219 news items found
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Students work with local community 06 December 2021Problems cannot always be solved from a desk. Students on the Master’s in Governance of Sustainability therefore went to various Leiden neighbourhoods...
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‘Studying in Leiden is a life-changing experience’: students on the LExS grant 03 December 2021Last year around 2,000 international students started a master’s degree at Leiden University. To make this possible, there are various grants that the...
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Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience: ‘The Netherlands should be much more accessible for people with disabilities’ 18 November 2021Jiska Ogier studied notarial law, which wasn’t always easy because she went to lectures in a wheelchair. As a student she pushed to make society acces...
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What the campus at Leiden Bio Science Park will look like 15 November 2021The university campus at Leiden Bio Science Park will change rapidly over the next few years. A short film shows the transformation to a full campus. ...
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Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021 27 October 2021In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed b...
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‘Learning with the City’ opens its doors in Leiden-Noord 26 October 2021Bringing the community together, doing up the community centre or researching how to make gardens greener. Students now have a base in Leiden-Noord wh...
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New programme brings education 'to the midst of society' 14 October 2021In November a new extracurricular programme will begin: the Impact Challenges. Students will work together in small groups to solve problems, put forw...
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‘Our students are role models for young children in The Hague’ 08 October 2021What better way is there for an alderman to find out where best to put his efforts than to pay a working visit to the university? Hilbert Bredemeijer,...
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Student well-being in the spotlight at the EUniWell symposium 07 October 2021‘There’s so much knowledge, research and experience in the field of student well-being. Let’s put this topic on the agenda, work together to promote i...
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Festival showcases anthropology students’ work: scope of visual ethnography is widening 03 October 2021Visual ethnography has become an integral part of anthropology in Leiden. The students from the master’s specialisation will present their work at the...
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Imagine you’re Ilias from Turkey 28 September 2021In the confrontational ‘House of Misconceptions’, visitors put themselves in another person’s shoes and have to justify their existence. The performan...
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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...