450 news items found
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Cleveringa Professor Landemore: ‘I want to patch the holes in our democracy’ 05 November 2025Rich, white, urban: Western politicians often represent a small segment of the population. Political scientist Hélène Landemore advocates for a more i...
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Open Day as a compass for prospective students 03 November 2025Chinese Studies, History or Urban Studies? How do you choose the right degree programme for you? Hundreds of prospective students tried to find out at...
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Erasmus+ grant for virtual exchanges: 'We want to deliver ecologically aware global citizens' 30 October 2025Professor Dario Fazzi has been organising virtual exchanges for students with various American universities for a number of years. Now he has been awa...
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‘Teach young people to take control of technology’ 30 October 2025Technology is spreading its tendrils into the classroom. But who is in control? In her inaugural lecture, Professor Nadira Saab calls for ‘digital age...
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How can we make unacceptable behaviour a man’s issue? 27 October 2025During Consent is Key Week, we’re exploring ways to eliminate sexual violence within our university community. We spoke to Assistant Professor Mischa ...
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Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate 24 October 2025The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate d...
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‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon 23 October 2025Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ a...
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Early hunter-gatherers reshaped Europe’s ecosystems long before agriculture 22 October 2025In a new study published in PLOS One, Leiden archaeologist Anastasia Nikulina, together with an international team from France, Denmark, the United Ki...
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Why biologist Rafael Martig became an artist: ‘Art opens people’s eyes’ 15 October 2025In his art, Rafael Martig shows how drastically human activity changes nature. Fieldwork during his studies reinforced this view. ‘On Ameland I found ...
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Spanish village full of Leiden residents: dozens of textile workers once migrated to Guadalajara 14 October 2025In the Spanish town of Guadalajara, there is a street named ‘Burgemeester Fluiterstraat’, named after a descendant of Leiden migrants who had done wel...
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From market-driven thinking to ‘Build, build, build’: Leiden experts on the housing crisis 14 October 2025The housing crisis is affecting a substantial group of Dutch citizens and is one of the main election themes this year. How did things get this far an...
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Join the Pre-PhD Programme and discover if doing PhD research is for you 13 October 2025The Pre-PhD Programme offers master’s students the chance to gain research experience. ‘The programme helps you discover if doing research is somethin...
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‘Don’t let algorithms determine what happens in class’ 10 October 2025From TikTok to ChatGPT: digital technology is permeating our whole existence. What does that mean for education and upbringing? It’s not about screen ...
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Sustainability Day: Sustainability embedded in our education 10 October 2025In our teaching, Leiden University gives all students the opportunity to learn about sustainability themes and issues. Social issues, including sustai...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 07 October 2025The Schoof government, which has since assumed a caretaker role, presented its coalition agreement last year, followed later by its budget. As expecte...