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A summer abroad, but then virtually 13 September 2021For many students, a summer school abroad is a fun and useful way to spend the summer. This year, because of the travel restrictions, many summer scho...
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Teaching Prize winner Ayo Adedokun: teaching is a calling 09 September 2021‘Teaching is not merely a profession; it’s a calling.’ These were the words of Ayo Adedokun on winning the LUS Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...
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Back to university: ‘A bit apprehensive but mostly pleased’ 09 September 2021After almost 18 months of following lectures alone in their rooms, many students are going back to face-to-face classes for the first time. And the sa...
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‘Pretend student’? Tell others and get help 30 August 2021In the documentary ‘Pretend Student’, former students talk about why they let everyone believe they were still studying. How can you make sure you don...
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Educational innovation at Humanities: 'Students are great initiators’ 02 August 2021In the academic year 2018 - 2019, the Faculty of Humanities established the Educational Innovation Programme. In this way, the faculty wants to realis...
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Anyone can fall victim to cybercrime 12 July 2021Criminology students Simone Kruijt and Noor Hekker conducted research into cybercrime in Leiden and presented their findings to the regional police an...
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Six projects that have come about thanks to the Quality Agreements 18 June 2021With its ‘Quality Agreements’, Leiden University is working to improve the quality of its teaching. Much has been done since they began at the end of ...
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Fieldwork in Leiden 16 June 2021How do the residents of the Kooi neighbourhood in Leiden find living there? What can we do about loneliness? In this extraordinary academic year, stud...
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Critical thinking? Or rather generous thinking? 11 June 2021‘Critical thinking’ is an expression all academics have heard of: it’s the first learning objective in the Leiden Vision on Teaching and Learning. It’...
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Feeling stuck with your thesis or writing assignment? You’re welcome to ask the Humanities Writing Center for help 21 May 2021Academic writing: it’s something that all students have to face. And it can be really quite difficult. The writing coaches at the Humanities Writing C...
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‘We teach in the FC Emmen canteen’ 20 May 2021Alumna Louwien Eising is headteacher of Carmel College in Emmen. How have things been during the pandemic? And how has her degree in Education and Chi...
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‘Sometimes simply staying alive is a form of resistance’ 11 May 2021How do harrowing war experiences affect different generations? Students have made a video about poignant family stories. They interviewed other studen...
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This honours class makes you date your problem 11 May 2021Theoretical research does not always give us the right solution to a problem in society. This message, loud and clear, is delivered during the final p...
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Help us prevent student burnout! 30 April 2021We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs an...
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Digital guest lectures for high school students: 'Focus on what's really important' 23 April 2021Developing a digital guest lecture for high school students. Jan Sleutels was immediately enthusiastic when he got asked to do this. The end result? T...