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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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Jos SchaekenFaculty of Humanities
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.
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Safety, responsibility and connection: especially now
We, the Executive Board and deans, have recently heard from different sources that the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to evoke strong feelings of tension, anxiety and insecurity within our university community. We take this very seriously and so are once again addressing you all.
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Jamie KorporaalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niels HeukelomFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Iris KoleFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kerwin OlfersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Noortje van SwietenFaculty of Humanities
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Angelique Heijstek-HofmanFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte KremersFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Claudia BouteligierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nicole van OsFaculty of Humanities
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Rosa van StratenFaculty of Humanities
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Mette LéonsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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WOO request on security measures: additional documents now public
Organisation
- Forgotten heroes
- Strike 9 December: keep an eye on Brightspace
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Come to the pre-strike meetings in Leiden and The Hague
Organisation
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Innovating and connecting
447th Dies Natalis
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National strike on 10 June
On 10 June, students and staff from all the Dutch universities will go on strike against the government’s proposed budget cuts. The day after the strike, on 11 June, the House of Representatives will debate the Spring Budget Memorandum, which includes the proposed cuts. The university supports this…
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Strike on 10 March: university to remain open
In March, Dutch universities will take staggered strike action against the planned cuts. The strike will begin in Leiden on Monday 10 March. The university supports the strike action but is not going to close that day. Below we inform you how the strike will affect our university, students and staff…
- Cancelled: National strike 10 June in Amsterdam
- Strike 10 March – keep an eye on Brightspace
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Cleveringa Professor Landemore: ‘I want to patch the holes in our democracy’
Rich, white, urban: Western politicians often represent a small segment of the population. Political scientist Hélène Landemore advocates for a more inclusive democracy. She will deliver the Cleveringa Lecture on November 26.
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Hanna Swaab
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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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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Alex Geurds nieuwe decaan Faculteit der Archeologie
Alex Geurds, hoogleraar Archeologie van Midden-Amerika, wordt vanaf 1 januari decaan van de Faculteit der Archeologie.
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’
A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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University to host meetings for our community following Wijnhaven occupation
The demonstration at and occupation of our Wijnhaven building on 6 May had a deep impact on our community, including the Executive Board. The university is therefore holding two meetings to reflect on what happened and discuss how we can address this.
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Keeping our campus safe
The world is in turmoil. International wars and conflicts have been raging for some time. And political and social developments are causing insecurity, uncertainty and unrest. This has not gone unnoticed within our university community. We have seen protests, demonstrations and other incidents. This…
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Bericht van het CvB over demonstratie en bezetting Wijnhaven
On Tuesday 6 May our university was the scene of an unscheduled demonstration and occupation at Campus The Hague. We understand that this incident and its consequences have shaken both the university and the wider community. We look back at the events and their effects.
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OCW-survey on codetermination in higher education
The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) has started a survey to identify the success factors of a strong codetermination culture within higher education institutes. All members of a codetermination council in higher education can participate in this survey until 2 April.
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Concern about provisional government deal
We are concerned about our research and teaching cuts announced in the provisional deal between the Dutch coalition parties. This will have a profound impact on our students and staff, and on teaching, research and innovation in the Netherlands.
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LUGO Sustainability Day
Conference, Symposium
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Join the protest against the higher education cuts
Students and staff from Leiden University are protesting in The Hague on 25 November against the billions in cuts to higher education. ‘The cuts are a terrible idea and we want to show why’, says Claire Weeda from WOinActie. ‘Research and teaching are essential to society.’
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Alternative Humanities Campus in Leiden city centre
Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden will develop new plans for an alternative Humanities Campus in the city centre. This means they will not proceed with the compulsory purchase of the De Doelen housing complex to facilitate the construction of the new Humanities Campus. The plans to demolish…
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First distinguished professors at Leiden University
The Executive Board has appointed Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker as distinguished professors at Leiden University.
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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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Proposed decision by Minister Kuipers: Children’s heart surgery to end in Leiden
Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, announced on 13 February that he plans to remove children’s heart surgery from the Centre for Congenital Heart Defects Amsterdam - Leiden (CAHAL). He wants to concentrate this highly specialised care for children with congenital heart defects in…
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Stand as a candidate for the 2025 University Elections
Education
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Lotte NagelhoutFaculty of Archaeology
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Adam BenferFaculty of Archaeology
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Hannah DeLaceyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tim SandersFaculty of Humanities
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Roosje PeetersFaculty of Humanities
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Marlieke ErnstFaculty of Archaeology
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Paul WoutersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anoma van der Veere did Japanese Studies at Leiden University
Alumnus Anoma van der Veere did Japanese studies and talks in this interview about his studies in Leiden and his work as a researcher at the Leiden Asia Centre and as Japanese correspondent in Tokyo.
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Exhibition marks 100 years of Indonesian Student Association in the Netherlands
The Indonesian Student Association in the Netherlands, ‘Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia Belanda’, has teamed up with the Indonesian embassy in The Hague and Historia.ID magazine to create an exhibition to mark the association’s 100th anniversary. The student association, which was founded in Leiden, played…