450 news items found
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Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award 23 September 2024Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged i...
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Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal 20 September 2024The exhibition ‘Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades’ at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alum...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden 12 September 2024What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain 09 September 2024People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious an...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...
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1.5 million awarded for research into misinformation among youth 05 September 2024Developmental psychologist Ili Ma has been awarded an ERC grant to investigate misinformation among teenagers, aiming to bolster their resilience agai...
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities'' 04 September 2024The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening...
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'I don't want that benefit anymore': Why people aren't claiming the financial support they're entitled to 03 September 2024Fear of repayment demands is causing people to forgo benefits and financial support, even when they are eligible. This was one of the finding of Olaf ...
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Queen Máxima talks to students in Leiden about mental health 03 September 2024How do you know if your idea has succeeded? The Queen coming to call a year and a half later might just be a clue. This happened to the Leiden student...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’ 02 September 2024Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Art Academy students design 450th anniversary logo 02 September 2024In just a few months Leiden University will be celebrating its 450th anniversary. A celebration like this calls for a fitting logo. And that logo has ...
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Top 450 continues to grow: lawyer and feminist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry 02 September 2024Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. We are compiling this special list in the ...
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Koen Caminada appointed Dean of FGGA 02 September 2024The Executive Board has appointed Prof. Koen Caminada as Dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Caminada has served as interim dean sin...