260 news items found
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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised 16 May 2024The design for the METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is final. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has given the green ligh...
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University 15 May 2024Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden conference seeks out emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024Global challenges require global governance answers. That’s why on 5 - 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Gov...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example....
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change 11 April 2024Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar? ‘To tack...
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...
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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’ 08 April 2024Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor o...
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How can we banish racism from education? 28 March 2024A safe haven for students, more bicultural staff and more powers for diversity officers. In a national expert meeting at Campus The Hague, administrat...
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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour 26 March 2024With diversity and inclusion, organisations too often focus only on cosmetic change. ‘Interview bias training alone is not enough’, says Distinguished...
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Ronald Giphart writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn 25 March 2024Writer in residence Ronald Giphart will explore a number of his own fascinations with Leiden students.
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Leiden University and University of Edinburgh to deepen collaboration 22 March 2024Joint masters and PhD programmes. A research and teaching hub. A delegation from the University of Edinburgh recently visited Leiden University to dee...
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Be sincere, work together and have fun: leadership lessons from Peter Hertinge 21 March 2024The former Volvo director travelled from Sweden to Leiden to give a lecture to the master’s students of the Leiden Leadership Programme. Among other t...