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‘Learning with the City’ opens its doors in Leiden-Noord 26 October 2021
Bringing the community together, doing up the community centre or researching how to make gardens greener. Students now have a base in Leiden-Noord wh...
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Public Administration specialist at sea: ‘I understand The Hague side of the Royal Navy’ 21 October 2021
From assistance in the event of natural disasters to peace-keeping missions. As a communication adviser, Leonoor van Poelgeest goes to all those desti...
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Lodewijk Govaerts new member of Board of Governors 18 October 2021
Lodewijk Govaerts has been appointed by Ingrid van Engelshoven, caretaker Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), as a member of the Board...
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New programme brings education 'to the midst of society' 14 October 2021
In November a new extracurricular programme will begin: the Impact Challenges. Students will work together in small groups to solve problems, put forw...
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors 14 October 2021
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have...
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Polish Holocaust researchers accused of defamation will give Cleveringa Lecture 12 October 2021
On 26 November historian Jan Grabowski and sociologist Barbara Engelking will both give the Cleveringa Lecture. They wrote a book about the Holocaust ...
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Universities adopt national measures to combat threats made to academics 11 October 2021
Academics are increasingly facing threats, harassment and hate speech following public appearances. The Dutch universities – united in the Association...
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‘Our students are role models for young children in The Hague’ 08 October 2021
What better way is there for an alderman to find out where best to put his efforts than to pay a working visit to the university? Hilbert Bredemeijer,...
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Big reduction in CO2 footprint in 2020 due to coronacrisis 08 October 2021
The university's CO2 footprint - a visual representation of Leiden University's environmental impact - is calculated every year. The CO2 footprint for...
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Student well-being in the spotlight at the EUniWell symposium 07 October 2021
‘There’s so much knowledge, research and experience in the field of student well-being. Let’s put this topic on the agenda, work together to promote i...
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A wheelchair in the Old Observatory 05 October 2021
Yesterday marked the start of the National Accessibility Week. How accessible is Leiden University for people with a disability? We asked Lucia Langer...
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Dominant style stifled innovation in 19th century seascapes 05 October 2021
Long into the 19th century, seascapes were considered an expression of patriotism. Artists who painted in a 17th century style were valued more. This ...
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3 October University: from Russian DNA to drug-related violence 04 October 2021
In prehistoric times there was a huge wave of migration, from the steppes in Russia and Ukraine to West Europe. The newcomers’ genes began to dominate...
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Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening 03 October 2021
Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the...
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Imagine you’re Ilias from Turkey 28 September 2021
In the confrontational ‘House of Misconceptions’, visitors put themselves in another person’s shoes and have to justify their existence. The performan...