450 news items found
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‘Language is part of your identity; we need to teach children this from an early age’ 04 March 2024Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is e...
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Dean and vice-chair of LUMC Board steps down 04 March 2024Prof. dr. Pancras Hogendoorn is stepping down as dean of the Faculty of Medicine and vice-chair of the Executive Board of Leiden University Medical Ce...
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy 29 February 2024Western civil servants openly struggle at times with their own government’s policies on the war in Gaza. In protest, civil servants in various countri...
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University 29 February 2024From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the...
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A quick call with Nadine Akkerman about the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘I feel a connection with Annie’ 27 February 2024Each year on or around International Women’s Day, the university hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. You are welcome to attend − even if you wou...
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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’ 27 February 2024The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vi...
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems 27 February 2024It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter wi...
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Carrot or stick: which is better motivation to exercise more? 22 February 2024Free cinema tickets or a step tracker paid for by your health insurance. Some insurers offer rewards to promote healthy behaviour. But does the threat...
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‘The Netherlands should also consider the possibility of direct confrontation with Russia’ 19 February 2024There is a real chance of war closer to home, political and military leaders in Europe have warned. Some in the Netherlands are calling for a war econ...
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Why do vulnerable groups miss out on benefits? Research nominated for thesis prize 19 February 2024Why do vulnerable groups fail to make use of benefits that they are entitled to? This is what Max ten Velde researched in his Master’s in Management o...
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Not only full professors: the entire examining committee can now wear academic dress 15 February 2024The varied mix of dress styles and many shades of black will no longer be seen at PhD ceremonies: permission was recently given for all members of the...
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Alumnus Charlotte Poot developed a hospital app for children 14 February 2024Charlotte Poot (31) is co-founder and chair of Hospital Hero, an app that prepares children for a hospital visit. She studied and obtained her PhD at ...
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Leiden University to limit fossil fuel ties 13 February 2024Leiden University no longer wishes to collaborate with fossil fuel partners that are not demonstrably committed to achieving the Paris Agreement targe...
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How do we deal with rising tensions? ‘The choice is talk or fight’ 12 February 2024‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s ...
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis 08 February 2024How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone...