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- Join our talkshow and Q&A during the Online Master's Open Days
- The Presenter Network: Training Workshop
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'Born Free - Mandela's Generation of Hope' by Ilvy Njiokiktjien
Exhibition
- Join our talkshow and Q&A during the Online Master's Open Days
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TLS in Practice: TLS and Research Topics
Lecture
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Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event
Alumni event
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LIC Lecture: 3D Domain Swapping of Proteins: Basics and Recent Developments
Lecture
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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LIC Lecture: Density functional theory in chemistry: Where are we today?
Lecture
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LTA lunchlezing Tsolin Nalbantian
Lecture
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Public lecture "Do Smart Devices Make Us Less Smart?"
Lecture
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Fighting Back with Taxes: Indigenous Peoples, Counter-Mapping, and the Promises of Decolonial Taxation
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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Ben Feringa Lecture 2022 by Beatrice de Graaf: "Geopolitical Challenges, Security Threats"
Alumni event, Lecture for Leiden Alumni living on the West Coast USA
- Ars Electronica Festival 2020 - Old Observatory
- Media Technology exhibition PATTERN in V2_ gallery space
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Student Bram wanted to be mayor as a boy
Bram Geurds (20) is fascinated by politics. When he was 12, a political debate on TV caught his attention. And he decided he wanted to be mayor one day. Unsurprisingly, Bram is studying political science and is politically active. It might seem like he’s on course to become a professional politician.…
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Meet the four Leiden participants in the Europaeum Scholars Programme
Four PhD candidates from Leiden University started the two-year Europaeum Scholars Programme this month. They have now completed the first week of the programme. How was it and what do they expect from this programme?
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Rapenburg - backdrop for art and knowledge
Street theatre, drama, poetry and a lot of science: Leiden's Rapenburg was the backdrop for the fifth Night of Art and Knowledge on Saturday 16 September. Many University buildings - from the Observatory to the Hortus - opened their doors to artists, scientists and a public curious to know more.
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Leiden University for a liveable planet
Scientists from all different disciplines at Leiden University work on sustainability challenges. Together we strive for a liveable planet by connecting these scientists. Are you a researcher and do you want to contribute to tackling sustainability issues? Join our program and work together on solutions…
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Blog Post | Bridging the Gap: Time for an EU-NATO Strategic Dialogue on Defense Tech
To stay secure, the transatlantic community must take on emerging and disruptive technologies together.
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Leiden University more sustainable by the day
10 October is the Day of Sustainability. What is the current status of sustainability at Leiden University? Things are moving ahead. Professor of Environmental Biology and Dean of the Faculty of Science, Geert de Snoo, outlines a new prospect: biodiversity.
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Indigenous people as essential research partners
The knowledge held by indigenous people is essential if you want to study the history or the language of a particular region. Leiden archaeologists and linguists are now looking for ways of involving local people more systematically in their research.
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Blog Post | Co-managing International Crises or not Managing Them At All
Markus Kornprobst writes about managing international crises.
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'No, I don't find my work creepy'
Archaeologist Hayley Mickleburgh has already appeared in the Dutch papers a few times already due to her unusual work: the study of decomposing bodies. She studied at Leiden University, where she is now a researcher.
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Two major teaching grants for Leiden lecturers
Studying with an app and exploratory learning in large groups. Two educational innovations that will be possible thanks to the Comenius Programme of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Chemist Ludo Juurlink and Professor of Science Education Fred Janssen from the Leiden Graduate…
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‘A country’s immigration narrative really influences the people arriving there’
Immigration and naturalisation policies are an important theme in the upcoming Dutch elections. The Netherlands should be mindful of its immigration narrative, says PhD candidate Hannah Bliersbach, as this greatly influences the relationship between ‘new’ citizens and their new home country.
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Friend or foe? The role of AI in mitigating biases in HR
AI is already widely being used in HR processes, but it’s unclear whether these applications contribute to fair and inclusive decision making. Leiden researcher Carlotta Rigotti is involved in BIAS, a big consortium research project that aims to provide answers and develop a new, trustworthy AI app…
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Lions in the queue for food
The number of lions in Kenya is decreasing alarmingly, due partly to the encroaching cities and the development of the countryside. Together with local scientists and inhabitants, Leiden biologists are studying how this decline can be halted. ‘Lions are cleverer than we thought.’
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‘Nice tool but what are we supposed to do with it?’
Public agencies are keen to use new technology such as AI to speed up their primary processes. But the internal organisation is often a major stumbling block. SAILS researcher Friso Selten conducts research at the interface between data science and public administration.
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The magic of El CID
For almost fifty years EL CID has been the whirlwind start of their studies and student life for thousands of first-year students. With up-and-coming DJs, food trucks and informative workshops, ambitious EL CID committees have made sure that the introduction week has grown into a mega-festival.
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Content key factor in choosing a master’s programme
Last Friday was Master’s Open Day time once again. Students from home and abroad descended on Leiden and The Hague to find out more about our master’s programmes. Alongside the presentations, the information fairs gave them a good opportunity to ask any questions.
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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New women’s network: ‘Sophia’
Leiden University has a new network for female academics: Sophia. Sophia strives for equal opportunities and a better working environment for female academic staff.
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What do PAHs do in space?
Xander Tielens, Professor of Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Space, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in space. The combination of astronomical observations, computer models and lab research makes the research highly interdisciplinary.
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Turning academics into researchers: The development of National Researcher Categorization Systems in Latin America
Seminar
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Data Management Plan course for PhD's
Didactics, Career development
- "Artificial Creativity" lecture and information event (online)
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Night of Discoveries with Leiden University researchers and fun activities
Festival
- ReproducibiliTea Leiden: The Reproducibility Project: Psychology (journal club)
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FSW Faculty Lunch on Mental Health at Work
Conference
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Van Marum Colloquium - The in-situ observation for electrochemical energy experiment by Operando X-ray spectroscopy
Lecture
- OSCoffee: Trust vs. accountability - from red tape to red flag
- Join our class as a Student-for-a-Day
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Lunch Time Seminars
The biweekly Lunch Time Seminar is an online only event, but it is not publicly accessible in real-time. If you would like to attend one of the upcoming sessions, please send an email to sails@liacs.leidenuniv.nl.
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Liveable Planet Lunch Meeting: "The dark side of co-creation in sustainability research"
Lecture
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Joan van der Waals colloquium
The Joan van der Waals colloquium is an ongoing bi-weekly lecture series.
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Policy Academy Programme
Research
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A multi-disciplinary conversation about urban transformation in Turin The case of Mirafiori Sud
This blogpost reports on one of these conversations, which Alessandro Pisano, political science student at the University of Turin, and I had with regards to the transforming neighbourhood of Mirafiori Sud.
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Legal socialization in law school: two types of professional identity formation and their impact on inclusion and diversity’
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