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How sustainable is Leiden University?How does Leiden University save energy? Could we organise our recycling better? Do our study programmes devote sufficient attention to the importance ...
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Annetje Ottow new President of Leiden UniversityProfessor Annetje Ottow will be appointed President of the Executive Board of Leiden University on 8 February 2021. She will be the first woman to be ...
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‘The Netherlands thought it was prepared for a pandemic, but was in for a surprise’Has the Netherlands responded well to the corona crisis? Or are we, as Geert Wilders terms it, the ‘dunce’ of Europe? A group of authors including Lei...
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An inclusive university as a joint effortInclusive teaching and research, a good reflection of society and a safe and accessible learning and working environment. The new Diversity and Inclus...
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How Leiden's drug pioneers have switched to Covid researchFrom studying molecules in the blood of corona patients to developing a new concept for vaccines. The Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)...
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Master student Maddalena Centanni awarded with Arenberg-Coimbra Group PrizeFormer masterstudent Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences Maddalena Centanni will be awarded the 2020 Arenberg Coimbra Prize for Erasmus Students. Centanni spe...
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‘We will offer a warm welcome to our students, both in person and online’The University buildings are partially reopening to students. And first-years will be able to discover real-life Leiden or The Hague during the introd...
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Leiden University to participate in Cultural Talent to the Top monitorThis year, Leiden University will participate for the first time in the Cultural Talent to the Top monitor. This will provide insight into the Univers...
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Hester Bijl on racism, inclusion and diversity at Leiden UniversityWe talked to Hester Bijl about the worldwide protests sparked off by the death of George Floyd. A demonstration against racism will also be held in Le...
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Video message from Dean Michiel Kreutzer: ‘Stay strong’The corona crisis was initially a sprint, but has now become a marathon, says Dean Michiel Kreutzer in a video message to employees and students. Whil...
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Rectores Magnifici: ‘Give students more opportunity to travel by public transport’Meeting in person is crucial to higher education. It would therefore be inadvisable only to allow students to use public transport between 11:00 and 1...
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Leiden University 20th in SustainaBul rankingLeiden University has come 20th in the annual SustainaBul ranking. The SustainaBul is a prize awarded to the most sustainable higher education institu...
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Black lives matter: ‘Racism takes different forms but it’s a world issue’It all started with demonstrations protesting about the death of George Floyd from police brutality in Minneapolis, but the Black Lives Matter protest...
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Diversity officer Aya Ezawa on George Floyd and racism: ‘this is a time for reflection’The death of George Floyd has led to fierce protests against police violence in the United States and beyond. What effects are we seeing in our Unive...
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University election results: little change, turnout somewhat lowerThe results of the 2020 University elections have been announced. With the exception of a few seats, little will change in the University Council in c...