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Leiden University Academy: Deepen, enrich and grow
Leiden University Academy is making lifelong learning even better! The entire range of programmes on offer for professionals has been expanded and united under this name.
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SUP for Sustainability: students clean up the Leiden canals
Some thirty Leiden students balanced on SUP boards for the Supping for Sustainability Lustrum activity. Together with alumnus Merijn Tinga, better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer, they paddled their boards through the Leiden canals and waterways, fishing plastic waste out of the water.
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. The delegation visited Leiden University’s Faculty of Science.
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Talk and debate: how do we prevent science from harming the environment?
Sustainability researchers can play an important role in the energy transition. But what if their partners are not (yet) sustainable and science itself has adverse effects? This is the subject of an online talk by researcher Thomas Franssen on 16 December with a discussion afterwards. ‘Clean energy…
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Jacky NieuwboerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Masoud KianiFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Lisa ChengFaculty of Humanities
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Lindsay BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Cristina GrasseniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kees WaaldijkFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Olaf van VlietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans de VriesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Paul BehrensFaculty of Science
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Katarzyna CwiertkaFaculty of Humanities
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they look at the impact of AI on society. Students are enthusiastic about this merging of worlds.
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy
Western civil servants openly struggle with their government’s policies on the war in Gaza. During a meeting at Campus The Hague, three former civil servants told their stories.
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Symposium on technology and trust: ‘Think about privacy and security before introducing new systems’
From scanners in lecture halls to systems for working from home: the discussion about new technology is being held on various fronts. That is why the University wants to make more use of its in-house experts. At the Technology and Trust symposium at Leiden University on 2 February, researchers from…
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Planet in Peril: the relationship between mankind and the planet
What is the relationship between humans and nature like? And how can we use it to tackle climate problems? In the Master Honours Class ‘Planet in Peril’, students approach climate issues from the perspective of the humanities. ‘Things are not always as one-sided as they seem.’
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new bachelor’s programme
The new interdisciplinary bachelor's program in Science for Sustainable Societies starts in the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Suicide prevention professor: ‘Talking saves lives’
How can we as a society prevent suicide? According to Professor of Suicide Prevention Renske Gilissen, a better understanding and targeted action could help save lives.
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‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
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Federico De MussoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Student Jesper: personal and social entrepreneurship
Jesper van Loon, a second-year Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences student, is a fully fledged entrepreneur. He was still a minor when he and his school friend Max started their own business, BLIJLES Bollenstreek, which has now expanded to the Midden-Holland and Haarlemmermeer areas. ‘This is what I want, but…
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Meet the four Leiden participants in the Europaeum Scholars Programme
Four PhD candidates from Leiden University started the two-year Europaeum Scholars Programme this month. They have now completed the first week of the programme. How was it and what do they expect from this programme?
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’
What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Dutch National Opera Academy. A final concert was, of course, part of the repertoire.
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Neske BaerwaldtFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ethan MarkFaculty of Humanities
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Robert RossFaculty of Humanities
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A university conversation on Israel/Palestine
Debate
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Marco CinelliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Roeland van der RijstICLON
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’
Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Various speakers in Leiden’s Pieterskerk highlighted the importance of science for society.
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University historian Pieter Slaman: ‘I can point to valuable constants and experiments that went too far’
As University historian, Pieter Slaman researches the University’s past, but he’s equally interested in its present. ‘It’s useful to be familiar with issues from the past. Not to be rooted in the past because some developments from history are things you definitely don’t want to repeat.’
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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In the Making #13: Exploring the Multidimensional Nature of Radio
Arts and culture
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Visiting the EU institutions in Brussels
Career and apply for jobs
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International Criminal Justice: Utopia or Reality?
Lecture, 5th Owada Chair Symposium
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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Catia AntunesFaculty of Humanities
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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Meet the Employer
Career and apply for jobs