450 news items found
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism 27 March 2025
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. For Autism Week, they have publis...
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Quality of master’s programme rated in Keuzegids 2025 27 March 2025
Leiden University’s Master’s in Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration is one of the 15 ‘excellent master’s programmes’ ...
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Leiden University signs Durham Declaration: intensified climate collaboration 26 March 2025
The Durham Declaration was presented at the Climate Symposium marking the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary on 26 March. Leiden University is proud to ...
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Partnering Heritage with Latin America: Heritage Futures in the Age of Polycrises 26 March 2025
Crises today are multiple, ranging from geopolitical conflicts, accelerating climate change, growing inequality, technological disruptions, democratic...
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What makes a caring parent? The biology of parenting 25 March 2025
What happens in our bodies when we care for children? And why are some people more caring than others? These are the questions Professor of Education ...
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Four hundred and fifty trees for Leiden University’s 450th anniversary 24 March 2025
Leiden and The Hague have an extra 450 trees thanks to a special campaign to mark the 450th anniversary of the Relief of Leiden and Leiden University’...
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Leiden students develop AI tool for marking assignments 20 March 2025
Jeroen van Gessel’s lecturers didn’t always have time for extensive feedback on his written assignments. So, together with tech-savvy friend Menno Hah...
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology 19 March 2025
Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to conti...
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Lodewijk Govaerts to leave Board of Governors as of 1 April 18 March 2025
As of 1 April 2025, Lodewijk Govaerts will be standing down from the Board of Governors due to other commitments that will demand a significant part o...
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Pure Basic: soup, snacks and sandwiches for every budget 17 March 2025
You may already have seen them in the larger restaurants in the teaching buildings: simple yet tasty hagelslag or cheese sandwiches. Students asked an...
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Crisis on campus: 'Both terrible and incredibly fun' 13 March 2025
Chaos in the Lipsius building! Master's students zigzag through the classroom, write on whiteboards and discuss tensely. In a simulation of the Leiden...
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Honours students develop their own AI assistants in new course 13 March 2025
In a new FSW Honours College course students from various academic disciplines dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI). The course, 'Artif...
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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics 13 March 2025
Each scientific institute has its own dynamics. The Executive Board is visiting the different institutes to find out what is going on there. On 11 Mar...
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What if you lose a parent at a young age? ‘Grief lasts a lifetime’ 13 March 2025
Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen...
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Yuliia's big wish fulfilled: dissecting a calf's brain 12 March 2025
Thanks to Make-A-Wish, Yuliia was given the opportunity to fulfil her dearest wish and learn more about her great interest: the brain. Together with h...