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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories
A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed reading in 2024.
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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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The foundation of the university: two friends, one success story
The university was a gift from William of Orange to the people of Leiden for their courageous resistance to the Spanish. We’ve all heard the story of the university’s foundation. But its foundation was also a success story for two friends.
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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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How to communicate: LLP Skills Café
On the menu of the LLP Skills Café no beer and snacks, but communication skills as listening, resolving conflicts, and giving feedback. ‘Once you really learn to listen, you become a better leader and nicer friend.’
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Plant-based party on campus: discover and enjoy during Meat and Dairy-Free Week
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Update Executive Board: 'These are difficult times for us all'
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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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at the Rijksmuseum. What this change comprises and how it has come about is the subject of her keynote speech at the D&I Symposium on 11 January.
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Educational innovation at Humanities: 'Students are great initiators’
In the academic year 2018 - 2019, the Faculty of Humanities established the Educational Innovation Programme. In this way, the faculty wants to realise the ambitions from the educational vision of Leiden University in education. How is the programme currently doing? We talked to project manager Sanne…
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How did Proto-Indo-European reach Asia?
Five thousand years before the common era (BCE), Proto-Indo-European, the mother of many languages that are spoken today in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, originated in eastern Europe. PhD candidate Axel Palmér has combined a 175-year-old hypothesis with new techniques to demonstrate how descendants…
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What makes a text ‘gender fair’? ‘Concealing gender actually promotes stereotyping’
How do you write a job advertisement that appeals to both men and women? This question is particularly pressing in French, where every noun has a clearly visible grammatical gender. University researcher Benjamin Storme investigated how employers can best deal with this issue.
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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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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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Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award
Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged in society and promote diversity and inclusion. The three Leiden nominees are Gnimdou Yaovi Assih, Husna Jalal and Sohana Jethnani.
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CareerCollege Working in Research
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Compass on Purpose - Explore what matters to help you choose (NL/EN)
Career and apply for jobs, Study support, Study support
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Thesis kick-off
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Thesis Group Writing Lab, first semester 2025/26
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Workshop: Academic writing and GenAI
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Workshop Basic skills in academic writing
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Workshop Develop an academic writing style
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Workshop Creating a clear structure
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Sea of Possibilities (NL/EN): map your next year
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Sea of Possibilities (NL/EN): map your next year
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Thesis Boost Day
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Workshop AI and Creative Use
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (online)
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Career College: Working at an NGO
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Career Prep: Panel session and Meet & Greet with alumni (for Psychology students)
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Guidance group for gifted students
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Talent & Traps: explore your strengths and weaknesses (NL/EN)
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Daily Dutch (POPcorner FSW)
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Workshop: Become your own editor - Science
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Personal Professional Skills market
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Thesis Support Group Leiden & the Hague
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Thesis kick-off: The design of your thesis
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Workshop: Become your own editor - Science
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BACK ON TRACK - training for international students
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Thesis kick-off: The design of your thesis
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague)
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (Leiden)
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague)
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Happy Clay Day
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague)
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague)
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DATE CHANGE: Health and safety information session for students going abroad (online). Now on 3 July - was previously scheduled for 26 June
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague)
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Working in culture and arts
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Health and safety information session for students going abroad (Leiden)
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Internship information session discretionary space
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