450 news items found
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‘Honours helps you face your future with more confidence’ 27 November 2023After three years of courses, exercises, debating and reflecting, Honours College students received their certificate during a festive ceremony. Even ...
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more 27 November 2023When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that ...
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...
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Lipsius building occupied by End Fossil 23 November 2023Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotte...
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Augustinus receives first Student Well-being Award 23 November 2023A 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 2023Few 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 2023The 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 2023In 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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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’ 20 November 2023A 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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‘It is important for us young people to get involved in shaping our future’ 16 November 2023Alain studies Public Administration and is politically active in the city council in Capelle aan den IJssel and at the ‘Kiesmannen Academy’. He talks ...
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Voice of the ocean 16 November 2023There 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 2023White 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 2023In 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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‘Exploring this country has been the experience I didn’t know I needed’ 15 November 2023Friday 17 November is International Student’s Day, a day dedicated to showcasing the international experience of international students in the Netherl...
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‘Handboeken Veiligheid’ are well known: 'Very special that this series has been running for almost 25 years' 15 November 2023For almost 25 years, ‘de Handboeken Veiligheid’ have been a phenomenon. Who does not have a copy on their bookshelf? In 2024, the series will be celeb...