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‘There’s a difference between inclusion and change’If you want to talk about inclusion, you have to bring up the subject of race. This is what Kamna Patel said at Leiden University’s annual Diversity S...
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‘You end up in a completely different world’What did psychology student Jessie learn while working at a psychiatric hospital in The Gambia? And why is Noman from Yemen now studying political sci...
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Bio Science Park: from empty fields to hip neighbourhoodNew housing in old labs and striking architecture for University buildings and high-tech companies, not to mention waterside parks. An exhibition in O...
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Help to shape innovation in your own educationEver thought things could go better and faster at the University? Good news: this means you have an opinion and your experience makes you an expert. T...
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‘The ILLP has been helpful for every human relation I have’What is leadership? Can it be taught, and if so, how? The International Leiden Leadership Programme (ILLP) helps students find their own style, say IL...
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2019 Hall of fameOver the past year, many of our staff and students have won prizes, been awarded a substantial grant or been appointed to an academic association or a...
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Recommendations from the Student Well-being TaskforceWe know from national and international research that many students struggle with psychological problems. How about students in Leiden? Leiden Univers...
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New Year's resolutions for 2020? We'll help you out!More exercise, a healthier diet, more time to yourself: we make resolutions every year, but they often don't make it past the end of January. To help ...
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A jubilee year: 2019 in five videosOur cameraman could regularly be found on location in 2019, reporting back on funny, remarkable and interesting University stories. This gave us films...
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Professor Wim van den Doel new leader of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus partnershipThe Executive Boards of Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam have appointed Professor Wim van den Doel a...
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Eveline Crone appointed as Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in Society in RotterdamProfessor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology Eveline Crone will leave Leiden as of 1 April 2020. She has been appointed as Professor of Develo...
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Our year on social mediaFrom a successful April Fool’s prank and alumni love stories to a fabulous float on 3 Octobe: these were the highlights of our year on our social medi...
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Campus Boulevard will enhance The Hague’s ambitions as a knowledge cityThe Hague is going to have a new Campus Boulevard, enabling Leiden University to strengthen its position in the city. This decision was taken by the M...
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What to do in the Christmas holidays: Rembrandt Route – fun for all the familyLooking for a great day out during the Christmas holidays? The University’s Rembrandt Route in Leiden is a fun and educational activity for both young...
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University provides computer lessons for refugeesComputer skills are essential if you want to become part of Dutch society. Leiden University and Stichting Bestaanskracht, an organisation that helps ...