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Dutch astronomers observe giant jets emanating from black hole
An international team of astronomers led by Dutch scientist Martijn Oei has discovered the largest pair of jets from a black hole ever seen. The 'jumbojets' extend a combined length of 140 Milky Ways. The Leiden Observatory played a prominent role in this research. The publication will feature on the…
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Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast
Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the international synthetic biology competition iGEM, the team is working on an innovative method to produce nanobodies—a special form of antibodies—using brewer’s…
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Why we are raising everyone’s awareness about cybersecurity: ‘Do things ever threaten to go horribly wrong here? Definitely.’
The university makes staff aware of the importance of cybersecurity at work. And that is essential, say our privacy and security officers. Because the number of cyberattacks is increasing, hackers are getting smarter all the time and by far the majority of problems are caused by human error. ‘Is that…
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First eLaw Conference: Law and/versus Technology
The first eLaw Conference held at Leiden University was a success and fostered timely discussions on the legal challenges and opportunities presented by digital technologies.
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On exchange abroad as staff member of the Faculty of Law
As an employee, the Faculty of Law at Leiden University also allows you to go on an exchange. Read here how Esther Kentin experienced this and where to find more information.
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Honours Class makes cultural heritage tangible: ‘You are dealing with people’
An Honours Class about the ostensibly unrecognisable worlds of insular Southeast Asia teaches students a fundamental piece of wisdom: "We do not differ much from the people at the other end of the world."
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics
Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid changes that have taken place since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Ola Gracjasz's research shows that people are redefining their national identity, blending…
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We’re surrounded by noise: ‘Silence should be a human right’
Learn how silence can benefit your well-being during Work Stress Week from 11 to 15 November. It’s no surprise that we sometimes need a bit of peace and quiet, says Professor of Auditory Culture Marcel Cobussen. ‘Our brain is exposed day and night to auditory stimuli.’
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague
Theft, prostitution, fortune-telling or murder. Historian Manon van der Heijden and a group of students are researching court records from The Hague from 1600 to 1800. They are tracing crimes and offenders and shedding new light on The Hague’s Gevangenpoort (or Prison Gate). Among their many discoveries…
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Leiden university is a member of Una Europa: ‘We’re much stronger when we work together’
Many Leiden University staff members have already benefited from Una Europa, the alliance of eleven leading European universities: they have received funding to bring an idea to life or participated in an exchange with European colleagues. On 22 October there will be a meet-up for everyone at Leiden…
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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UL x IFFR presents College Tour 2024
Arts and culture
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Nuna Nalluituq / The Land Remembers
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Leiden University's world-renowned collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Purple Friday (POPcorner FSW)
Study support
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AI versus the fire
Festival
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Young Academy Leiden - Presenting workshop
Course
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All that exists under the heaven: WANWU, book launch and conversation by Zheng Bo and Minna Valjakka
Lecture
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Honours College Science, Society and Self
Information session
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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On not seeing like a state: How archaeology can inform critiques of the inevitability of hierarchy, dispossession, and disconnection of the human
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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What Do We Mean When We Say “Academic Freedom”?
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Conference Mediated Cicero
Conference
- The global cosmopolis. Past, present and future of the city of Alexandria
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UBH 2022 - Upsetting Binaries & Hierarchies
Conference
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For Posterity
Conference
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Career Talk with Wim Klop
Debate, Career Talk
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Qualitative interviewing
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. New partnerships were formed and important knowledge exchanged, and researchers from Leiden gave guest lectures.
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
- Young Academy Leiden meets the Science Faculty
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Opening Student Plaza FSW
Festival, Opening
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“This Way to the Gas...": Children and their Caretakers at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Pedagogies of Occupation: Free Time, Professionalization and Protest in Urban Brazil
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Papyrus, roses and a sea cat: the Leiden Dioskurides
Lecture, Studium Generale
- LUCAS "Role of Experience" reading group: Conceptual Metaphor Theory
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50 years after the Chilean coup: The echoes of the 11 September 1973 today
Lecture, Roundtable
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CCLS Seminar Vincent Merckx
Lecture, webinar
- Leiden City World Walks
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Public Lecture on Palliative Care
Lecture
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ISGA seminar 'Evolution of the Cybersecurity Risks of Geolocation'
Lunch seminar
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Global Challenges: The Regime of Lukashenka
Lecture
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IBL Spotlight - Science Communication & Society
Lecture
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Exhibitions LeidenGlobal 'Crafting Cultures' and '3 Leidsche Mondialen'
Arts and culture
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Hannah Critchlow on Science Communication
Lecture