450 news items found
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First university-wide iftar brings students and staff together 25 March 2025Leiden University organized its first university-wide iftar, an event aimed at fostering connection and dialogue on cultural and religious diversity. ...
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What makes a caring parent? The biology of parenting 25 March 2025What happens in our bodies when we care for children? And why are some people more caring than others? These are the questions Professor of Education ...
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Four hundred and fifty trees for Leiden University’s 450th anniversary 24 March 2025Leiden and The Hague have an extra 450 trees thanks to a special campaign to mark the 450th anniversary of the Relief of Leiden and Leiden University’...
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Leiden students develop AI tool for marking assignments 20 March 2025Jeroen van Gessel’s lecturers didn’t always have time for extensive feedback on his written assignments. So, together with tech-savvy friend Menno Hah...
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology 19 March 2025Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to conti...
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Lodewijk Govaerts to leave Board of Governors as of 1 April 18 March 2025As of 1 April 2025, Lodewijk Govaerts will be standing down from the Board of Governors due to other commitments that will demand a significant part o...
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Pure Basic: soup, snacks and sandwiches for every budget 17 March 2025You may already have seen them in the larger restaurants in the teaching buildings: simple yet tasty hagelslag or cheese sandwiches. Students asked an...
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Update Executive Board: Impact of government cuts, drastic measures required 15 March 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Crisis on campus: 'Both terrible and incredibly fun' 13 March 2025Chaos in the Lipsius building! Master's students zigzag through the classroom, write on whiteboards and discuss tensely. In a simulation of the Leiden...
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Honours students develop their own AI assistants in new course 13 March 2025In a new FSW Honours College course students from various academic disciplines dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI). The course, 'Artif...
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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics 13 March 2025Each scientific institute has its own dynamics. The Executive Board is visiting the different institutes to find out what is going on there. On 11 Mar...
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What if you lose a parent at a young age? ‘Grief lasts a lifetime’ 13 March 2025Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen...
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Yuliia's big wish fulfilled: dissecting a calf's brain 12 March 2025Thanks to Make-A-Wish, Yuliia was given the opportunity to fulfil her dearest wish and learn more about her great interest: the brain. Together with h...
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‘As a researcher, you learn a lot from projects outside your own area of expertise’ 12 March 2025As a new professor of Development Psychology, Anna van Duijvenvoorde advocates for more collaboration in science. She encourages young researchers to ...
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In Memoriam: Sabine Luning 11 March 2025Last Thursday, March 6, Sabine Luning passed away after an illness of more than six months. Sabine was an inspiring teacher who enthused generations o...