450 news items found
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‘Honours helps you face your future with more confidence’ 27 November 2023After three years of courses, exercises, debating and reflecting, Honours College students received their certificate during a festive ceremony. Even ...
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more 27 November 2023When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that ...
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Lipsius building occupied by End Fossil 23 November 2023Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotte...
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Augustinus receives first Student Well-being Award 23 November 2023A growing number of student organisations are focusing attention on the mental, social and physical well-being of their members. This year, the first ...
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden 22 November 2023Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal...
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow 21 November 2023The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experie...
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How to build resilience in times of climate crisis 20 November 2023In the honours course Sustainability & Health, students examine the causes and effects of climate change – but also how they can relate to these thems...
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ 20 November 2023A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have be...
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Voice of the ocean 16 November 2023There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in t...
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In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University 16 November 2023In 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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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products 14 November 2023Many 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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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023The 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 2023What 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 2023The 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 ...