173 search results for “neurodegeneratieve diverse” in the Student website
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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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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…
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Maarten MousFaculty of Humanities
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A quick call with Ella Picavet on affordable period products
Many will add them to their shopping list without a second thought, but what if you don't have enough money to buy period products each month? The university has recently started providing packs of affordable sanitary pads and tampons in the SchoolSupply vending machines. ‘It's just like providing toilet…
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Over a third of Leiden’s professors are women, just above national level
The proportion of female professors at Dutch universities is increasing, but at a modest rate. At 34.2%, Leiden University is in the top three. These are the results of the Women Professors Monitor for 2025.
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Sylvana Simons to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture
Every year on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March, Leiden University holds its Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. This year’s lecture will be given by Sylvana Simons, MP and leader and parliamentary chair of the BIJ1 party. What does International Women’s Day mean to her and which challenges…
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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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Friendship between people with and without disabilities: ‘Often valuable for both parties’
Despite increasing attention to inclusion, loneliness statistics are not improving for people with intellectual disabilities. University lecturer Paul van Trigt will use an ERC Consolidator Grant to conduct research into friendships between people with and without intellectual disabilities. What does…
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Alan PalaciosFaculty of Humanities
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Ieke van DamICLON
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Michael HerzfeldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sophie Rose
Faculty of Humanities
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Keti Koti in Leiden: 'Here, too, slavery is all around us‘
Many traces of the city's slavery history can be found in Leiden but the public isn't always aware of them. The initiators of 'Mapping Slavery in Leiden' want to change this with guided tours and street markers. Representatives of the University and other Leiden institutions will be giving the first…
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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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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery
What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building features eleven insightful portraits of students and staff, and their answer to this question. The aim of the exhibition’s initiators is to make the subject…
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Becoming an inclusive university
Conference, D&I Event
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Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
D&I Event
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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Mariana FrançozoFaculty of Archaeology
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Inspiration Session Social Safety
Conference
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Inspiration session art project [s]TATTOO
Share your ideas on social safety
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Igor DjakovicFaculty of Archaeology
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Vincent WalstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Kamila Krakowska RodriguesFaculty of Humanities
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Areti LeventiFaculty of Archaeology
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Sheila van BerkelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter KlinkhamerFaculty of Science
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Catur Wulandari
ICLON
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Matt YoungFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Cora Tabea LederFaculty of Archaeology
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Klaas VrielingFaculty of Science
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Alexandra TutwilerFaculty of Archaeology
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Karel KuipersFaculty of Archaeology
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Júlia García PuigFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Shelley van der Veek
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan KolenFaculty of Archaeology
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
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Angus MolFaculty of Humanities
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee backgrounds were eager to study at Leiden University. How does the University help young people from various backgrounds find their way around the Dutch…
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Vincent NiochetFaculty of Archaeology
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Jay HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Judi MesmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Cristina GrasseniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences