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Collection on the Italian occupation of Libya donated 01 May 2018UBL recently received a donation of some five hundred books on the Italian occupation of Libya and on Arabic linguistics. UBL gratefully acknowledges ...
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16th-century herbarium research 13 March 2018In March 2018 with the support of the Van de Sande Foundation Dr. Abdolbaset Ghorbani Dahaneh (Uppsala University) will research the sixteenth-century...
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Exam stress? Extended opening hours study areas 09 March 2018Various University locations have extended their opening hours during the upcoming exam period to give you more chance to study. The cafés have also e...
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Memorial stone points to turbulent history of Indonesian students 06 March 2018A 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 Lei...
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Sarah de Rijcke appointed as professor of Science and Evaluation Studies 13 February 2018As of February 1st, 2018, Sarah de Rijcke has been appointed as Professor of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies, especially Science and Evalua...
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Team UBLeiden wins audience award Hackathon Linked Open Data 12 February 2018Last weekend, Team UBLeiden won the audience award after a 24 hours Hackathon with Linked Open Data (HackaLOD)! The team volunteered to be locked up w...
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Here’s to the next 443 years as a bastion of freedom 08 February 2018‘Praesidium Libertatis is a daily responsibility.’ These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker on 8 February during the 443rd Dies Natalis...
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Opening of the 'Bob Wessels Collection' 01 February 2018Friday 26 January 2018 saw the festive opening of the Bob Wessels Insolvency Law Collection. This Collection is a most valuable addition to the presen...
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This was the Leiden Asia Year 18 December 20172017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden...
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LERU: improve quality, impact and access to research infrastructures 21 November 2017European research infrastructures must become more sustainable in order to make the most of their scientific potential and thus increase European comp...
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Leiden victims of WWII given a face 21 November 2017Every year on 26 November Leiden University commemorates the protest speech given by Professor Cleveringa against the Nazis. At least 663 students, s...
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Leiden University receives first Javanese Culture Award 28 October 2017On 28 October, Leiden University received the first Javanese Culture Prize from Universitas Sebelas Maret in Solo, Indonesia. The jury praised Leiden ...
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Open access: ‘You see that it works’ 26 October 2017The Dutch universities are conducting a joint campaign to promote open access: free access to academic and scientific publications. Many Leiden resear...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires remarkable medical manuscripts 22 September 2017Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire four remarkable medical manuscripts partly thanks to support from the Friends of Leiden Uni...
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Two exhibitions with Asian maps of the university library 18 September 2017From mid-September two exhibitions with maps from the collections of Leiden University Libraries are on view. Mapping Asia opens in the National Museu...