99 search results for “fight” in the Student website
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change
Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar?
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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Interdisciplinary minor ’Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits from this approach? Students and lecturers evaluate: ‘This minor’s a goldmine’.
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Franciscus ClaasFaculty of Medicine
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Sjaak NeefjesFaculty of Medicine
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Frank Pieke on BBC: ‘Corruption charges have become Xi's main basis of power’
Professor emeritus Frank Pieke speaks on BBC and BBC Vietnamese about Xi Jinpings ongoing fight against corruption within the Communist Party.
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Paul ParrenFaculty of Medicine
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Frits KoningFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas OttenhoffFaculty of Medicine
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Pancras HogendoornFaculty of Humanities
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Erwin MullerExecutive Board
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Annette van der Helm-van MilFaculty of Medicine
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Reinaldus ToesFaculty of Medicine
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Mark de BoerFaculty of Medicine
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Bart RoepFaculty of Medicine
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten VermeerFaculty of Medicine
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James HardwickFaculty of Medicine
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Thomas HuizingaFaculty of Medicine
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In memoriam Robert-Jan van Ette
Organisation
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Joanne van der LeunFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Martine JagerFaculty of Medicine
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Sjoerd van der BurgFaculty of Medicine
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Jelle van BuurenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ed KuijperFaculty of Medicine
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Martin TaphoornFaculty of Medicine
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Judith BovéeFaculty of Medicine
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Marcel TijstermanFaculty of Medicine
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Christi van AsperenFaculty of Medicine
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Adriaan LankesterFaculty of Medicine
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Carien CreutzbergFaculty of Medicine
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Lioe-Fee de Geus-OeiFaculty of Medicine
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ruth PrinsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Rob TollenaarFaculty of Medicine
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Peter DevileeFaculty of Medicine
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Maria YazdanbakhshFaculty of Medicine
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Ferry OssendorpFaculty of Medicine
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Live blog: Alternative demonstrations in Leiden and The Hague against government cuts
Alternative demonstrations were held in Leiden and The Hague on Thursday 14 November after the national protest in Utrecht was cancelled. Leiden University supports these protests, which were organised by WOinActie. Read our live blog of the demonstrations.
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Mario van der SteltFaculty of Science
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Hermen OverkleeftFaculty of Science
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the new Strategic Plan on the University’s 447th Dies Natalis. The new Strategic Plan therefore focuses on innovating and connecting, among disciplines and…
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Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’
An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freedom: these all featured in Leiden University’s 450th Dies Natalis celebration and the official start of its jubilee year.
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Hoe gaan we om met oplopende spanningen? ‘De keuze is: vechten of praten’
‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s Hooglandse Kerk. They discussed the rising tensions since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. ‘Dare to ask each other questions.’
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What did resistance look like in Indonesia during the Second World War?
Stories of resistance in the Second World War are widely covered in Dutch historiography: Hannie Schaft, Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, and Professor Cleveringa are some of the best known. But these accounts largely focus on the Dutch domestic perspective. On the other side of the world, a complex colonial…
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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New easy-to-use tuberculosis vaccine patch in development
Researchers from Leiden have developed a promising TB vaccine that users can self-administer via a special patch. This could be beneficial for countries with limited health services, says PhD candidate Malene Neustrup.