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Participate in the Legal Tech Challenge: 'Access to Justice' 13 January 2025Join the 2025 Legal Tech Challenge and collaborate with fellow students to design an innovative app that makes legal services more accessible. Gain pr...
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots 13 January 2025There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This ...
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New Year's Reception 2025: the power of diversity and collaboration 09 January 2025‘Let us not forget the power of genuine engagement,’ dean Sarah de Rijcke stressed at the New Year's Reception on 7 January 2025, which was also atten...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking 08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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The foundation of the university: two friends, one success story 06 January 2025The university was a gift from William of Orange to the people of Leiden for their courageous resistance to the Spanish. We’ve all heard the story of ...
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now 20 December 2024Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports re...
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2024? 19 December 2024Psychology teacher of the year is Evelien Broekhof. The Master Thesis Awards are for Yanna Naeije and Arian Memarpouri. Mirjam Wever wins the PhD Pape...
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Keuzegids: six top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University 19 December 2024Leiden University has six top bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2025, a consumer guide to university programmes. This puts L...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024 17 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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So long, Gravensteen: ‘History dripped off the walls’ 16 December 2024Historic and iconic yet expensive and cold. It’s with mixed feelings that the university is leaving the Gravensteen building, which dates back to the ...
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New committee to assess fossil fuel collaboration 16 December 2024From 1 March 2025, a new university ‘fossil fuel collaboration’ committee will assess potential new collaborations with the fossil fuel industry and d...
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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories 16 December 2024A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed readi...
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University and associations join forces to beat loneliness during Winter Weeks 16 December 2024Not all students spend the holidays with family and friends. The Leiden University Winter Weeks gives these students the opportunity to take part in a...
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Leiden University honours Lex van der Eb with University Medal 13 December 2024Leiden University has awarded its prestigious University Medal to Emeritus Professor Lex van der Eb. As a pioneer in genetics and molecular biology, h...
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Blowing the whistle on the government cuts 11 December 2024Hundreds of students and staff from Leiden University gave a ‘whistle concert’ on 11 December against the planned cuts to higher education. Similar pr...