450 news items found
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A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible' 23 September 2022
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian ...
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Sara Brandellero: ‘We need to protect the city from an excess of light’ 22 September 2022
On 25 September, lights throughout Leiden will be turned off for the Seeing Stars event. What makes the urban night so special? We asked university le...
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Perspectify: an imperfect art exhibition 22 September 2022
The PERSPECTIVE project looks to address the concept of successfulness. What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’, to be 'successful' at universit...
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Two new Impact Challenges at KPN for Leiden University students 21 September 2022
Just like last academic year, students from Leiden University will get the chance to gain practical experience at KPN. In cooperation with the telecom...
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Royal honour for emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer 21 September 2022
Emeritus professor Willem Otterspeer received a royal honour from mayor Henri Lenferink on Tuesday 20 September. The university historian was appointe...
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives 20 September 2022
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philoso...
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Lights out, stars on: Daan Roosegaarde on Seeing Stars Leiden 20 September 2022
‘What if we switch off all the lights one evening? That idea crossed my mind from time to time. And when I mentioned it to a taxi driver one day, he s...
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time 20 September 2022
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he co...
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Open day at space research institute at Leiden Bio Science Park 20 September 2022
SRON, the Netherlands Institute for Space Research, is holding an open day on Sunday 25 September. It has had a branch at the Leiden Bio Science Park ...
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A more sustainable Leiden through citizen science 15 September 2022
In the Leiden Municipality Challenge, 25 students investigated how Leiden could become more sustainable. In doing so, they enlisted the help of the ci...
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Retrospective 75th anniversary African Studies Centre Leiden 15 September 2022
A ‘world class institute’ with a ‘vibrant atmosphere’, doing research on a continent that is ‘becoming increasingly important’. That is how Annetje Ot...
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How chemist Marc Tijhuis left business to change the world 15 September 2022
Halfway through his career alumnus Marc Tijhuis made a radical change: he left the corporate world to join the global battle against waste with the In...
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Ten years of International Studies: ‘During lectures I sometimes felt my brain was exploding with all the new insights.’ 14 September 2022
The bachelor's programme in International Studies is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Ko Voskuilen was among the very first batch of students to fol...
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Launch D&I Calendar 2022-2023 13 September 2022
Following the success of the pilot calendar that was launched earlier this year, a new D&I calendar for the academic year 2022-2023 has been developed...
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Three students nominated for an ECHO Award: ‘I want to make the world a better place’ 13 September 2022
A more inclusive and diverse society is what Talisha Schilder, Hawra Nissi and Chiraz Hassoumi spend many hours a week working towards. Their hard wor...