864 search results for “board history” in the Student website
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Debate on painting of cigar-smoking white men
The brief removal of Rein Dool’s ‘cigar-smoking white men’ painting generated a storm of reactions last November. Students, staff and alumni reflected on this at a symposium on Friday 26 May.
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Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy
At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy Building and what the guidelines for the University’s exhibition policy should be. These issues will be explored from diverse perspectives during the…
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Leiden University publishes the titles of seven tainted scientific articles
In a supplementary decision on 17 May 2022, the Executive Board of Leiden University has concluded that it will publish the titles of seven articles in which there is evidence of malpractice. This concerns a former staff member of the Institute of Psychology. The Executive Board considers it to be in…
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Floris PlakFaculty of Humanities
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Paul KalsbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Elena DacomeFaculty of Humanities
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Ron ElkhuizenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Thea HilhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Pieter EmmerFaculty of Humanities
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Rudi van MaanenFaculty of Humanities
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery
Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that establish the link between present and past. Staff and students participated in the national Slavery Memorial Year in many different ways. What have we learned…
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Sander van der HorstFaculty of Humanities
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
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Sander TetterooFaculty of Humanities
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Margaretha KleijnFaculty of Humanities
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Hendri SchutFaculty of Humanities
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P. de GrootFaculty of Humanities
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Intigam MamedovFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn StormsLeiden University Libraries
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Sjoerd RamackersFaculty of Humanities
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Marijke KooijmanFaculty of Humanities
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Emma SowFaculty of Humanities
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Ajeng ArainikasihFaculty of Humanities
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Matthias LukkesFaculty of Humanities
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Jamel BuhariFaculty of Humanities
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Toon KerkhoffFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Jay HuangFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Johannes MüllerFaculty of Humanities
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Jelle BruningFaculty of Humanities
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Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl on Palestine event: ‘Let’s have an academic debate with room for different perspectives’
There’s been a lot of commotion about the ‘Apartheid in Israel’ panel discussion being cancelled. The organisers, Students for Palestine, wanted to hold this at Leiden University’s Wijnhaven building in The Hague on 21 March. The Executive Board would only allow the event to go ahead if guarantees…
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Luc Sels new President of Leiden University
As of 1 November 2025, Professor Luc Sels will assume the role of President of Leiden University’s Executive Board.
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Painting removed from wall in spontaneous action: ‘We are going to discuss this and reach a decision’
During a meeting at the University on 10 November, staff spontaneously removed a painting by artist Rein Dool from the wall in one of the meeting rooms in the Academy Building, reversed it and placed it on the floor. A tongue-in-cheek action with a serious undertone. This has led to a lot of commotion…
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Kerstin WinkingFaculty of Humanities
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Antje WesselsFaculty of Humanities
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Mehmet KentelFaculty of Humanities
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Municipality of Leiden apologises for role in slavery and announces further research
On 2 December, the Municipality of Leiden will apologise for the role previous administrations played in colonialism and slavery. A further study will be carried out.
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Kevin HorbachFaculty of Humanities
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Rebecca WensmaFaculty of Humanities
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Jasper KrijnsFaculty of Humanities
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Dominique SchuilingFaculty of Humanities
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Leiden University bids farewell to Mayor Lenferink
This week, Leiden University bade farewell to Henri Lenferink, who is retiring after 20 years as mayor of Leiden.
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Wim de GrootUniversity Facility Services
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