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Cleveringa professor Gert Oostindie: ‘We stood up for our own freedom but ignored that of others’ 19 October 2022Now that war is once again raging in Europe, the question of when you need to stand up against injustice has become more relevant than ever. In his Cl...
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Introducing the new assessor: 'I immediately knew: this is what I want' 18 October 2022With the new academic year, the Honours Academy welcomes a new assessor: Maarten Kolpa. What does an assessor do? And what can he do for honours stude...
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Leiden University professor removed for extremely unacceptable behaviour 18 October 2022A professor from Leiden University has subjected various colleagues to intimidating and unacceptable behaviour for a longer period. These are the find...
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Alisa Lavrenchenko fled Kyrgyzstan and has now been nominated for an award 18 October 2022At the age of 16, Alisa Lavrenchenko fled to the Netherlands with her mother. She is now taking a Master’s in Russian and Eurasian Studies at Leiden U...
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University signs Digital Sustainability Manifesto: ‘We need a Delta Plan’ 18 October 2022Digitalisation can make a huge contribution to a greener future, but it must also be as sustainable as possible. To make significant progress, more co...
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The minefield that is unacceptable behaviour 14 October 2022University is often a period of sexual exploration and experimentation, generally to the satisfaction of all involved. But sometimes you want it and t...
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Sustainability Day: Billie Cup launch 12 October 2022On 10 October, Sustainability Day, the ‘Billie Cup’ pre-pilot at Leiden Law School got off to a good start. Among those present were ‘plastic soup sur...
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler 11 October 2022Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian governmen...
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University energy campaign: ‘Warm yourself, not the world’ 10 October 2022Sky-high energy prices and a climate that keeps getting warmer: it’s clear that we have to turn down the heat. Sustainability Day on 10 October will m...
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‘When I leave the lecture and students are still discussing, I know I did a good job’ 05 October 2022‘It was the biggest bunch of flowers I’d ever seen,’ says Emily Strange about the moment she won the Leiden Teaching Prize 2022. The judge praised the...
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor 04 October 2022Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by...
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’ 04 October 2022Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee bac...
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3 October University: ‘Artificial intelligence is like young people and sex’ 04 October 2022‘Everyone’s talking about it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, but the reality is disappointing,’ says biochemist Gerard van Westen in his 3...
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Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition 04 October 2022An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus St...
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Hague city councillors on working visit: ‘The Hague is becoming a real student city’ 29 September 2022What does the University mean for The Hague? And what are researchers and students learning from the city and its residents? The Hague city councillor...