450 news items found
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Rector Magnificus presented with long list of missing Iranians 14 December 2022
Hester Bijl, the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, was handed a ‘shockingly long list’ of names of missing Iranians in her office at the Adminis...
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Leiden University takes another step in becoming smoke-free with 'Peukenzee' initiative 12 December 2022
In recent months, the university has been running the 'Smoke-free university' campaign because of the large number of cigarette waste on and around th...
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What do children see in art? Psychologists are studying this at the Rijksmuseum 12 December 2022
From games to scavenger hunts: museums already do all sorts of things for children. But how do children really look at art? Do paintings affect them m...
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Keyring in your hand when walking down the street alone? 'Many women are always on guard' 08 December 2022
A cover over your drink in the pub, deodorant as pepper spray or headphones to avoid hearing catcalling: many women use everyday objects to feel safer...
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'I learned a lot as a student, but even more as a human being' 01 December 2022
On 22 November, the Honours College certificate ceremony took place in a full Scheltema. Most students had received a diploma before, but this ceremon...
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Yorum Beekman: ‘I didn’t want to write about people, I wanted to give them a voice’ 28 November 2022
As a woman, working in Japan and Korea can be pretty tough, Yorum Beekman discovered. It prompted her to pursue a PhD on the subject: ‘I thought: hey,...
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Six top-rated programmes at Humanities 24 November 2022
Six programmes in the Faculty of Humanities have been awarded the designation 'top programme' by the Keuzegids. These are the bachelor’s in German Lan...
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Great enthusiasm at opening session LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability 22 November 2022
Tuesday was the opening session of the LDE Bachelor Honours Programme Sustainability. Lecturers introduced themselves, students got to know each other...
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Executive Board column: Our institutes abroad are part of our international DNA 21 November 2022
Ever since its foundation, Leiden University has turned its gaze outwards to other cultures, languages and forms of academic practice. It is only natu...
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Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ 21 November 2022
Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iran...
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Renewed LLP has started: 'Reflection is the beginning of progress' 18 November 2022
'Working on your leadership starts tonight,' says lecturer Sandra Groeneveld at the introductory meeting of the Leiden Leadership Programme. The progr...
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Leiden University’s humanities in top 30 of Times Higher Education Rankings 17 November 2022
Leiden University's humanities have one of the top places in the Times Higher Education Rankings. This year, we were placed 26th.
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From a second-year project to an academic paper: ‘It was such a cool opportunity’ 17 November 2022
It does not happen very often that a research project for a second-year bachelor's course gets turned into a proper academic paper. But International ...
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Art project has students and lecturers reflecting on pressure to succeed 17 November 2022
What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’? This is the focus of the Perspectify exhibition, which was opened on 16 November by President of the Ex...
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Painting removed from wall in spontaneous action: ‘We are going to discuss this and reach a decision’ 15 November 2022
During a meeting at the University on 10 November, staff spontaneously removed a painting by artist Rein Dool from the wall in one of the meeting room...