4,193 search results for “leiden” in the Student website
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How can the Netherlands form a stable government?
Dutch politics is becoming increasingly polarised, and forming stable governments seems more difficult than ever. In the heat of the election race, a psychologist and a historian offer cool-headed advice.
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Students from all around the world discover The Hague
A day at the beach, games, a visit to an embassy and a pub crawl. The activities at HOPweek help new students get to know not just The Hague but each other too.
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Research and current affairs: 2022 in six stories
Life returned to something resembling normal after Covid but other crises soon took its place. These great challenges are also being felt at the University and our researchers are working on solutions. The nitrogen crisis, problems with young people’s services and an increasingly urgent climate crisis:…
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University working hard to create a safer work and study environment
Since the demonstration over a year ago on the Wijnhaven campus, Leiden University has developed plans and initiatives to create the safest possible work and study environment for our university community. The Executive Board would like to explain what has happened since and what else we can expect…
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Trust me, I’m a university
Technology and privacy, trust and mistrust. A discussion about this broke out when the University installed scanners and students protested. On Wednesday 2 February experts from Leiden University will explore this topic at the eponymous symposium. We called Roy de Kleijn, as a computer scientist and…
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be)
The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that integrates with the Campus Square and the sports fields, optimal acoustics and an uncompromisingly sustainable building with a green facade and solar panels.…
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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‘Young people are cannon fodder in the Central African Republic’
A bloody civil war has raged for years in the Central African Republic. PhD candidate Crépin Mouguia points out a tragic pattern: young people have been recruited as fighters or soldiers for generations and thus fuel the conflicts.
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King talks with students about sexual harassment
Of the women studying at university, 52% have experienced some form of sexual harassment. For male students, the figure is 19%.
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Lessons for better education
If you could design your own education, how would you do it? That is what the students of the Bachelor Honours Class 'Rebuilding Education' asked themselves. The students were divided into five groups in which they designed workshops to improve education. They presented their workshops in December in…
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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned
Nadia Bouras will give the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on 6 March. She will call for academic freedom for everyone.
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Astronomy on Tap
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Una Europa Community Meet-up for students: free to attend!
Community Meet-up & Networking
- Workshop: Enjoy free pizza while helping to build your Una Europa Local Task Force
- Potluck Spring Dinner: Feeling Like Belonging
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Purple Friday
Study support
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Weekend of Science
Festival
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Online event - Working in the Netherlands for non-EU
Career and apply for jobs
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Inspiration Session Social Safety
Conference
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Cinquecento Medusae: jellyfish invasion with a climate change message
Exhibition
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Thesis Group Writing Lab, first semester 2025/26
Study support
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Food & Film: Dare To Dream
Arts and culture
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Burgerij Concert Sempre Crescendo
Arts and culture
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Accenture Security In-House Lunch
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A university conversation on Israel/Palestine
Debate
- Behind the screen: consent and harassment in online dating
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"The First Stars" & "Uncovering the oldest stars in the Milky Way"
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
- Give your physical and mental health a boost during Student Well-being Week
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Blade Runner 2025?
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Working in the Netherlands for non-EU
Career and apply for jobs
- Workshop: Other forms of embodying knowledge
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What are we defending?
Lecture
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Night of the Lobbyist 2026
Evenement
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Career College: Working in Research
Career and apply for jobs
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From citizen-consumers to citizen legislators: Three models of democracy
Cleveringa Lecture
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Governance and Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Lecture, Studium Generale
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’
From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties
Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.
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Diversity symposium 2021: small steps can increase inclusion
‘Culture change takes time,’ said Vice-Rector Hester Bijl at the closing panel of the University’s Diversity Symposium on 26 January. She talked about the road to a diverse and inclusive university. The symposium provided plenty of concrete examples of small steps that can already be taken.
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CareerCollege Working in Research
Career and apply for jobs
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Mentor Network live: alumni speed dating
Career and apply for jobs
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Measuring the edge of Infinity
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Full-day International Workshop: Perspectives on Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Taiwan’s Experiences to Global Practice
Full-day International Workshop
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On-campus iftar
Arts and culture
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Exhibition 'Hora est!'
Exhibition
- In Praise of Community Building - World Refugee Day 2025
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Connect, collaborate, contribute: Explore Una Europa at our Community Meet-up
Community Meet-up & Networking
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Workshop Job interview 📋
Career and apply for jobs
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Plants & Pencils – Botanical drawing workshop
Arts and culture
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Purple Friday 2025
Debate