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Greater focus on pre-Islamic heritage
War and terrorism overshadow interest in the pre-Islamic heritage of the Arabic peninsula. The new Leiden Centre for the Study of Ancient Arabia aims to make the general public more aware of the ancient history of this region.
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa
Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.
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Upcoming activity by ACPA Professor Marcel Cobussen
ACPA Professor Marcel Cobussen will participate in an international workshop on the development of an MA in Sound Studies at the University of Nantes.
- Worlds to Discover: Manuscripts from the Muslim World
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Vivian Ng: ‘Because of my job, I’m meeting new people, so it doesn’t feel like working to me’
Vivian studies the Global Political Economy specialisation of the MA International Relations and is the coordinator of the Humanities Buddy Programme. Originally from Malaysia, she has been studying abroad in various places. At Leiden, she focuses her studies on illicit political economy and ensures…
- What's New?! Spring Lecture Series 2022
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Suzanne van der Pluijm to be Science Faculty’s new Executive Director
Suzanne van der Pluijm will be appointed Executive Director and Member of the Board of the Faculty of Science with effect from 1 June 2022. She succeeds Ed van den Berg, who has held this position on an interim basis since 1 September 2021 .
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Ross Gildea wins 2016 Research Master Thesis Prize
Ross Gildea has won the Institute of Political Science Research Master Thesis Prize 2016. ‘The Political Psychology of Humanitarian Issue (Non-)Adoption in International Politics’ is the crowning achievement of Gildea’s work as a MSc student. The thesis, according to the jury, stands out as a ‘fine…
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Post-doctoral researcher (1.0 FTE; 24 months)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs
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Rector Stolker: ‘Give chance a chance’
What does Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker think about subjects such as student stress, ‘clean’ transcripts and the onward march of the English language? Law students fired their questions at Stolker during the Leiden version of College Tour on 27 January.
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The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South - INVISIHIST
The main aim of this project is to reveal and unravel the invisible histories of the UN, transcending the dominant Western perspective to recover the historical agency of Global South actors. The research will investigate how the UN has both facilitated and limited their role in shaping global order…
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Why Leiden University?
The programme will give you the opportunity to choose from a broad range of topics to study. You will be part of an international multidisciplinary research team at the LION.
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Anthropology and Sociology network
The Anthropology and Sociology network brings together researchers of LIAS and LUCSoR working from an anthropological and sociological perspective and researchers of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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Improving the treatment of newborn babies with life-threatening sepsis
Coen van Hasselt’s pharmacology group collaborated on a study recently published in the renowned Lancet Infectious Diseases. The international team mapped the antibiotic treatment of the life-threatening inflammatory reaction sepsis in newborn babies. They did this for low- and middle-income countries,…
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Leiden IHL Clinic team members participate in ECCHR conference in Berlin
On 6-7 November 2015, four members of the International Humanitarian Law Clinic of the Kalshoven-Gieskes Forum flew to Berlin to attend the 4th Annual Alumni Meeting of one of the clinic’s cooperation partners, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR).
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PIL LLM Adv. student Kritika Sharma selected for prestigious ICJ Traineeship
Kritika Sharma, student in the Master of Laws Advanced Studies Programme in Public International Law, has been selected by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the prestigious University Traineeship Programme 2017-2018.
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Is Universal Jurisdiction Becoming more Universal? Taking Stock of Contemporary Practices
Conference
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LUCIR/Grotius Centre roundtable: Preventing ‘repeat mistakes’ in war
Lecture
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Black holes like to eat, but have a variety of table manners
All supermassive black holes in the centres of galaxies appear to have periods when they swallow matter from their close surroundings. But that is about as far as the similarities go. That's the conclusion reached by British and Dutch astronomers from their research with ultra-sensitive radio telescopes…
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Interview with Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn about the Masterclass Terrorism 2018
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn teaches the masterclass terrorism 2018 together with Edwin Bakker. Read the interview here.
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Education
The Europa Institute offers a regular European Law LL.M. programme and an Advanced LL.M. programme in European and International Business Law.
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Leiden Law School and University of Stirling investigate migrant homelessness within ‘crimmigration’ systems
This collaborative study examines the major challenges facing migrant groups and the implications of deep social exclusion for policy and practice.
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Special recognitions
Every year, the World Cultural Council grants special acknowledgements to five to ten young researchers or scholars of the host country who have achieved outstanding performance in the fields of science, education or arts.
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Student support services
Perhaps you have questions about your studies or could use some extra help? Or maybe you’d like some support of a more personal nature? At Leiden University we have people and departments who are glad to help out in any and all of these areas.
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I Wish, I Wish, a Western Mosque: Colonial Continuities in Dutch Perspectives on Islamic Architecture
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Winning the 2016 Pharmaceutical Research Meritorious Manuscript Award
The publication by the group of Catherijne Knibbe was awarded the 2016 AAPS Pharmaceutical Research Meritorious Manuscript Award.
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Early Career Award for Kaya Peerdeman
Last week, Kaya Peerdeman received the SIPS Early Career Award at the fourth international conference of the Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies in Duisburg, Germany.
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Social Science Matters: Open Science
On 20 September 2019, the opening drinks for the Open Science Community Leiden will be held at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Open science is the approach to science aimed at making scientific research accessible, reproducible, and freely available to people within and outside the academic…
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Introducing the new coordinator of the Humanities Buddy Programme!
For many new international students, moving to the Netherlands and getting used to Dutch culture and customs can be quite challenging. Luckily the Humanities Buddy Programme is here to help! The new coordinator of the programme, Bob van der Horst, will introduce himself and explain more about the buddy…
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Europe's first bachelor's programme in security issues
September 2017 will see the start of the new English-language bachelor's programme in Security Studies in The Hague, developed by the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University. The programme meets the growing need for academics with a broad training in the field of securit…
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Marcel Belderbos: ‘I am an idealist’
Marcel Belderbos (31) studied History and International Relations and for a year he has been working at the Faculty of Humanities as a research policy officer. He is fascinated by the cooperation between various actors within the faculty. And: ‘I truly believe that the world will become a better place…
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Extracurricular
Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.
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Transnational Pentecostalism in the Age of #MeToo: Sexual Violence and Harassment from Lagos to Los Angeles
This initiative is intended to support generative research collaborations between and among scholars located in different geographical regions who wish to pursue focused, joint projects in any area of the study of religion.
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Career preparation
The programme International Criminal Law at Leiden University prepares you for a succesful career. Read more about our career preparation activities
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Career preparation
We prepare you for your career. We will provide you with knowledge and professional skills to navigate the complex world of digital technologies.
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Career preparation
In the programme, we will prepare you for your career. We provide you the knowledge and professional skills to practice public international law.
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Career preparation
The programme European and International Business Law encourages engagement with active professionals, to make sure you develop a professional network
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Career preparation
We prepare you for your career by adressing the legal issues that impact the rights of children across the globe. Read more information about career preparation
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Related master’s programmes
Did you know that after succesful completion of the minor American Studies, you can apply for the master’s programme North American Studies? Find out more below.
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Getting your master's thesis published in a prestigious journal: alumni Matthieu did that
After completing one bachelor’s and two master’s programmes at Leiden University, alumnus in Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy Matthieu Agustoni finished his student life with a bang: he got his master's thesis published in a prestigious journal.
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Taxation of Cross-border Inheritances and Donations
On 3 June 2021, Vassilis Dafnomilis defended his thesis 'Taxation of Cross-border Inheritances and Donations'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. F. Sonneveldt and Prof. S. Douma (UvA).
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The application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by national courts
On 3 December 2019, Meda Couzens defended her thesis 'The application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by national courts'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. T. Liefaard and Prof. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen.
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About
LUCIS is an interfaculty knowledge centre offering a multidisciplinary and comparative view on Islam and Muslim societies.
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Education
Cooperation on education with China stimulates innovation and brings a different perspective and new content to classrooms.
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Late Ottoman Istanbul Meets Cinema: Social Impacts of the First Encounter
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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View the Humanities Master’s Open Day presentations
Many thanks for visiting the Master’s Open Day on Friday 2 November! We hope that you enjoyed the day and that all your questions were answered.
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Starting university with a sleepover
El CID, the University introduction week, has begun! We spoke on Sunday evening to the first new arrivals who had come to Leiden to spend the night at the University Sports Centre. New students can sleep here all this week as well as at the ice rink or in a student house.
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Policing European Metropolises. The politics of security in city-regions
This book focuses on policing in city-regions in Europe bringing together experts from across the continent to develop a sociology of urban policing and a unique methodology for comparing different metropolises in the same country.