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Make it an epic EL CIDThis year a record number of students - more than 3,500 - will be taking part in the EL CID introduction week. Who are they and why did they opt for L...
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The magic of El CIDFor 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 ...
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DNA dating at LowlandsWhy do opposites attract? According to Karin van der Tuin, researcher at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), it could be because of your DNA. The...
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First refugee students graduate from Preparatory Year in LeidenHappy students and proud families, friends and lecturers; on 13 July the first fifteen refugee students graduated from the Preparatory Year for teachi...
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Exchange student makes best promotional film for LeidenEnglish student Anna Carey has won the Student and City film competition. Her promotional film for Leiden as a student city was the best of the 12 ent...
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Queen Máxima to open Asian LibraryQueen Máxima will open Leiden University's new Asian Library in a ceremony in the Pieterskerk on 14 September. The Library houses important collection...
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LGBTI+ inclusion in the spotlightWhy should your sexuality or gender identity be relevant at work? This is the question that Jojanneke van der Toorn, Professor by special appointment ...
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Internships crucial for networking and jobsIt would be better for students and organisations if internships lasted longer than two months and could be part-time. This was one of the suggestions...
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Survey E-books and user experienceE-books have become an important part of the academic resources available to both students and researchers. The University Library is home to a large...
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Sustainable Business Battle: consultancy through green-tinted glassesThe enthusiastic finalists of the Sustainable Business Battle proved that sustainability and business can go together well. Fire in their bellies, the...
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Photo competition 'Summer in Leiden & The Hague' - take part!Studying hard at one of our locations? Doing research in the lab? Or enjoying the sun at a friendly pavement café? Record your summer in Leiden and/or...
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ONS Leiden again main student party in University CouncilStudent party ONS Leiden again has an overall majority in the student body of the University Council (UR). The party won 55% of the votes, representin...
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Leiden University third in sustainability rankingLeiden University is in third place in the SustainaBul sustainability ranking. Students from eleven research universities and nine universities of app...
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No agreement between VSNU and Oxford University PressThe universities in the Netherlands and Oxford University Press (OUP) have been unable to able to reach a new agreement for access to academic journals.
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NSS 2017: Students more satisfied, but still areas for improvementOn most issues covered in the National Student Survey (NSE), Leiden University students are more satisfied with their education and programme as compa...