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Visitors to the Open Day: ‘They give you honest information’It was busy at Leiden University Open Day. Over 7,000 prospective students had come to take a look at Leiden. What did they expect of their chosen pro...
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Vici grants for three Leiden researchersThree Leiden researchers will each receive a Vici grant of 1.5m euros. They are historian Cátia Antunes, cell biologist Dennis Claessen and archaeolog...
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New Dean: ‘Get students involved in developing honours education’On 1 March 2020, Jos Schaeken will become the new Dean of the Honours Academy. He is taking over from Ton van Haaften, who is retiring after four year...
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Students and lecturers evaluate BrightspaceFollowing evaluations of students and lecturers’ first impressions of Brightspace, the project team now plans to make this digital learning environmen...
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Girl power and science during the Girls in Science DayWorking on superconductivity, finding an exoplanet or learning how to program with Python. More than one hundred girls visited Leiden University on Th...
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‘You learn so much more than during your studies’Graduates Bruno and Plym took part in the National Think Tank last year. Together with 20 other students and recent graduates, they spent four months ...
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CML Stans Prize 2019CML grants three Stans Awards each year, known as the best PhD paper, best student thesis and best outreach from the past year. The CML staff nominate...
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New brochure gives a flavour of Leiden UniversityA new University brochure, About Us 2020, provides in-depth information about Leiden University, its research, teaching and impact on society in 2020....
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Looking back at Leiden's 444th anniversaryYou can't have missed it: Leiden University celebrated its 444th anniversary in 2019 with a year-long programme of activities for the people of Leiden...
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Dies natalis: ‘Collaboration requires firm grounding in the individual disciplines’‘Collaboration is increasingly important,’ Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker said at the 445th Dies Natalis of Leiden University on 7 February. But, as ...
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Pieterskerk prepares for Dies NatalisPieterskerk and Leiden University are closely connected. The University was founded in Pieterskerk and to this day we celebrate that at the University...
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Student orchestra: ‘I love a bit of power’The Dutch Student Orchestra is performing at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden’s concert hall, on 11 February. Several Leiden students have sacrificed many a fr...
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‘Fantasies about coronavirus are more contagious than the disease itself’Fake news about ‘patient zero’ and hyperbolic headlines warning about the ‘yellow peril.’ Leiden researchers have spotted fake news galore about coron...
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Learning management by taking a good look at yourselfStress, conflicts, and dilemmas: the life of a manager is not always a bed of roses. An Honours Class at Leiden University helps student board members...
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Archaeology thanks to computer-based researchA mix of data research, artificial intelligence and archaeology led to lively discussions on 31 January. On that day the unique event 'AI & Data Scien...