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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised 16 May 2024The design for the METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is final. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has given the green ligh...
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University 15 May 2024Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including...
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published 13 May 2024Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour ...
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Walkout on 13 May 13 May 2024A national walkout will be staged on Monday 13 May. The aim is to express support for the pro-Palestine protests and to speak out against police viole...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transforma...
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Just to be sure... At any cost? 01 May 2024Security seems to most people a basic necessity of life, a prerequisite for a good life. But if you think about it a little longer and deeper, as poli...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example....
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views 26 April 2024The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...
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Results of 2024 university elections announced 26 April 2024The results of the 2024 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour 25 April 2024
A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable a...
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How a healing field trip inspired Alexia to take the stage at TEDxLeidenUniversity 25 April 2024One day you feel inspired by a field trip, the next you are a speaker at TEDxLeidenUniversity. It happened to International Relations student Alexia. ...
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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’ 17 April 2024Not your typical student life but training that demands sheer hard work: that was the choice Jorik ter Veer (now 45) made when he signed up for the Ro...
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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes...
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...