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How chemist Marc Tijhuis left business to change the world 15 September 2022Halfway through his career alumnus Marc Tijhuis made a radical change: he left the corporate world to join the global battle against waste with the In...
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BrAInpower exhibition: tremendous and troubling uses of AI in our daily lives 12 September 2022Care robots, medical treatments, deepfakes and self-driving cars all with the aid of artificial intelligence (AI). The BrAInpower exhibition at Rijksm...
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Astrid Van Weyenberg wins Faculty Teaching Prize 2022 12 September 2022University lecturer Astrid Van Weyenberg has won the Faculty of Humanities Teaching Prize. ‘Astrid is a lovely person who can teach well.'
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Students complete research traineeship: 'This is a good start for a career as researcher' 09 September 2022After seven months of hard work, the participants in the Research Traineeship Programme concluded their research on Friday 2 September with a pitch an...
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From solar panels to tables made from old jackets: University opens its doors on Heritage Open Days 07 September 2022The theme of the Heritage Open Days Leiden on 10 and 11 September is sustainability. At four University locations guides will talk about the history o...
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Surprising insights, experiments and magic tricks at interactive ‘Wijsneus Festival’ 07 September 2022What should we do about litter in the countryside? Can you tell from camera images if someone is guilty? And what does your heart rate really look lik...
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International students start a master’s thanks to a LExS 06 September 2022This academic year 49 promising international students will start their master’s degree here thanks to a Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LEx...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’ 05 September 2022The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times...
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Writer in residence Maxim Osipov: ‘Writing is the development of truth’ 29 August 2022Since criticising the war in Ukraine, Russian author and cardiologist Maxim Osipov has fled Russia. Come September, he will be Leiden University’s wri...
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Students from all around the world discover The Hague 22 August 2022A day at the beach, games, a visit to an embassy and a pub crawl. The activities at HOPweek help new students get to know not just The Hague but each ...
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Exhibition unveils Central Asian part of Silk Road 22 August 2022An exhibition at Oude UB takes visitors to the historical Silk Road. Old maps, clothes and jewellery reflect the rich heritage of the cities of Centra...
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EUniWell Summer School on the impact of covid on health and well-being 16 August 2022Bachelor's and master's students and PhD candidates came together from 10 to 13 July at Campus The Hague for the EUniWell Summer School ‘COVID-19: Imp...
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Thousands of new students start an old-style EL CID 15 August 2022Smiling faces, a mass dance and a bit of awkwardness: after two ‘corona editions’ of EL CID, the Leiden introduction week is back with a vengeance thi...
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Honours Class reconciles students with the unpredictability of life 15 August 2022The course Designing Your Life helps students navigate their career pathways. As it turns out, these pathways are full of twists and turns and - as wi...
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‘Together, we have to ensure that the faculty is a respectful and safe environment’ 26 July 2022Student initiative COOP is committed to a respectful and safe academic environment. Here is a report of the activities over the past few months.