88 search results for “discovered of the year” in the Library website
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Document discovered about Rembrandt's student years in Leiden
A previously unknown document about Rembrandt’s student years in Leiden has been found in the archive of Leiden University. The document, which is being kept at the University Library, proves that Rembrandt studied at Leiden University for longer than has always been assumed.
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Hannah PlugFaculteit Archeologie
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Gerrit van der KooijFaculteit Archeologie
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Kristof GombeerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Turaj AtabakiFaculty of Humanities
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Cyra Akila ChoudhuryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Merel BrüningFaculteit Archeologie
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Diederik MeijerFaculteit Archeologie
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Tijm LanjouwFaculteit Archeologie
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Maria HadjigavrielFaculteit Archeologie
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Hilde WokerFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Valentina AzzaràFaculteit Archeologie
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Roberto ArcieroFaculteit Archeologie
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Freya BaetensFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sam BotanFaculteit Archeologie
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Maaike WarnaarFaculty of Humanities
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Jonathan OuelletFaculteit Archeologie
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Peter AkkermansFaculteit Archeologie
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Anne van DamFaculty of Humanities
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Brian McGarryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thea CoventryFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carmen van den BerghFaculty of Humanities
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
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…
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Nick TombergeFaculty of Humanities
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Victor KlinkenbergFaculteit Archeologie
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Bleda DüringFaculteit Archeologie
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
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This was the Leiden Asia Year
2017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden-Asia link has been in the spotlight for the past year.
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Jesse Wichers SchreurFaculty of Humanities
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Thijs PorckFaculty of Humanities
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Tijmen BaardaUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Esther Op de BeekFaculty of Humanities
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Prints, Drawings and Portraits
The collection Prints, Drawings and Portraits comprises over 100,000 prints, 12,000 drawings and 30,000 portraits.
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Website Leiden Asia Year available
The programme for the Leiden Asia Year in 2017 is now available. Rector Carel Stolker launched the new website leidenasiayear.nl at the opening of the Academic Year of Leiden University on 5 September.
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University and student life
During the year 2021 and 2022 Leiden University Libraries illuminated the rich past of its university and its students by organising the thematic programme "University and Student life". Several online exhibitions, boekensalons and public lectures were organised around this theme, especially for the…
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Judith NaeffFaculty of Humanities
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Sources of Leiden University’s History
The archives created by Leiden University and the private archives of Leiden professors are an invaluable source for the history of the university and its functioning. The main sources have been edited (nearly always in Dutch). In addition, several studies have been published, describing the development…
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Elsevier Fellowship for Digital Scholarship
Do you have plans to conduct scientific research on the basis of the extensive digital collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL)? Then the Fellowship Program for Digital Scholarship sponsored by Elsevier is something for you.
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Open Access: manage the end of year cap
Library, Research
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Searching for book reviews
Book reviews give you a quick overview of the main arguments, quality and structure of a book.
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Letters
According to a rough estimate the western manuscripts collections and (private) archives contain some 500,000 letters, of which over 300,000 are catalogued. The letters kept in the University archives are not catalogued; the same holds for most letters kept in the oriental collections. They can be found…
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Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks - a reading list
On Saturday 11 September, it will be 20 years since two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in the very heart of Manhattan. The images of smoking towers are etched into the memories of many, not only in the United States, but all over the world. September 11 became the subject of much research,…
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Minerva’s Metamorphoses An exhibition celebrating 444 Years of Leiden University
The exhibition Minerva’s Metamorphoses organized by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) celebrates the University’s fascinating history. The 444th anniversary of Leiden University will be highlighted by contemporary photographs and historical documents from UBL’s collections. The exhibition is on view…
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Here’s to the next 443 years as a bastion of freedom
‘Praesidium Libertatis is a daily responsibility.’ These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker on 8 February during the 443rd Dies Natalis of Leiden University. The University needs to pay continuous attention to open debate if it wants to remain a bastion of freedom.
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Art student Clara Lezla wins logo design competition: 444 years of Leiden University
Leiden University celebrates its 444th anniversary in 2019, and a special age requires a special logo. The logo for the celebration was designed by Clara Lezla, a student at the Royal Academy of Art The Hague.
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Ukraine between the Wars
Library
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Isaac Alfred Ailion Fellowship
The Isaac Alfred Ailion Fellowship will support scholars to work with the extensive Special Collections of Leiden University in the field of Japanese culture and language for a period of maximum three months.