450 news items found
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Paterbrug closed for the next 18 months 02 June 2022The bridge between the Lipsius building and Cluster Zuid (Paterbrug) will be closed the next 18 months. Cyclists and walkers can use the bridge on the...
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Scientific journal for and by students: 'We have to break habits' 02 June 2022Associate Professor Paz González had two things she wanted to improve for students: collaboration and publication opportunities. Her solution? A scien...
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The lifecycle of a cigarette filter 01 June 2022The university is launching a campaign to focus extra attention on our smoke-free university locations. The University is using aptly named cigarette...
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Video series: Collaboration with China in daily practice 31 May 2022What are the benefits for us of collaboration with Chinese partners? What sparks off Leiden researchers' interest in collaborating with colleagues in ...
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How do European Muslims see their future? 30 May 2022Professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger wants to use citizen science to answer this question. On the futureofislam.eu website, he is inviting E...
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‘How can you lead an organisation when you do not yet know yourself?’ 30 May 2022How to implement good leadership? This is the central question posed during the inspiration seminars of the LLP, in which renowned guest speakers shar...
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too 30 May 2022We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment....
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Maria del Carmen Parafita Couto: ‘I have to speak to my cats in Galician’ 30 May 2022In the new video series 'The World of Linguistics', alumni and researchers talk about their passion for their field. University lecturer Maria Del Car...
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Executive Board column: Which parts of online learning do we want to keep? 24 May 2022Luckily we’ve been able to meet up on campus again for a few months now after two years of mainly online teaching. Alongside the inconvenience, enforc...
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Should intelligence services have a ‘licence to kill’? 19 May 2022The ‘University of the Netherlands’ is a series of lectures in which academics address topics based on their expertise. In the latest instalment, cult...
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Language as a weapon: alumna Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for the government commissioner on sexual violence 19 May 2022It is one of the most talked-about subjects right now: how do we eradicate sexual harassment and violence? Alumnus Femke Eisma is the spokesperson for...
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Leiden University publishes the titles of seven tainted scientific articles 18 May 2022In a supplementary decision on 17 May 2022, the Executive Board of Leiden University has concluded that it will publish the titles of seven articles i...
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Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May 17 May 2022Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhave...
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Results of University elections: swing in student representation 17 May 2022The results of the 2022 University elections are out. The student section of the University Council will be different from how it has been in the past...
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How do we stop homophobia at sports clubs? 17 May 2022Not all gay and lesbian students feel equally safe at their sports clubs. ‘Homo’ is used almost unthinkingly as a term of abuse and players often face...