450 news items found
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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Alumnus Allard Altena is a Public Prosecutor: ‘It’s just the best job ever!’ 15 April 2024Since graduating from Leiden Law School with master’s degrees in Jurisprudence & Philosophy of Law and Criminal Law, alumnus Allard Altena now works a...
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Interest organisations take legal action ‘so that most vulnerable are heard’ 12 April 2024Interest organisations are increasingly taking legal action and that’s a good thing for democracy, says PhD candidate Rowie Stolk. ‘It means that the ...
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change 11 April 2024Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar? ‘To tack...
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Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy 11 April 2024The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. PhD candidate A...
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...
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Minister Van Leeuwen gives guest lecture on current global developments 09 April 2024On Monday 8 April, a high-profile guest visited Leiden Law School. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen g...
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University elections: these are the student parties you can vote for 09 April 2024The university elections are coming up. Sustainability, inclusion, student well-being: what do you think should get more attention? From 22 to 25 Apri...
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Small fire in Snellius building: no injuries, building reopened on Wednesday 09 April 2024At around noon on Tuesday 9 April, a small fire started in the basement of Leiden University’s Snellius building. The fire brigade was quickly on the ...
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Francien Dechesne presents at NWO ICT.Open 2024 09 April 2024On April 10 -11, the annual national event NWO ICT.Open 2024 takes place in the Beatrix Theater in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event brings scientis...
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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’ 08 April 2024Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor o...
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How can we banish racism from education? 28 March 2024A safe haven for students, more bicultural staff and more powers for diversity officers. In a national expert meeting at Campus The Hague, administrat...
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Flying taxis: the new kid hovering over the block 28 March 2024The latest innovation in the field of urban mobility could soon be buzzing over our heads. For some, it’s a science fiction dream come true. For other...
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The Top 450 is growing: entry number 50 published 27 March 2024We have reached our first milestone: the 50th Top 450 entry has now been published. In the run-up to the university’s 450th anniversary in 2025, we ar...
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From the lecture hall: in conversation with an inmate 27 March 2024Students stream into the lecture hall, handing in their mobile phones at the door. Once everyone’s seated, silence descends and all eyes turn to the l...