310 search results for “communication astronomy” in the Student website
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What is the role of protest in academic debate?
Protest is a human right and an important way to hold the authorities to account. But how does the right to protest relate to academic freedom and the right to education?
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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International students in Leiden: ‘We can’t wait to go to lectures again’
An impressive 875 students from all corners of the globe are taking part in Orientation Week Leiden (OWL). After all the lockdowns in their own countries, they’re glad to meet up in real life in Leiden. What do they expect of their studies here?
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Which MPs have Leiden roots?
Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who are they and which degrees are most popular?
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Connect, collaborate, contribute: Explore Una Europa at our Community Meet-up
Community Meet-up & Networking
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Una Europa Community Meet-up for students: free to attend!
Community Meet-up & Networking
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Carola HeinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aone van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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Abhimanyu ChettriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Zahra AzharFaculty of Humanities
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Jyothi ThrivikramanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Frank de Zwart
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ronny BoogaartFaculty of Humanities
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Ton van HaaftenFaculty of Humanities
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain
The Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the CWTS uses open data and publishes the algorithms that are used.
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‘Meeting new people is still very valuable’
Particularly during this time of social distancing and remote learning, it is important to carry on meeting new people – even if you don’t always feel like it after another day staring at your screen, says Wessel van Dam. In his role as assessor at the Honours Academy, Wessel represents the interests…
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Plants and planets
The Plants & Planets exhibition brings two worlds together in a dazzling mix of science, nature and art. It opens at Old Observatory Leiden and Hortus botanicus on 7 February.
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Volunteers vital for protecting wildlife and tackling plastic pollution
From researching plastic pollution to caring for injured wildlife, volunteers play a crucial role in conservation. But much of the valuable knowledge they gather remains unused.
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Reflecting on our university’s colonial past: ‘We’re still too Eurocentric’
How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these questions on 11 March.
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Ten Leiden students receive prize for outstanding achievement
Ten Leiden students have received a prize from the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW). They were nominated by their degree programme. Who are these students?
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Anna NotsuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Dorine SchellensFaculty of Humanities
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Emma ter MorsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Felix AmekaFaculty of Humanities
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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Leiden University and University of Edinburgh to deepen collaboration
A delegation from the University of Edinburgh recently visited Leiden University to deepen their collaboration. What makes Edinburgh such an attractive partner?
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From tulip to quantum: Leiden discoveries revisited
To mark the university’s 450th anniversary, the Leiden Discoveries science route has been updated and was relaunched on the Night of Discoveries. New signs in town and a revamped website tell Leiden residents and visitors the stories of the city’s spectacular discoveries.
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Launch of LDE Space & Society Honours: ‘I hope students learn they need each other’
Connecting space to society and gaining problem-solving experience: that’s the goal of LDE Space & Society, a new honours programme for bachelor’s students in Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. What does the programme look like? And what do students hope to learn? We visited a kick-off session full of exc…
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In extremis: five extremes in 450 years of Leiden research
By looking at what is different, researchers often discover the special, the unusual. And that has already brought a wealth of highlights – also in Leiden.
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Join the conversation on academic freedom
Debate
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High-Tech Innovation
The Dutch high-tech industry urgently needs specialised technicians. Leiden University aims to help meet this demand with its new specialisation in High-Tech Innovation (HTI), which brings together chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, astronomy and project management.
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Lettie DorstFaculty of Humanities
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Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
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Algebra, activism and asbestos: the curious life of Fred Rohde
As a mathematician, Fred Rohde (1948) explored the world of numbers. As a photographer, he captured demonstrations. And now he’s reconstructing his mother’s wartime story – an extraordinary tale of her stay with an Austrian family, the inventors of asbestos cement.
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‘All of Leiden will join in with the Seeing Stars experiment’
What will happen if the lights in a large part of the city are switched off? How many stars can you see without all that light pollution? This is what researchers, artists and the residents of Leiden are going to investigate during Seeing Stars Leiden on 25 September. ‘Leiden is the ideal place for…