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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’ 20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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Outline agreement: we need one another 18 June 2024It has been preying on people’s minds: the outline agreement and its proposed cuts to higher education. Although the content is not yet set in stone −...
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Academic freedom report: ‘This jewel in our crown deserves better care’ 18 June 2024What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its...
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Sharing insights about paths and careers as philosophy graduates 18 June 2024Last month, Symposion, the study association for Philosophy students, organised this year's student-alumni career event. Four alumni joined the event ...
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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 17 June 2024Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...
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New milestone for the Humanities Campus 17 June 2024The development of the Humanities Campus is entering a new phase. On 13 June, the Municipal Council approved both the zoning plan and the visual quali...
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Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt: ‘This novel is a plea for human assistance’ 17 June 2024Philosophy alumna Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt returns to Leiden University on 20 June to present her latest novel Stemmen (Voices) in Plexus. ‘I wanted to ...
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9 tips from the student psychologist to combat study stress 14 June 2024Towards the end of the academic year, many students struggle with study stress. Does the pressure sometimes get too much for you, too? Student psychol...
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Kate Bellamy: ‘Exciting to put P'urhepecha community in touch with written heritage’ 13 June 2024Many members of Chicago's P'urhepecha community did not even know they lived a stone’s throw from some of their own historical heritage. Researcher Ka...
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay 13 June 2024Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Fre...
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Unique exhibition translates science into music, images and dance 13 June 2024Leiden researchers from different disciplines look together at complex social problems. What happens when they join forces with artists? The results c...
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Farewell to Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa: Tireless advocate for D&I 12 June 2024Aya Ezawa bade farewell as Diversity Officer of Leiden University at a celebration in the Academy Building on 11 June. Since her appointment in 2019, ...
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Seven Comenius grants for Leiden lecturers 11 June 2024Eleven lecturers from Leiden University have been awarded Comenius grants that will allow them to work with their teams on an innovation project withi...
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Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa 11 June 2024Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African k...