebrate its 40th anniversary as the oldest digital law department in the Netherlands and the second in Europe. To mark the occasion, eLaw will host a conference with prominent speakers from academia and public…
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump’s minerals deal unlikely to change the war'
University Lecturer in History and International Studies Andrew Gawthorpe discusses on The Conversation the newly signed US-Ukraine economic partnership agreement.
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Jurriaan Witteman to receive the Keetje Hodshon Prijs
The KHMW (Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen) has decided to grant the Keetje Hodshon Prijs voor Taalwetenschappen to LUCL’s Jurriaan Witteman for his 2014 dissertation titled Towards a Cognitive Neuroscience of Prosody Perception and its Modulation by Alexithymia.
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Corinne Hofman to KITLV for in-depth Caribbean research
In the coming five years, Professor Corinne Hofman and her group will be conducting research at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV-KNAW), located on the Leiden campus. Her research into the deep history and indigenous heritage of the Caribbean fits well with…
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Rafal Matuszewski elected to the Young Academy of Europe
Rafał Matuszewski has been elected Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (YAE) in recognition of his academic leadership and outstanding scientific achievements in the fields of ancient Greek history and classics.
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Funded MA and PhD positions in Historical Studies at CEU, Vienna
From September 2024, the existing departments of History and Medieval Studies will join forces and launch CEU’s new Department of Historical Studies. Our research and teaching are recognized for their innovative approach to graduate education, and our international faculty offers expertise that extends…
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The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art is now available as paperback
In addition to the hardback edition, a paperback edition is now also available of The Routledge Companion to Sounding Art, edited by Marcel Cobussen, Vincent Meelberg and Barry Truax.
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New student representative
The student representation of the Research School for Medieval Studies has a new member. During the last meeting of the board, Madelief Albers was appointed.
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Research & Funding Opportunities
AMT’s mission includes encouraging innovative high-quality research in Leiden on Asia. On this page you will find an overview of AMT related research projects, grant possibilities, publications and vacancies.
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War
In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britain. ‘Soldier of Orange’ is the most famous, but who were the other ‘England voyagers’ or Engelandvaarders as they are known?
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Our man in Jakarta keeps the institute running from Venlo
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many staff of Leiden institutes abroad to leave their posts in a hurry. How is the KITLV Jakarta team doing now? Director Marrik Bellen talks about the turbulent times for this Leiden institute and its staff. And can we learn anything from the Indonesian approach?
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1200 North Korean posters in one database
Korea specialist Koen De Ceuster has combined 1200 posters from North Korea in one database. He believes the posters are extremely valuable for researchers who want to make a more in-depth study of this closed country. The database will be launched on 15 June in Leiden.
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that symbolise retiring Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and the research in Leiden. With direct references, playful associations and the odd nod and wink.
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belowground interactions in Jacobaea vulgaris: zooming in and zooming out from a plant-soil feedback perspective
In this thesis, I focused on studying the above- and belowground interactions of J. vulgaris from a plant-soil feedback (hereafter, PSF) perspective. I investigated the temporal variation of negative PSF and examined the effects of root-associated bacteria on plant performance and aboveground herbiv…
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complex environment: transforming traditional intelligence with insights from complexity science and field research on NATO
How can complexity science advance intelligence transformation?
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Opening 'Stadsfotograaf Leiden' photo exhibition
For one year, seven young anthropologists were appointed as Stadsfotograaf Leiden. They published on a weekly basis photo-series on daily life in and around Leiden in the local newspaper. A selection of these photographs is currently on display in a pop-up exhibition! Come by on 28-29 September at Papengracht…
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Sander Hölsgens in Belgium Newspaper about changing skate culture
Skate legend Tony Hawk came to Antwerp. Belgium newspaper De Morgen published an article on the changing skate culture. Cultural Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens shines his light on this theme and talks about the democratisation of skate boarding, activism, public space and collective memory of skater…
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Archaeologist Gerrit Dusseldorp in Discover Magazine on Neanderthal extinction
Scientists have long assumed Neanderthals simply lost the evolutionary race against humans. But their disappearance may be a bit more complex. In Discover Magazine, Gerrit Dusseldorp sheds light on this illusive question.
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'Food Citizens?' Contribution in the ICA Journal.
The Food Citizens? team has contributed in the special issue of the ICA journal. The semi-scientific journal of the study association Itiwana of Leiden University's Institute of Cultural Anthropology.
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Digging into stone age secrets
Archaeologist Dr Gerrit Dusseldorp's research project was covered by a South African newspaper. Dusseldorp and his team investigate the evolution of human behaviour through artefacts dug up in South African caves.
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Medical Anthropologist Lemos Dekker on dementia and euthansia in Relevant
Medical Anthropologist Lemos Dekker has been interviewed about dementia and euthanasia for Relevant, the magazine of the Dutch Association for a Voluntary End of Life.
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COUNTERRR Project Launch
On 13 November 2025, the project team and experts on insurgency and counterinsurgency across Africa and beyond came together in The Hague to discuss current trends in research on government and community responses to jihadist insurgencies in Africa.
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Esther van GinnekenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frits RosendaalFaculty of Medicine
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Anthony BrownFaculty of Science
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Adam CohenFaculty of Medicine
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Joni ReefFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jonathan SilkFaculty of Humanities
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Roxanne KieltykaFaculty of Science
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Sigrid van WingerdenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marcel TijstermanFaculty of Medicine
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Nadine AkkermanFaculty of Humanities
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Ben ArpsFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen ten VoordeFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dennis ClaessenFaculty of Science
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Bernhard BrandlFaculty of Science
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Eduard PopFaculty of Archaeology
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Adriaan IJzermanFaculty of Science
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Ben HaringFaculty of Humanities
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Nikki IkaniFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Frank PiekeFaculty of Humanities
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Greta NoordenbosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michaël PeyrotFaculty of Humanities
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Simon Portegies ZwartFaculty of Science
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Marcellus UbbinkFaculty of Science
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Sergei BoekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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Henk-Jan GuchelaarFaculty of Medicine