422 news items found
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Fighting corona starts with sharing data responsiblyGathering and distributing patient data can make an important contribution to containing the coronavirus. But if we want to be successful, we need bet...
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Stranded: students and PhD candidates affected by the corona crisisThe travel ban and closed borders have had a big impact on our students and staff. Some are stranded abroad, while others are stranded here in the Net...
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‘I always thought I was immune to stress, but now I’m not so sure’Lecturers had a week to move their courses online. An enormous challenge because remote teaching definitely wasn’t commonplace at Leiden University. S...
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Rector Carel Stolker: 'Students, stay healthy - mentally as well'The current situation at our university is a strange one: no face-to-face classes, all buildings are closed and our students stay at home. We understa...
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Central Crisis Team: ‘It sometimes comes down to the last second’It’s the middle of the academic year, but most of the University buildings are closed – something that hasn’t happened since the Second World War. For...
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No classes and working from home: here’s what our week looked likeFrom the new Hortus botanicus podcast to conference call bingo: all the students, lecturers and other members of staff from Leiden University had to s...
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#CoronaHulp: ‘There's a broad desire to help one another'Coronavirus is generating a great deal of uncertainty throughout the world. Fortunately, there are some bright spots, such as the residents of Italian...
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Finished at last: an ode to freedomAfter a gestation period lasting twelve years, on 13 March the artwork by Adam Uriel adorning the spiral staircase in the Academy Building was finally...
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‘Open communication makes for healthy sexual relationships’Sexual violence is widespread, and universities are particularly vulnerable environments. Creating space for open communication reduces the prevalence...
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Female sexuality in times of social mediaMilou Deelen (24) rapidly rose to prominence as the Dutch advocate of frank talk about women’s sexuality. It has cost her dear, but she has received s...
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‘A doctor! You?’ Three women on their PhD and careerRietje Knaap’s (83) PhD was a real feat of endurance, but she persisted. ‘You’re married so you don’t need a pension, do you?’ What are the experience...
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Meat Free Week in University cafés and restaurantsIt doesn’t take much effort and yet has an enormous impact on humans, animals and the environment: choosing the vegetarian option. That’s why the Univ...
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Visitors to the Bachelor's Open Day: ‘They give you honest information’It was busy at the Bachelor's Open Day of Leiden University. Over 7,000 prospective students had come to take a look at Leiden. What did they expect o...
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Hunting for women in Leiden’s historyThey existed and were important, but for too long they have remained invisible in historiography: women. Ariadne Schmidt, the Magdalena Moons endowed ...
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Vici grants for three Leiden researchersThree Leiden researchers will each receive a Vici grant of 1.5m euros. They are historian Cátia Antunes, cell biologist Dennis Claessen and archaeolog...