We thank all the sponsors of the Scaliger Institute’s fellowship programme at @ubleiden.bsky.social:
De Gruyter Brill, Elsevier, Vera Gottschalk-Frank Fnd, G.W.J. Drewes Fnd, Isaac Alfred Ailion Fnd, Robert van Gulik Fnd, Juynboll Fnd, Lingling Wiyadharma Fnd, Wouter Swets Fnd, Bibliotheca Thysiana

Fellowship programme - Scaliger Institute YouTube video by UBLeiden

Watch the video: youtu.be/sfajwpkpeac

We are happy to announce a NEW fellowship: The Bibliotheca Thysiana Fellowship that will support research into the late humanist collection that has been kept virtually unchanged in the eponymous library on the Rapenburg canal in Leiden since the 17th century.

Apply now for 16 different #fellowships #grants at the #ScaligerInstitute of Leiden University Libraries to conduct #research using our #SpecialCollections & #DigitalCollections.
Deadline: 1 February 2026.

View all the #fellowship possibilities: www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/11...

Overzicht workshops #OpenScience, #datamanagement, #copyright, #OpenAccess, #Python en meer voor onderzoekers bij @unileiden.bsky.social: www.bibliotheek.universiteitleiden.nl/over-ons/cen...

Op naar een toekomst waarbij de #UBLeiden #duurzaam wordt gekoeld en verwarmd. Stellingen worden opgebouwd om de eerste van twee koepels te vervangen. Volgende week worden nieuwe luchtbehandelingssystemen geplaatst.

Meer informatie: www.bibliotheek.universiteitleiden.nl/bezoek-en-ge...

I would also like to thank our sponsors who make these fellowships possible: De Gruyter Brill, Lingling Wiyadharma Fund, Isaac Alfred Ailion Foundation, Juynboll Foundation, G.W.J. Drewes Fund, Vera Gottschalk-Frank Foundation and Elsevier.

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It is a pleasure to announce the 14 scholars who have been awarded a #fellowship at our #ScaligerInstitute to conduct #research in the #SpecialCollections of Leiden University Libraries. We look forward to meeting you.
More information: www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/06...

It was a pleasure to receive Dr. Fadli Zon, Minister of #Culture of the Republic of #Indonesia, and his delegation at Leiden University Libraries today.
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We are making the university library more sustainable and energy sufficient. These are the last preparatory steps before moving towards a ground source heat pump for heating and cooling.
More information about the impact on our services: www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/using-the-li...

Bij Lannoo is het boek 'Schatten op schrift. 50 manuscripten uit middeleeuws Europa' van André Bouwman en Irene O’Daly verschenen, over de fascinerende wereld van de middeleeuwse manuscripten. Uit de collectie van de UB Leiden zijn vijftig handgeschreven boeken geselecteerd:
www.mdnl.nl?p=18005

It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Takeshi Nagayasu, President of Nagasaki University and his delegation to the University Library today. Wonderful to connect over some highlights from our Japanese medical and photography collections.

We look forward to continuing our collaboration.

In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania’s Presidential Election

Breaking News: Nicusor Dan, Bucharest’s centrist mayor, won Romania’s presidential election, defeating a hard-right candidate who is aligned with President Trump and has opposed military aid to Ukraine.

Nieuw boek / New book

Schatten op schrift. 50 manuscripten uit middeleeuws Europa.
Uit de collecties van @ubleiden.bsky.social

Written Treasures. 50 Manuscripts from Medieval Europe.
From the collections of @ubleiden.bsky.social

www.lannoo.be/nl/schatten-...

Een prachtige middeleeuwse middag vandaag in en rond de Leidse UB.

Na het symposium 'De Middeleeuwen als inspiratiebron' werd het nieuwe boek 'Schatten op schrift' gepresenteerd.
En natuurlijk waren onze schatten van dichtbij te bekijken: 450 jaar handschriftstudie @unileiden.bsky.social.

Benieuwd wat de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden heeft bereikt in 2024, bekijk ons #jaarverslag.

www.bibliotheek.universiteitleiden.nl/binaries/con...

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@unileiden.bsky.social

Meer info over de tentoonstelling: www.foam.org/nl/events/de...

Meer info over De Ondergedoken Camera: www.bibliotheek.universiteitleiden.nl/in-de-media/...

Opening van de indrukwekkende #tentoonstelling ‘De Ondergedoken Camera’ in Foam. Met foto’s van o.a. #EmmyAndriesse uit de @ubleiden.bsky.social. Twee weken geleden nog erkend als Nederlands UNESCO erfgoed (#MemoryOfTheWorld) door @unesconl.bsky.social.

Nog te bezoeken t/m 2 oktober 2025.

Trump administration targets academic journals with attorney letter, proposed funding cuts Budget plan would kill two CDC journals, while U.S. prosecutor accuses some nongovernmental publications of being “partisans”

So here we have a guy whose main achievement is spreading lies on Russian state television trying to block life-saving American medical research and intimidate American scientists.
www.science.org/content/arti...

Today @UNESCO.org declared the letters of #Kartini as documentary #worldheritage / #MemoryOfTheWorld. The letters are held at @ubleiden.bsky.social and the National Archives in The Hague & Jakarta.

Check out the Kartini letters, exhibitions & video: www.library.universiteitleiden.nl/news/2025/04...

This A.I. Forecast Predicts Storms Ahead (Gift Article) The A.I. prediction world is torn between optimism and gloom. A report released on Thursday decidedly lands on the side of gloom.

Fascinating (and disconcerting) read in #NYT about #AI2027, a report that tries to predict “what could happen if A.I. systems surpass human-level intelligence — which the authors expect to happen in the next two to three years.”

NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/t...

AI 2027 report: ai-2027.com

UKB statement on Clarivate/Proquest's announcement to stop selling single ebooks - UKB On 18 February, Clarivate/ProQuest announced a new strategy entitled ‘transformative subscription-based access strategy’. Under this strategy, from 2026, only two major book packages will be offered a...

Dutch #UKB Library Consortium statement on @clarivate.com / Proquest change of strategy.

ukb.nl/en/news/ukb-...

"We Are Fighting Against a Dictator Backed by a Traitor" – A French Senator Speaks Out YouTube video by Dustin Unnerstall

Excellent speech by French senator Claude Malhuret assessing Europe’s current situation and how we need to defend our democracies.

youtu.be/j51HZncBvEI?...

Community Manager / Projectmedewerker Data-interoperabiliteit (0,5 fte) Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden zoekt eenCommunity Manager / Projectmedewerker Data-interoperabiliteit (0,5 fte)Ben jij enthousiast over open science en FAIR research data? Heb jij kennis van intero...

#Vacature: @UBLeiden.bsky.social zoekt een Community Manager / Projectmedewerker Data-interoperabiliteit.
Ben jij enthousiast over #openscience & #FAIRdata? Heb jij kennis van #interoperabiliteit van #onderzoeksdata & ervaring met onderzoeksondersteuning?

www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

Verborgen vrouwenlevens aan de universiteit - UBLpodcast YouTube video by UBLeiden

Vrouwen hadden altijd een belangrijke rol in het Leidse academische leven, al spreekt dat niet direct uit bronnen. Of moeten we beter lezen?

Claire Morrison sprak met @pieterslaman.bsky.social in de #UBLpodcast over de verborgen vrouwen in #450jaar @unileiden.bsky.social.
youtu.be/IJPEfEvvW7w

Leiden University Libraries established the Leiden Chinese Queer Collection, to collect, preserve, and make accessible primary source material and scholarship on the Chinese queer experience, and to facilitate collaboration between academics, activists, and archivists. See edu.nl/qyewc for details.

Projectleider Universiteit Leiden, Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden (UBL), zoekt per direct eenProjectleider (0,8 – 1,0 fte)Je verder kunnen ontwikkelen als enthousiaste projectleider, dat bieden we je bij de UBL!...

#Vacature: Je verder kunnen ontwikkelen als enthousiaste #projectleider, dat bieden we je bij de @ubleiden.bsky.social!
Wij hebben een uitdagende vacature!
#UBLeiden #werk #werkenbij
@unileiden.bsky.social
www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

Riding the nationalism wave requires a collective approach Three higher education professionals from Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland examine the effects of the current wave of nationalism in Europe on (in...

Van die hele wet tegen internationale studenten, gaan we straks zo ongelooflijk veel spijt krijgen…

www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...

The new Leiden University Employer Copyright Regulations offer clarification on Leiden’s policy on copyright On the 10th of February 2025, the Leiden University Employer Copyright Regulations were published. What does this mean for the academic community of Leiden University? And why was it deemed necessary ...

What do the ‘Leiden University Employer Copyright Regulations’ mean for the academic community of @unileiden.bsky.social? And why was it deemed necessary in the first place?
Read the blogpost by @ubleiden.bsky.social's #copyright expert Erna Sattler.

www.digitalscholarshipleiden.nl/articles/the...