450 news items found
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Augustinus receives first Student Well-being Award 23 November 2023
A growing number of student organisations are focusing attention on the mental, social and physical well-being of their members. This year, the first ...
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden 22 November 2023
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal...
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow 21 November 2023
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experie...
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How to build resilience in times of climate crisis 20 November 2023
In the honours course Sustainability & Health, students examine the causes and effects of climate change – but also how they can relate to these thems...
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A government that works with citizens brings hope, but also many dilemmas 20 November 2023
The promise of personal, democratic and effective government has enormous appeal. The welfare state is tottering, the security of livelihoods is at st...
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ 20 November 2023
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have be...
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Oh no, a mistake! Investigating the constant performance monitoring in our heads 17 November 2023
Psychologist Myrthe Jansen conducted research into the performance monitoring that constantly takes place in our heads. People with obsessive-compulsi...
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Voice of the ocean 16 November 2023
There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in t...
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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias 16 November 2023
White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant...
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In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University 16 November 2023
In exactly 450 days’ time, on 8 February 2025, it is the university’s 450th anniversary. We are obviously going to celebrate this with our students, s...
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Researchers get free rein with new Social Sciences and Humanities Labs 15 November 2023
There was a lot of interest. In front of nearly a hundred researchers, supporting colleagues and Martijn Ridderbos, the Vice-Chairman of the Executive...
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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products 14 November 2023
Many will add them to their shopping list without a second thought, but what if you don't have enough money to buy period products each month? The uni...
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Clevering...
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Your opinion of the library counts! 12 November 2023
What do you think about our libraries, the (digital) collections, services and the library staff? The Leiden University Libraries (UBL) would like to ...
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Leiden University’s intake numbers are stable, also for international students 10 November 2023
The number of students enrolled at Leiden University remained stable this year. As at other Dutch universities, the growth in recent years seems to ha...