Exploring Language Barriers, Machine Translation, and Health Communication for More Equitable Care

MA Translation student, Noa Warren, shares her thoughts on working as a student research assistant on two research projects at Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

Noa Warren • March 04, 2026

The LUCL vegetable garden: A retrospective

A year ago, we, a group of PhDs at LUCL, had a vision. Perhaps inspired by the Hortus project two years back, when they allotted pieces of land to students and staff to cultivate their own vegetable patches, we wanted to try our hand at it ourselves. And... what a success it's been!

Ariëlle Reitsema, Bente De Graeve, Hester Groot, Jesse Wichers Schreur, Sophia Nauta • 09-12-2025

Every Voice at the Table: How Student Interpreters Support Faculty Board Meetings

Two MA Translation students discuss their experiences interpreting Leiden University Humanities' Faculty Board council meetings.

Alina Karakanta • 09-12-2025

Reducing or Reinforcing Gender Bias? Applying ChatGPT in Translation from a Feminist Perspective

LUCL PhD candidate Tian Yang, writes about a lecture given by visiting PhD candidate Yinan Xu, which explores whether the implementation of ChatGPT in translation may reduce or reinforce gender bias from a feminist perspective.

Tian Yang • 26-11-2025

Rethinking Translation Education: From Work Integrated Learning to Integrated Learning in Work

What if we flipped the script on traditional work-integrated learning (WIL)? Instead of positioning work as a space to apply learning, what if learning emerged from the work itself: complex, collaborative, and purpose-driven?

• 09-07-2025

An Afternoon at the Knowledge Café: Research-Based Learning and The New Scholar

On the 24th of January, the Leiden University Academy Building buzzed with anticipation as faculty members and students from all disciplines gathered for another engaging "Knowledge Café" session.

Annabel Hilgeman • 05-03-2025

Van Nieuwsverslaggeving naar Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Het unieke carrièrepad van JNM-masterstudent en journalist Maartje van der Woude.

Maartje van der Woude • 05-03-2025