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Live blog: Academy Building protest 17 May 2024
This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.
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Protest in Wijnhaven building has ended 16 May 2024
Everything is peaceful again in and around the Wijnhaven building at Campus The Hague. Earlier today, the location was the scene of a large pro-Palest...
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions 16 May 2024
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and...
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Concern about provisional government deal 16 May 2024
We are concerned about our research and teaching cuts announced in the provisional deal between the Dutch coalition parties. This will have a profound...
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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised 16 May 2024
The 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 2024
Collaborating 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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Looking for love: how we can fool ourselves when we are into someone 13 May 2024
Can we truly assess whether someone finds us attractive? Cognitive psychologist Iliana Samara conducted her PhD project on romantic attraction and dis...
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published 13 May 2024
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour ...
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Walkout on 13 May 13 May 2024
A national walkout will be staged on Monday 13 May. The aim is to express support for the pro-Palestine protests and to speak out against police viole...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024
Taking 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 2024
Global challenges require global governance answers. That’s why on 5 - 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Gov...
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How do we solve social dilemmas? 01 May 2024
A clean street, public transportation, or taxes: these are all public goods that keep society running. But how do people decide which public good to i...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024
Professor 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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On this public day on psychedelics, researchers transcend the media hype 29 April 2024
Never before has so much research been carried out on the therapeutic effect of psychedelic drugs. Researchers at the LIBC Public Day are happy about ...
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views 26 April 2024
The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...