450 news items found
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Strike on 10 March: university to remain open 21 February 2025In March, Dutch universities will take staggered strike action against the planned cuts. The strike will begin in Leiden on Monday 10 March. The unive...
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’ 21 February 2025Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Russia. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do ...
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New Director of Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo wants to increase the institute’s visibility 20 February 2025Egyptologist Marleen De Meyer has been appointed the new Director of the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). Dr De Meyer has worked for the...
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Alumni meet in Brussels: ‘We’re at a crossroads in European history’ 19 February 2025Alumni who live and work in Brussels met on 18 February at the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event. As well as celebrating Leiden University’s 450t...
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Netherlands Student Orchestra: from lecture hall to concert hall 14 February 2025A month’s break from your studies, ten days of intensive rehearsals and then a concert tour: the Netherlands Student Orchestra is based on a simple fo...
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Leiden University celebrates Dies Natalis: ‘Ahead of the times for 450 years’ 07 February 2025An extra-long cortège, three honorary doctorates, a quiz about 450 years of university history, a Dies Natalis rap and a call to defend academic freed...
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From celestial bodies to plant bodies: exhibition brings together worlds of plants and planets 06 February 2025The Plants & Planets exhibition brings two worlds together in a dazzling mix of science, nature and art. It opens at Old Observatory Leiden and Hortus...
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Major Leiden symposium on TB bacteria 05 February 2025More than 1.3 million people worldwide die of tuberculosis (TB) each year, making research on its prevention and control essential. Researchers from v...
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Podcast 'Mind the Gap' bridges the gap between graduating and finding a first job 04 February 2025This week, we are launching the new podcast Mind the Gap, an initiative that helps students navigate the transition from graduation to their first job...
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New University Sports Centre reaches highest point 04 February 2025In a topping out ceremony on Thursday 30 January, the new sports centre celebrated reaching its highest point and looked ahead to the future. The univ...
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Jan Anthonie Bruijn: The world cannot survive without interdisciplinary knowledge 03 February 2025‘Wonder is the beginning of insight. Don’t let that academic curiosity erode.’ This was Jan Anthonie Bruijn’s call to administrators and funding bodie...
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A special procession – just like 450 years ago 03 February 2025An extra-long procession with musical accompaniment will mark the beginning of the university’s 450th birthday celebrations on 7 February. Just like i...
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From research to practice: Leiden researchers awarded European grant 03 February 2025Various Leiden researchers have been awarded a European grant to explore the commercial or societal potential of previous research.
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In extremis: five extremes in 450 years of Leiden research 03 February 2025By looking at what is different, researchers often discover the special, the unusual. And that has already brought a wealth of highlights – also in Le...
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These students put sex in perspective: ‘Acknowledge the clusterfuck’ 31 January 2025Discomfort obstructs scientific discussions about sex, argue Eva and Deva from the LOEF foundation. In their Bachelor Honours Class, students approach...