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A Leiden love story – with a bit of a delayKerstin Fischer and Angus Johnston were exchange students in Leiden in 1995. Sparks flew when they met at a Leiden International Student Club party, b...
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Stans Prize 2018 for Louie KrolThe ‘Stans Prize 2018' (for the best thesis, report or article produced by a CML student) has been awarded to Louie Krol. Other CML prizes were award...
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How meat substitutes in your lasagne can help save the planetNational Meat Free Week, from 11 to 17 March, encourages us to choose the environmentally friendly option more often. But apart from preventing animal...
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Wanted: research questions for citizen scienceHow many species of butterfly are living in my garden? Do I recognise the Leiden dialect? What is the air quality like in my area? Do you have a quest...
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Stand for the University elections!The University elections will be held from 8 to 11 April 2019. The elections are for the student members of the University Council and the student and...
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A hornets’ nest: Leiden University during the Second World War‘That hornets’ nest in Leiden must be destroyed,’ said Dutch National Socialist Party member Robert van Genechten in November 1942. He was referring t...
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Festive celebration International Day of Women and Girls in Science in LeidenOn Saturday 9 February 2019 we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019 in Leiden! View the photos of this festive day, wit...
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Leiden University celebrates 444th birthday with residents of Leiden and The HagueLeiden University celebrated its 444th anniversary with a historical procession on 8 February. It celebrated this year’s Dies Natalis in time-honoured...
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Robbert Dijkgraaf: ‘Diversity improves science’His Leiden honorary doctorate, the future of scientists, and diversity in science. Robbert Dijkgraaf tells about it in one of the classical rooms of t...
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Happietaria: take a bite out of human traffickingPop-up restaurant Happietaria has opened its doors in Leiden once again. Come and tuck in for charity between 4 February and 2 March. Students from Ch...
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What South Park tells us about Charles DarwinJust about everything that's known about Charles Darwin has already been said or written. Even so, Norbert Peeters – together with Tessa van Dijk – ha...
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National Student Survey: help improve your study programmeClearly, you fill out the National Student Survey to help improve your study programme. But did you know that Science students can earn cookies and ca...
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How degree programmes prepare students better for the labour marketFrom ‘challenges’ at ministries to reflection sessions where students coach each other. Students, study advisers and other employees shared their best...
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Student teams present their start-ups at final summit Innovation, Co-Creation and Global ImpactFrom a service stimulating intercultural contacts at work, to pet therapy against stress. An energizing table lamp reducing winter fatigue, and a webs...
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Pitch your research at FamelabCan you talk for three minutes in glowing terms about your science or medical research? If so, sign up for the Leiden preliminary round of FameLab, th...