450 news items found
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler 11 October 2022
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian governmen...
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University energy campaign: ‘Warm yourself, not the world’ 10 October 2022
Sky-high energy prices and a climate that keeps getting warmer: it’s clear that we have to turn down the heat. Sustainability Day on 10 October will m...
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Education and Child Studies and Child Law to continue successful interdisciplinary collaboration 10 October 2022
Researchers from the Institute of Education and Child Studies and the Department Child Law will be collaborating in two new research projects. The res...
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In Memoriam: Stephen Haigh (1957-2022) 10 October 2022
With the passing of Stephen Haigh on 9 September 2022, Leiden University's Institute of Political Science has lost a dedicated and inspiring instructor.
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Family matters 06 October 2022
Brothers and sisters within a family, with the same parents, experience their upbringing differently. As well as the impact of their own negative expe...
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‘When I leave the lecture and students are still discussing, I know I did a good job’ 05 October 2022
‘It was the biggest bunch of flowers I’d ever seen,’ says Emily Strange about the moment she won the Leiden Teaching Prize 2022. The judge praised the...
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When you know how your brain works, you better understand who you are 04 October 2022
On Sept. 29, Lara Wierenga, together with graphic designer Dirma Janse, presented their new book Atlas of our Brain. In the presence of fellow scienti...
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor 04 October 2022
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by...
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’ 04 October 2022
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee bac...
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3 October University: ‘Artificial intelligence is like young people and sex’ 04 October 2022
‘Everyone’s talking about it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, but the reality is disappointing,’ says biochemist Gerard van Westen in his 3...
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Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition 04 October 2022
An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus St...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022: the nominees 29 September 2022
The thesis is the Grand Finale for our bachelor students. On their way to the finish, they have gathered considerable knowledge and insights, and acqu...
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Hague city councillors on working visit: ‘The Hague is becoming a real student city’ 29 September 2022
What does the University mean for The Hague? And what are researchers and students learning from the city and its residents? The Hague city councillor...
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 29 September 2022
Max van Lent, Aris Politopoulos, Emily Strange, Claire Vergerio and Astrid Van Weyenberg have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturer...
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Leiden University ends participation in EUniWell pilot 27 September 2022
Leiden University has decided to withdraw from EUniWell as of January 2023. The importance of synergy in our international portfolio and research and ...