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New academic student magazine kicks off with double issue: 'Had so many good submissions' 31 August 2023A year ago, assistant professor Paz Gonzalez received a Comenius grant to start an academic journal for and by students. Now the first double issue of...
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Leiden University bids farewell to Mayor Lenferink 30 August 2023This week, Leiden University bade farewell to Henri Lenferink, who is retiring after 20 years as mayor of Leiden. During a lunch at the Hortus botanic...
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More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’ 30 August 2023He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at the Campus The Hague. Jan Meijer is the...
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A warm welcome for international students: ‘I’m already in love with the Netherlands’ 29 August 2023International bachelor’s and master’s students started the OWL on Monday morning 28 August. This introduction week gives them the chance to know their...
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Got a question about science? Ask Leiden! 29 August 2023Why is the Moon so white? Why do we have birthmarks? But also: can my dog be racist? Vraag het Leiden (Ask Leiden) has answers to all these questions....
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Leiden Teaching Prize nominee 2023: ‘Every lesson somebody says something I never thought of’ 28 August 2023Two years ago, university lecturer Kirsty Rolfe was nominated for the Faculty Teaching Prize. Now she is in the running for the university equivalent....
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From child to artist: something for everyone during Days of Arts and Science 28 August 2023From 11 to 17 September, Leiden will be all about art and science. What can the combination of these two domains do for us? And how can cooperation be...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Leiden University publishes list of research partnerships with the fossil fuel industry 22 August 2023Over the recent period there have been a number of protests and demonstrations at universities by people who oppose the universities’ collaboration wi...
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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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Room for everyone at a sun-drenched EL CID 14 August 2023Thousands of first-year students and hundreds of mentors kicked off the EL CID on Monday morning. This year for the first time, the introduction week ...
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road 14 August 2023Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition dep...
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Planet in Peril: the relationship between mankind and the planet 24 July 2023What is the relationship between humans and nature like? And how can we use it to tackle climate problems? In the Master Honours Class ‘Planet in Peri...
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Launch D&I Calendar 2023-2024 21 July 2023The Faculty of Humanities is proud to launch its new D&I Calendar for the academic year 2023-2024. This calendar is an effort to build awareness and c...