213 search results for “break make” in the Student website
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Navigating a New Culture as a PhD candidate
Personal development, Study support
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celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology
Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to continue with photography and making travel guides with a nod to anthropology.
- Exam tips: how can I prepare well for the exams?
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Katharina NatterFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
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Irma Mosquera ValderramaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Bram KlievinkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Henning BasoldFaculty of Science
- Call for pitches: run a workshop at our Una Europa Student Meet-up
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HEAR ME NOW: exhibition on sexual misconduct
Portraits that gaze at you and have moving stories to tell: HEAR ME NOW says what usually remains unsaid.
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Plexus Student CentreKaiserstraat 25, Leiden
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Cisca HoogendijkFaculty of Humanities
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Frank ChouraquiFaculty of Humanities
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Thomas HankemeierFaculty of Science
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Fenneke SyslingFaculty of Humanities
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Hao WangFaculty of Science
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Get fit during the Healthy University #COVID to #GOFIT-week
How do you get fit after these challenging times? How do you create a healthy lifestyle? And how do you motivate yourself to work out again? Find out during the '#COVID to #GOFIT'-week, organised by Healthy University Leiden
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism
Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. They have published an essay offering practical advice on how to make all children feel safe and welcome for Autism Week (Dutch) and World Autism Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Day on 2…
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Netherlands Student Orchestra: from lecture hall to concert hall
A 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 formula. Leiden student Daphne Biron tells us about the orchestra and the concert in Leiden on 20 February.
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Bernet ElzingaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Yenching Academy of Peking University
Bachelor, Master
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What should the university do? Questions and emotions at university conversation on Israel-Palestine
Should we cut our ties with Israel or maintain them? The event ‘A university conversation on Israel/Palestine’ on 1 July revealed the depth of feeling about the conflict, with students and staff grappling with academic values and moral dilemmas.
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Cleveringa Lecture moved because of demonstration in Academy Building
A small group of Students for Palestine demonstrators occupied the Academy Building on Rapenburg in the afternoon of Wednesday 26 November. The Cleveringa Lecture by political scientist Hélène Landemore had to be moved to Leiden Law School’s Kamerlingh Onnes Building.
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‘Building Academic Freedom’: on extremism and taboos at the university
On Tuesday 25 November, Leiden University is holding the first of four sessions on ‘Building Academic Freedom’. Students and staff are invited to a conversation about today’s hot-button issues.
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour and breaches of academic integrity. These reports were about a professor from the university and their partner (a former member of the university staf…
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Annelou van GijnFaculty of Archaeology
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Anne HeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Ellen de BruijnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fred JanssenICLON
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Lara WierengaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bernhard Hommel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mariana FrançozoFaculty of Archaeology
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Algebra, activism and asbestos: the curious life of Fred Rohde
As a mathematician, Fred Rohde (1948) explored the world of numbers. As a photographer, he captured demonstrations. And now he’s reconstructing his mother’s wartime story – an extraordinary tale of her stay with an Austrian family, the inventors of asbestos cement.
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Psychologists at Lowlands Science: can virtual reality trigger a psychedelic experience?
Fantastic plants, dizzying patterns and pulsating sounds: researchers from Leiden are going to study the effects of a simulated psychedelic trip on the mind and body at Lowlands Festival. Why might this be interesting for therapies?
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With this algorithm, new medicines can be found more quickly
Did he dare take a gamble with his PhD research? Jeroen Methorst didn’t have to think long about it. It could fail or turn out very well. The latter is the case. Methorst developed a computer system that helps researchers find the protein they need. ‘Our whole group is now using this program.’ Methorst…
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Update Executive Board: Budget examined by Senate, vote on 8 April
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and groups from the academic community. Based on their input, the Executive board has decided to create a preliminary policy regarding our ties to Israeli…
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From #COVID to #GOFIT
How do you get fit after these challenging times? How do you actively start a healthy lifestyle? Healthy University Leiden would like to address these topics during the upcoming from #COVID to #GOFIT Week, which will take place from 21 to 25 June 2021.
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have been awarded a Spinoza Prize and Judi Mesman a Stevin Prize. They received their prizes on 13 October.