450 news items found
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Public pen test of classroom scanners in Lipsius 21 March 2022
On Monday 28 March a ‘pen test’ will be carried out to check the security of the classroom scanners. These people counters in University buildings wer...
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Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl on Palestine event: ‘Let’s have an academic debate with room for different perspectives’ 21 March 2022
There’s been a lot of commotion about the ‘Apartheid in Israel’ panel discussion being cancelled. The organisers, Students for Palestine, wanted to h...
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Raising the colonial debate: ‘You have to create a story that’s easy to understand’ 18 March 2022
How can we best tell the current generations about some of the darkest parts of our past? To answer this question, researchers from Leiden are working...
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Curator of the National Museum Marion Anker: ‘History can cause friction' 17 March 2022
Marion Anker is a junior curator at the Rijksmuseum, the National Museum of the Netherlands. She studied History in Leiden and Amsterdam. Together wit...
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LUC education team nominated for Dutch Higher Education Award 15 March 2022
The Leiden University College team behind the Learning Mindset project has been nominated for the Dutch Higher Education Award, an award for innovativ...
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Why standing as a candidate for University participation pays off 15 March 2022
Do you want to promote the interests of students or staff? If you do, put yourself forward as a candidate for the University Council or the Faculty Co...
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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women 14 March 2022
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regu...
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’ 11 March 2022
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Ed...
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Leiden University signs Amnesty manifesto against sexual violence 11 March 2022
Leiden University signed the Amnesty International ‘Let’s talk about YES’ manifesto on 10 March, confirming the university’s commitment to preventing ...
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Oude UB exhibition shows the beauty of ‘pavement plants’ 10 March 2022
For a few years now, Leiden’s Hortus botanicus has been mounting a campaign to cherish wild plants in the city – for the biodiversity and beauty of th...
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Speech by Minister Dijkgraaf at Leiden University: ‘When knowledge becomes critical’ 08 March 2022
On Friday 11 March (16.00 hrs.) Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) will give a speech at Leiden University entitled ‘When knowledge b...
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How to communicate: LLP Skills Café 08 March 2022
On the menu of the LLP Skills Café no beer and snacks, but communication skills as listening, resolving conflicts, and giving feedback. ‘Once you real...
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague 07 March 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about th...
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Sylvana Simons to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture 04 March 2022
Every year on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March, Leiden University holds its Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. This year’s lecture will be ...
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Dutch knowledge institutions suspend partnerships with Russia and Belarus 04 March 2022
The Russian military assault on Ukraine has profoundly shocked knowledge institutions in the Netherlands, as represented by Universities of the Nether...