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‘We should stop celebrating diversity. It should be a given’ 24 January 2023Language matters. It can mean that people feel they do, or do not, belong. How can inclusive communication make people feel welcome? This was the them...
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to 20 January 2023From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts all manner of events every year. To make sure these events ge...
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Executive Board of the University asks University Council for advice on activating person counters/sensors 12 January 2023The Executive Board of Leiden University has asked the University Council to advise on its proposed decision to reactivate the person counters/sensors...
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2023 Meijers Lecture and prize winners 12 January 2023The 2023 Meijers Lecture was held on Tuesday 10 January 2023, delivered this year by Dr Tirza Cramwinckel. Following the lecture, the annual Meijers p...
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New Year’s speech 2023 & Meijers Medal 12 January 2023On Tuesday 10 January, the Meijers Lecture was held followed by the New Year’s reception in the restaurant of the Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw. Dean Joanne...
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Language both connects and divides 02 January 2023Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them togethe...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed? 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Three questions about the D&I Symposium 2023 19 December 2022How can inclusive communication make you feel welcome at a university? That is one of the questions that will be discussed at the D&I Symposium 2023 o...
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Committee appointed on Rein Dool painting and exhibitions policy 19 December 2022A diverse (ad hoc) committee will advise Leiden University’s Executive Board on its exhibitions policy in a broad sense, with a special focus on the p...
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories 19 December 2022Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the Unive...
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Rector Magnificus presented with long list of missing Iranians 14 December 2022Hester Bijl, the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, was handed a ‘shockingly long list’ of names of missing Iranians in her office at the Adminis...
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Leiden University takes another step in becoming smoke-free with 'Peukenzee' initiative 12 December 2022In recent months, the university has been running the 'Smoke-free university' campaign because of the large number of cigarette waste on and around th...
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What do children see in art? Psychologists are studying this at the Rijksmuseum 12 December 2022From games to scavenger hunts: museums already do all sorts of things for children. But how do children really look at art? Do paintings affect them m...
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Executive Board column: Our institutes abroad are part of our international DNA 21 November 2022Ever since its foundation, Leiden University has turned its gaze outwards to other cultures, languages and forms of academic practice. It is only natu...
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Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ 21 November 2022Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iran...