450 news items found
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Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’ 07 February 2025An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freed...
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From celestial bodies to plant bodies: exhibition brings together worlds of plants and planets 06 February 2025The Plants & Planets exhibition brings two worlds together in a dazzling mix of science, nature and art. It opens at Old Observatory Leiden and Hortus...
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Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria 05 February 2025More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from v...
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New University Sports Centre reaches highest point 04 February 2025In a topping out ceremony on Thursday 30 January, the new sports centre celebrated reaching its highest point and looked ahead to the future. The univ...
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago 03 February 2025An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February. Just like i...
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grant 03 February 2025Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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In extremis: five extremes in 450 years of Leiden research 03 February 2025By looking at what is different, researchers often discover the special, the unusual. And that has already brought a wealth of highlights – also in Le...
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With the Personal Professional Skills Lab, you learn to recognise your inner critic 30 January 2025What truly matters to you? And how do you take steps towards your goals, even when it feels daunting? In the introductory module of the Personal Profe...
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Podcast: Starting the conversation on trauma and suicidality 28 January 2025What do you do if you suspect someone around you is struggling with suicidal thoughts but you aren’t sure how to bring it up? And how can we support l...
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Exhibition "Leidsche Mondialen" on display at Faculty of Social Sciences 28 January 2025In our building, a new, colorful exhibition is now on display! Twelve artists from the collective "De Leidsche Mondialen" are showcasing their work in...
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New Faculty of Humanities spending reduction plan 28 January 2025The Faculty of Humanities has shared a new spending reduction plan with its students and staff. Although the plans are less sweeping than previous one...
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When university isn’t the obvious choice 27 January 2025They confounded expectations and went to university anyway – as a woman of colour, a working-class student or refugee... Throughout the centuries the ...
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New project seeks best collaboration methods for creating carbon-neutral neighbourhoods 27 January 2025How do you get citizens more involved in energy transition projects? This is the central question of the new transdisciplinary research project EmPowe...
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‘If we want to be really inclusive, we need to step outside our comfort zone’ 24 January 2025The experiential expertise of people with a disability needs to be integrated in diversity & inclusion policy. This message was the common thread at t...
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How can people with autism and social anxiety understand others’ emotions better? 23 January 2025A smile, tears in your eyes or a blush on your cheeks: we understand one another better by mirroring one another’s emotions. In her PhD dissertation, ...