233 search results for “fake news ” in the Staff website
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Anna Smulders
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Adolescents experience how susceptible they are to fake news with VR glasses and rubber hands
BrainTrain: an initiative from Leiden University in which a team of students visit high schools to make adolescents more resilient against disinformation on the news and on their socials. In an interactive two-hour guest lesson, high school pupils discover how easily their brains can be tricked into…
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Indira Huliselan
Faculty of Humanities
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How to factcheck fake news?
Alumni event
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LDE AI Mixer on disinformation and fake news
Leiden AI Week
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Willem van Rooijen
Faculty of Humanities
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Addie de Moor
Science
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Peter Burger
Faculty of Humanities
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Willem Koetsenruijter
Faculty of Humanities
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Fia van Heteren
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Astrid Vandendaele
Faculty of Humanities
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Ashley Wilkinson
Faculty of Humanities
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Misleading bar and pie charts
People can be easily mislead with graphs. But they don’t necessarily stay misled, the research shows.
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Tiffany Bousard
Faculty of Humanities
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Miguel Mira
Faculty of Humanities
- News
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New staff
Are you about to start your new job at Leiden University? Or did you just start? Below we have summarised the most important information for new employees.
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Guidelines for news articles
How do you write a good news article? Here are a number of guidelines to help you.
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Nico Staring
Faculty of Humanities
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Rik de Ruiter
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Michaël Opgenhaffen
Faculty of Humanities
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Michiel van Groesen
Faculty of Humanities
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Registering new programmes
If you have an idea for a new degree programme, be aware that the registration procedure is complex and time-consuming. Your faculty, the Executive Board, the Efficiency Committee for Higher Education (CDHO) and the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) must all approve.
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Leiden research projects awarded NWO Open Competition grants
Six researchers from Leiden University have been awarded NWO Open Competition funding.
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Online introduction for new staff
Introductiebijeenkomst
- Online introduction for new staff
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The new leave system explained
Since 1 January 2020 - with the transition to the Dutch Civil Code - the system of writing off leave has changed. When you take leave, the system automatically writes off the hours that fall due first.
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Don't be fooled by phishing
You think you can spot a phishing scam: a suspicious email that asks for your password or other personal data. But these emails are becoming increasingly plausible, so you could still fall into the trap. That’s why this method is still used so often by people with malicious intent. Did you know that…
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A new job or the end of your contract
If you find a new job or if your contract is coming to an end, there are a number of matters to consider.
- A new university-wide pool for research project management
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Roundtable: Accountability in the Digital Age
Roundtable discussion
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‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’
Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…
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No new election student section Humanities Faculty Council – seat allocation adopted
Organisation
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Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building
You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yourself. On Saturday 8 June 2024, from 10.00 – 13.00 hrs., the building site of the new Campus The Hague Leiden University Building will be open to the pu…
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workshop ‘Changing Frames: Looking at the Pieter de la Court building in new ways’
Arts and culture
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Dura Vermeer to deliver new housing development in Oegstgeest part of LBSP
After an intensive tender procedure, Leiden University and the Municipality of Oegstgeest have chosen Dura Vermeer for a new housing development with plenty of affordable homes in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid. Dura Vermeer seeks to create a green and playful neighbourhood with welcoming public spaces as its…
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‘Put payment transations for private clients under one new state-owned bank’
From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens if they collapse? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Bart Joosen calls for a rigorous change: ‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one…
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Esther Op de Beek
Faculty of Humanities
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Ministry of BZK establishes two new professor chairs for the Kingdom
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing two new professor chairs for the Kingdom.
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Markus Davidsen
Faculty of Humanities
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Phishing
We all occasionally receive an email from an unknown sender, with content we weren’t expecting or that raises our suspicions in some other way. This is usually a fake email, also known as a phishing email. In fact, there are various types of phishing: it can also be done over the phone.
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New entrance, new allure: Gorlaus Building officially completed
The Faculty of Science has gained an extra 30,000 square metres: Thursday 25 January marked the completion of the new Gorlaeus Building. In this second phase of the project, the Gorlaeus Building has acquired a new main entrance on Rosalind Franklinplein with a striking facade. The new space will be…
- New Strategic Secretary
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Renovation news PdlC
Over the next few years, the Pieter de la Court building will be refurbished. This summer, the first to be tackled is the basement. What will happen?
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Outreach symposium: ‘We’ve got so much talent and creativity at our university’
As an academic, it’s not easy to communicate your research to society – and in a language people will understand. With its Outreach Grant Symposium, Young Academy Leiden (YAL) wants to support and inspire a new generation of ‘outreachers’.
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Leiden University presents Scaliger medal to the Europaeum academic community
The Europaeum academic community was awarded the Scaliger medal on 23 September in recognition of its promotion of academic values. Andrew Graham, trustee to the Europaeum and founder and honorary advisor to the Scholars Programme, was presented with the medal by President of the Executive Board Annetje…
- New members UTQ Assessment Committee
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New Media Guide for Researchers
Research