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University Council discusses Development Strategy and Implementation Plan for Campus The Hague 2020-2030On Monday 28 September, the University Council (UR) will discuss the Development Strategy and the Implementation Plan for Leiden University's Campus T...
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Van den Berg Thesis Prize 2020: the nomineesThe thesis... Revered by some as the crown on their studies; dreaded by others as the final stumbling block. But no matter how you look at it, the suc...
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Podcast: The magic behind a placeboSometimes fake medicine is enough to cure a patient. But how exactly do placebos work? And did you know that there is also the placebo effect in rever...
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LOWI conclusion: former employee did breach scientific integrityOn 28 July 2020, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former employee of Leiden University breached several rules of sc...
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‘Let knowledge flow through the neighbourhoods!’Leiden during corona, loneliness in the elderly or making the city more sustainable. Students from Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied ...
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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands?At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. W...
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No evidence for link between depression and dietEvidence that the right diet can prevent or alleviate depression is weak. In literature reviews on the subject, the authors often reach strong conclus...
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From Leiden student to Australian Ambassador to the Holy SeeChiara Porro from Australia studied International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University and has been Australia’s Ambassador to the Holy See sin...
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Rising infections: how is the University responding?The infection rate is rising again in the Netherlands, which means it may also be rising among Leiden University’s students and staff. How is the Univ...
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‘As a tutor you’re the helpdesk to help them get off to a flying start’All first-year bachelor’s students at Leiden University are assigned to a tutor group, with a student as mentor and a lecturer as tutor. This extra co...
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Daphne Tona maps the brain
Psychologist Daphne Tona is one of the first to investigate a small nucleus in the brain stem 'in vivo' in living volunteers. That nucleus is involved...
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How sustainable does the University want to be by 2030?Leiden University has become more sustainable in the past few years, but it could do better, particularly in the area of teaching and research. A stud...
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Stolker: ‘Scholars are people with not only insights but also doubts’What is the role of academia in solving societal problems such as the corona crisis? Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker spoke about this at the opening o...
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National Action Plan on Diversity and Inclusion launched at WijnhavenAs of 1 September, the Netherlands has a national action plan to promote diversity and inclusion in teaching and research. The plan was launched at Le...
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Arianna Pranger lecturer of the year 2019-2020‘One lecturer stood out in particular,’ said Dirk van Vugt, Chair of the Leiden University Student Platform (LUS), at the opening of the academic year...