450 news items found
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Oude UB exhibition shows the beauty of ‘pavement plants’ 10 March 2022For a few years now, Leiden’s Hortus botanicus has been mounting a campaign to cherish wild plants in the city – for the biodiversity and beauty of th...
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Speech by Minister Dijkgraaf at Leiden University: ‘When knowledge becomes critical’ 08 March 2022On Friday 11 March (16.00 hrs.) Minister Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) will give a speech at Leiden University entitled ‘When knowledge b...
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How to communicate: LLP Skills Café 08 March 2022On the menu of the LLP Skills Café no beer and snacks, but communication skills as listening, resolving conflicts, and giving feedback. ‘Once you real...
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Support the Ukrainian and Russian students in Leiden and The Hague 07 March 2022The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also had dramatic consequences for Ukrainian students at Leiden University. Besides their intense concern about th...
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Sylvana Simons to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture 04 March 2022Every year on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March, Leiden University holds its Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. This year’s lecture will be ...
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Dutch knowledge institutions suspend partnerships with Russia and Belarus 04 March 2022The Russian military assault on Ukraine has profoundly shocked knowledge institutions in the Netherlands, as represented by Universities of the Nether...
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine 03 March 2022Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffer...
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War in Ukraine: Universities call for support and solidarity for those affected 28 February 2022The Dutch universities are shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and empathise with all those affected by this act of aggression. Leiden Universi...
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’ 21 February 2022The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spier...
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How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards 17 February 2022Dutch troops, judges and politicians collectively condoned and concealed the systematic use of extreme violence during the Indonesian War of Independe...
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GP in the Bible Belt: does God play a role in consultations? 16 February 2022Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor i...
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Can Russia be stopped? 14 February 2022Tensions are rising between Russia and the West. Can an invasion of Ukraine and an international war be avoided? Political scientist and Russia expert...
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting 08 February 2022‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the n...
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A real professor in the classroom 08 February 2022It’s starting to become a real Dies Natalis tradition: on 8 February professors from Leiden University teach a class at primary schools in the region....
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From climate to security: 'Students present perspectives I was unfamiliar with' 07 February 2022Cooperation is the solution to international problems, demonstrated the final seminar of the Master Honours Class ‘Smart Regional Integration’ – even ...