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Kurt De Belder
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University Librarian @unileiden.bsky.social, Director @ubleiden.bsky.social & Leiden UPress / Board @oapenbooks.bsky.social & @letterkunde.bsky.social / OA Policy LERU / 🇪🇺
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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...
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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...
July 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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...
June 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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.
@UBLeiden.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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...
Towards a sustainable University Library - Leiden University
From July 2025 to February 2026, various major renovations will take place in the University Library. Both the transparent domes, the skylight between both halls and the installations for air treatmen...
www.library.universiteitleiden.nl
June 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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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
May 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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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.
May 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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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.
In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania’s Presidential Election
www.nytimes.com
May 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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-...
May 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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.
May 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Benieuwd wat de Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden heeft bereikt in 2024, bekijk ons #jaarverslag.

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

@ubleiden.bsky.social
@unileiden.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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.
May 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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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...
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”
www.science.org
April 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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...
April 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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
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.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
March 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Excellent speech by French senator Claude Malhuret assessing Europe’s current situation and how we need to defend our democracies.

youtu.be/j51HZncBvEI?...
"We Are Fighting Against a Dictator Backed by a Traitor" – A French Senator Speaks Out
YouTube video by Dustin Unnerstall
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
#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...
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...
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March 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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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
Verborgen vrouwenlevens aan de universiteit - UBLpodcast
YouTube video by UBLeiden
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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.
February 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Van die hele wet tegen internationale studenten, gaan we straks zo ongelooflijk veel spijt krijgen…

www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?sto...
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...
www.universityworldnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM