313 search results for “reading life” in the Staff website
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life
Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren on reconstructing cultural heritage in the popular video game Minecraft. The result: one virtual 14th-century city gate – and 20 teens with a greater appreciation…
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Zarlasht KhorsandFaculty of Science
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René OlsthoornFaculty of Science
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Edgar M. BlokhuisFaculty of Science
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Dmitri FilippovFaculty of Science
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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…
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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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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others'
A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherlands for the first time on Tuesday morning via a livestream in The Hague. He did so in front of two packed lecture halls at both Leiden University and The…
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Marga Sikkema-de JongSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Annemieke Aartsma-RusFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Johannes VerschuurenFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Robert HoebenFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Arn van den MaagdenbergFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Mark HazekampFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jan Willem ErismanFaculty of Science
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Marlies ReindersFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Priya RamcharanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Douwe AtsmaFaculteit Geneeskunde
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’
Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outcomes that benefit society? Professor of biological chemistry Nathaniel Martin started a spin-off company with his team. ‘When it comes to valorisation…
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Sylvestre BonnetFaculty of Science
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Wilco AchterbergFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Willem Jan BosFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jacco WallingaFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Matthew KenworthyFaculty of Science
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Vincent IckeFaculty of Science
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Jacqueline HodgeFaculty of Science
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Joop SchayeFaculty of Science
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Christoph KellerFaculty of Science
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Jarle BrinchmannFaculty of Science
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Ignas SnellenFaculty of Science
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Etienne BourelSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Frans van LunterenFaculty of Science
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Rene KleijnFaculty of Science
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‘Pretend student’? Tell others and get help
In the documentary ‘Pretend Student’, former students talk about why they let everyone believe they were still studying. How can you make sure you don’t end up in such an impossible situation? Four questions for Leiden Student Dean, Romke Biagioni, who worked on the documentary.
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International students in Leiden: ‘We can’t wait to go to lectures again’
An impressive 875 students from all corners of the globe are taking part in Orientation Week Leiden (OWL). After all the lockdowns in their own countries, they’re glad to meet up in real life in Leiden. What do they expect of their studies here?
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Put away those textbooks and relax: the Living Room is open
Leiden University opened the doors of its new Living Room on Thursday 16 February. The Living Room is a home from home where Dutch and international students can relax and meet others and is a strictly no-study zone.
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Andrew WebbFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jacobijn GusseklooFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Johanneke PortieljeFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Rosa van der MastFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Jan Maarten ElbersFaculty of Law
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Yvette van der LindenFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Thea Vliet VlielandFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Agur SevinkFaculty of Science
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Marcellus UbbinkFaculty of Science
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Lies BouwmanFaculty of Science
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Yuliya ShakalisavaFaculty of Science
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Dick OepkesFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Margreet KloppenburgFaculteit Geneeskunde
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Frank StaalFaculteit Geneeskunde