450 news items found
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Thousands of new students start an old-style EL CID 15 August 2022
Smiling faces, a mass dance and a bit of awkwardness: after two ‘corona editions’ of EL CID, the Leiden introduction week is back with a vengeance thi...
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life 15 August 2022
The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as wi...
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‘Together, we have to ensure that the faculty is a respectful and safe environment’ 26 July 2022
Student initiative COOP is committed to a respectful and safe academic environment. Here is a report of the activities over the past few months.
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Humanities Lab: broaden your horizon and grow 25 July 2022
Are you a motivated student wanting to grow outside of your own bachelor’s programme? Then, look no further than the Humanities Lab honours programme:...
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Alexander Dencher: ‘I want to give new elan to the study of applied arts’ 25 July 2022
A successful series of lectures on interior design, a symposium on four-poster beds and a new series of study afternoons on the horizon. University le...
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Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences publishes advice on dignity and respect in academia 20 July 2022
If universities and research institutions want to tackle unacceptable behaviour in academia, they must shift their focus from dealing with complaints ...
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TED Talks for a better world 14 July 2022
At the conference of the Honours College Science & Society, students present TED Talks on a social issue of their interest. ‘It brings together everyt...
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Reporting from ESOF: ‘How can we use science to solve the next crisis?’ 14 July 2022
From global warming to the decolonisation of knowledge. At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF) in Leiden over 500 speakers from 60 countries have come t...
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New minor cooperates with Film House in The Hague: 'Looking at world issues through artists' eyes' 11 July 2022
The new minor in 'Creative strategies for a society in change' will start in September. The Leiden Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) has ...
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‘Faculty should feel as comfortable as a living room’ 08 July 2022
What does the future of student welfare look like? Throughout this academic year, our faculty has been working hard to answer that question. Ruben van...
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Check it out: NIMAR contributes to COBRA museum exhibition 07 July 2022
This summer, the COBRA Museum will be focusing on Moroccan art. 'The other story' exhibition presents for the first time Moroccan modernism in the Net...
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Over 3,000 euros for equal opportunities in academia thanks to NSE respondents 06 July 2022
Within the scope of the National Student Survey (NSE) a cheque for €3.087,75 was presented to the Leiden University Fund (LUF) on Monday. The money is...
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'The effect of the online world on adolescents' 06 July 2022
How do digital technologies affect adolescent mental health and resilience? How do we foster a secure online environment? How should we deal with incr...
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Should you leave academia to handle democracy? 06 July 2022
The relationship between academia and democracy is a complicated one. Should policy makers listen to scientists or to citizens? That is the dilemma Va...
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ESOF session on vaccines: ‘Infectious diseases know no borders’ 04 July 2022
How can Europe lead the way in vaccine development that is fast and for all? To answer this pressing question, Professor of Vaccinology Meta Roestenbe...