450 news items found
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Which Leiden alumni are in the Dutch House of Representatives? 01 April 2021Of the 150 elected representatives, 24 studied or conducted their PhD research in Leiden. Who are they and which degrees are most popular among these ...
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The archaeology of face masks: ‘Face masks layers will be a huge help for future archaeologists’ 01 April 2021
From one year to the next, face masks have started to appear in the environment. As the masks are discarded, they end up in the top soil, in sediment ...
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Student Cabinet presents ‘coalition agreement’ 29 March 2021The Student Cabinet, a shadow cabinet with students from the Dutch universities, has presented its first ‘coalition agreement’. As Minister for New De...
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‘Meeting new people is still very valuable’ 23 March 2021Particularly during this time of social distancing and remote learning, it is important to carry on meeting new people – even if you don’t always feel...
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Students: ‘We want to be the most sustainable university in the world’ 23 March 2021The students from the Leiden University Green Office have big ambitions and have outlined their recommendations in a new Green Paper. Like being the m...
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Over 3,600 euros for #wakeuptocorona thanks to NSE respondents 22 March 2021Over the past weeks, thousands of students from Leiden University have filled in the National Student Survey (NSE). To thank them, the university is d...
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OCW-survey on codetermination in higher education 22 March 2021The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has started a survey to identify the success factors of a strong codetermination culture wi...
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections 18 March 2021The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviou...
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A university in times of corona: one year on 15 March 2021It is exactly one year ago that the university had to close, bang in the middle of the academic year. Suddenly, on that third Monday in March, we foun...
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Stand as a candidate in the university elections! 12 March 2021The university elections will be held from 17 to 21 May 2021. Students and staff can shortly put themselves forward as candidates for the University C...
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Find a mentor via the revamped Mentor Network site 11 March 2021
What is the right master’s if I want to work in a particular profession? Can I come and have a look at your company or do an internship there? As a st...
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Zeineb Romdhane: Student and Minister for New Democracy 11 March 2021A shadow cabinet has just been formed. This one consists of students from all the Dutch universities. They will be keeping politicians on their toes i...
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Meet archaeologist Tuna Kalayci: ‘How can we integrate robots into archaeology?’ 10 March 2021In the course of 2020 the Faculty of Archaeology was bolstered by some new staff members. Due to the coronavirus situation, sadly, this went for a lar...
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Archaeology in eighth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2021 09 March 2021It is the fifth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World University...
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Leiden students offer ideas on restoring an antique ship 08 March 2021How do you go about the sustainable restoration of a nineteenth-century ship without affecting its historical worth? Leiden University students from t...