450 news items found
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Results of 2024 university elections announced 26 April 2024The results of the 2024 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour 25 April 2024A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable a...
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How a healing field trip inspired Alexia to take the stage at TEDxLeidenUniversity 25 April 2024One day you feel inspired by a field trip, the next you are a speaker at TEDxLeidenUniversity. It happened to International Relations student Alexia. ...
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‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands 24 April 2024When you hear ‘Black Power’, you probably think of the United States. But in the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of th...
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Bob van Oosterhout: ‘Music is the common thread in my life’ 23 April 2024In addition to his Film and Literature Studies, Bob van Oosterhout is a bassoonist with several orchestras. He is going to Milan with the student choi...
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Professionals on a course: sound shapes public space 23 April 2024When designing public spaces, noise is often a neglected issue. Architects and urban planners know little about it; noise experts see it mainly as a p...
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Election debate Student Council: catering, accessibility, and well-being 22 April 2024The student elections for the student representatives of the Faculty Council will take place from 22 to 25 April. Prominent members of four student pa...
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Touring exhibition 'Presenting with the city' opened at Lipsius 19 April 2024The touring exhibition 'Presenting with the city' has touched down in the Lipsius Building. In the presentation, students and researchers show how the...
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What’s Your Story?: diversiteit in een kaartspel 18 April 2024The JEDI Fund supports projects that promote diversity and inclusivity within the university. One of these projects is the card game called ‘What’s Yo...
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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’ 17 April 2024Not your typical student life but training that demands sheer hard work: that was the choice Jorik ter Veer (now 45) made when he signed up for the Ro...
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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes...
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change 11 April 2024Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar? ‘To tack...
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...