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These students know what it’s like to be oldWhat is it like to be old? Many young people cannot really imagine what it is like. For a group of Honours students, however, this question has been a...
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Carel Stolker in the media: 'Brexit won't hold back science''Never underestimate universities as a connecting force.' These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker in his address on the Dies Natalis, ...
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Optimum amount of dopamine improves cognitive abilityThe ‘right’ amount of dopamine in the brain makes study participants better at solving certain cognitive tasks. This is the conclusion of Bryant Jongk...
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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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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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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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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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Zsuzsika Sjoerds nominated for the Woman in the Media Award - You Go GirlVote now for our psychologist Zsuzsika Sjoerds to win the Woman in the Media Award 2018 - You Go Girl for her important work standing up for science ...
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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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KWR and CWTS join forces in research on social impactKWR Watercycle Research Institute and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University are collaborating in the area of socia...