450 news items found
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Leaving Afghanistan: ‘Tensions with Russia and China are rising further’ 02 September 2021
After an extremely painful conclusion, the Western allies have left Afghanistan and the Taliban have regained supremacy. How will Afghanistan move for...
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’ 31 August 2021
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the n...
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International students in Leiden: ‘We can’t wait to go to lectures again’ 31 August 2021
An impressive 875 students from all corners of the globe are taking part in Orientation Week Leiden (OWL). After all the lockdowns in their own countr...
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Nominees announced for LUS Teaching Prize 30 August 2021
Els de Busser (Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs), Ayo Adedokun (LUC The Hague) and David Fontijn (Faculty of Archaeology) have been nominated ...
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‘Pretend student’? Tell others and get help 30 August 2021
In the documentary ‘Pretend Student’, former students talk about why they let everyone believe they were still studying. How can you make sure you don...
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Opening Academic Year: maximum of 75 attendees 27 August 2021
As a result of the current corona measures, attendance at the Opening of the Academic Year on 6 September will be restricted to a maximum of 75 person...
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‘This mentor group will be their new family’ 25 August 2021
For many a first-year, student life has well and truly begun. This also applies to students in The Hague, who were thrown in at the deep end during th...
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EL CID 2021: a great start in a friendly city 16 August 2021
‘Leiden is small, friendly and welcoming,’ says new first-year student Ayla Russel. Strong wind and heavy showers were forecast for the first in-perso...
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‘We can learn a lot from one another about student well-being’ 12 August 2021
Student well-being is an enormously broad subject. Students and researchers can gain inspiration and exchange knowledge at the online EUniWell symposi...
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Olympic gold for Industrial Ecology student Dirk Uittenbogaard 28 July 2021
Dirk Uittenbogaard, a student on the Delft-Leiden Master’s in Industrial Ecology, has won a gold medal for rowing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Uitte...
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‘Prehistory holds up a challenging mirror to us’ 15 July 2021
Leiden alumnus Luc Amkreutz is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities. His exhibition about the submerged landscape of Doggerland highlights ...
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Luris transition: important changes to organisational structure and working methods 13 July 2021
Luris supports and advises researchers and societal partners on knowledge transfer, research impact and public-private partnerships between researcher...
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President Annetje Ottow helps fish plastic out of the canal 12 July 2021
Every Sunday you can help fish plastic and other floating garbage out of the Leiden canals. You can use your own canoe or loan one from Plastic Spotte...
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Meeting participants provide input for Strategic Plan 12 July 2021
In its Strategic Plan Leiden University sets its direction for the coming years. A new plan will be presented next year, and in the runup to this we a...
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Bringing a community together with soup 12 July 2021
As part of her Anthropology studies, Leiden student Marleen Kop has made a short documentary about the importance of Leiden-Noord’s ‘soup time’. Her c...