450 news items found
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‘In ten years’ time, we’ll ask ourselves how we can make the Netherlands more attractive for migrants’ 16 November 2023
When politicians claim they can make major differences with their migration policies, they’re raising false expectations. The opportunities for the go...
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Jayshri Ramadhin wins Moot Court Challenge Cup 16 November 2023
This was the twelfth occasion that the Moot Court Challenge Cup has been awarded! This time for the best oral argument at the Moot Court held in the s...
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In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University 16 November 2023
In exactly 450 days’ time, on 8 February 2025, it is the university’s 450th anniversary. We are obviously going to celebrate this with our students, s...
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Ten questions for alumnus Dion Latten 15 November 2023
Studying law and then working in sales … Dion Latten loves Leiden and he loves law, but what he loves most is working for BMW. Currently Legal Counsel...
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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products 14 November 2023
Many will add them to their shopping list without a second thought, but what if you don't have enough money to buy period products each month? The uni...
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Interview Ilya Kokorin – ‘Hup, Holland Hup, wasn’t the right answer’ 14 November 2023
Doing a PhD can be challenging. Moving to a foreign country can be challenging too. PhD candidate Ilya Kokorin, who was born in a small town in Siberi...
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Clevering...
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Your opinion of the library counts! 12 November 2023
What do you think about our libraries, the (digital) collections, services and the library staff? The Leiden University Libraries (UBL) would like to ...
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Leiden University’s intake numbers are stable, also for international students 10 November 2023
The number of students enrolled at Leiden University remained stable this year. As at other Dutch universities, the growth in recent years seems to ha...
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Leiden University condemns demonstration at Wijnhaven location 09 November 2023
The Executive Board of the University is shocked by the unannounced demonstration that took place Thursday afternoon at the Wijnhaven location in The ...
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Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other 09 November 2023
Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Lei...
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In ‘Learning Behind Bars’, Leiden students study with inmates 09 November 2023
Prison and student life are worlds apart. But in the Learning Behind Bars project, Leiden criminology students get the chance to study inside prison w...
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In pictures: Bachelor Open Day 4 November 08 November 2023
Prospective students and their parents or carers turned up en masse for the Open Day on 4 November. More than 10,000 visitors enjoyed a talkshow, vari...
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Leiden law alumna appointed as Aotearoa New Zealand Chief Children’s Commissioner 07 November 2023
Dr Claire Achmad has taken up the role of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chief Children’s Commissioner from 1 November 2023, for a term of five years.
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New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa 06 November 2023
Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African cont...