450 news items found
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Leiden students help with primary school language lessons 22 April 2025
De Regenboog primary school in The Hague has a high percentage of children whose first language is not Dutch. In the ‘Children of the City’ project, E...
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Adopted from China, back there as a journalist: ‘I want to break the stereotypes’ 17 April 2025
Cindy Huijgen was adopted from China and has wanted to return all her life. This Chinese Studies and Journalism & New Media alumnus is now a correspon...
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Career Days launch ‘Don’t just focus on success’ 16 April 2025
‘Health, happiness and productivity. The focus is mainly on the latter, but to create a sustainable career you need all three.’ These were the words o...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 15 April 2025
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Leiden researchers call for new guidelines for AI-generated images in journalism 14 April 2025
Generative AI presents journalists with new options for image use but also raises ethical questions. Leiden research shows that GenAI image use is yet...
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Podcasts for Easter 11 April 2025
Got an hour to spare over the long weekend? Then listen to an episode of the new podcasts that have seen the light of day at the faculty in recent mon...
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Claim that Executive Board agreed to join 11 April discussion is incorrect 10 April 2025
End Fossil, Open Leiden and Students for Palestine incorrectly claim that a meeting will be held with the Executive Board on Friday 11 April. This sta...
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Field trip to sustainable farm shows ‘what you can achieve if you chart your own path’ 08 April 2025
How to take ownership of your career? To find out, students from ‘Design Your Career as a Climate Change Maker’ visited a farmer who has done just tha...
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Faculty Board column: A new direction 07 April 2025
The Faculty Council issued a favourable opinion regarding the Faculty Board’s proposal to withdraw the research master’s programmes in African Studies...
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Design plan for Aleida Nijland building presented during user meeting 07 April 2025
Future users of the Aleida Nijland building were recently the first to have the opportunity to admire the design plan for the new building. During a u...
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After sixty years, German alumni are back in Leiden: ‘I presided over the meeting with a revolver’ 07 April 2025
They first entered the Academy Building fifty to sixty years ago. On 28 March, they were back for an afternoon: the members of the Dr Pfiffikus debati...
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Manon Uphoff to be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’ 31 March 2025
The author Manon Uphoff from Utrecht will be Leiden University’s new ‘writer in residence’ from autumn 2025. As the writer in residence, Uphoff will c...
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Thesis Boost Days May 20th and 22nd 28 March 2025
Help! The thesis deadline is fast approaching… To help you give your thesis that final push, the Writing Lab will organize two Thesis Boost Days: on M...
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism 27 March 2025
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. For Autism Week (Dutch) and World...
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Quality of master’s programme rated in Keuzegids 2025 27 March 2025
Leiden University’s Master’s in Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration is one of the 15 ‘excellent master’s programmes’ ...