508 search results for “geert language and culture” in the Student website
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Tanja AhlinFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aslihan ÖztürkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elsa MertalaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kamila Krakowska RodriguesFaculty of Humanities
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Didem YerliFaculty of Humanities
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Anita van DisselFaculty of Humanities
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Ernst van AlphenFaculty of Humanities
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Cristiana StravaFaculty of Humanities
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent WalstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Kate BrackneyFaculty of Humanities
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Miriam WaltzFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marja SpierenburgFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Costanza FranceschiniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Internationalisation in balance: Universities of the Netherlands announce their own measures
On 8 February, the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) published the measures that universities themselves are intending to take to manage the influx of international students and enhance the Dutch language skills of lecturers and students.
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian government during the Covid pandemic. German Arabist Beatrice Gründler will also receive an honorary doctorate for her work in the field of Oriental Manuscript…
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Transferable skills
During your studies you will develop transferable skills. Leiden University has selected 13 transferable skills that it finds important for students to develop during their studies. These skills are important not only during your studies but also in later life once you begin working.
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Hanna Swaab
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague
How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. The researchers and students from both projects are working with city residents to find sustainable solutions to local issues.
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SUP for Sustainability: students clean up the Leiden canals
Some thirty Leiden students balanced on SUP boards for the Supping for Sustainability Lustrum activity. Together with alumnus Merijn Tinga, better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer, they paddled their boards through the Leiden canals and waterways, fishing plastic waste out of the water.
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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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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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From horror to silent strength: Leiden researches emotions at Lowlands
This summer, Leiden University will be setting up camp at Lowlands with two research projects. Participants are invited to explore their fears and feelings, and in doing so, contribute to scientific research.
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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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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Mirjam de BruijnFaculty of Humanities
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Wilma Resing
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties
Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.
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Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate
The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate did achieve was increased trust in politics. ‘They even let each other finish their sentences’, the flabbergasted students concluded at the end.
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Minister Dijkgraaf: ‘We must narrow the gap between science and society’
The speed at which science is changing our lives gives rise to tensions and concerns. In his talk at Leiden University, Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) said we should talk more about science’s relationship with society and political decision-making.
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Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 prospective students and 4,000 parents visited faculties in Leiden and The Hague to soak up the atmosphere and imagine how it would be to study at Leiden…
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Update Executive Board: Dark clouds over the humanities
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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Value of science the focus of 448th Dies Natalis
The importance of science communication and cross-boundary collaboration, and the ‘mantra’ of diminishing social cohesion in society: these all came up at Leiden University’s 448th Dies Natalis. A panel discussion including Leiden’s mayor Lenferink, music and two honorary doctorates completed the special…
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Mentor Network live: alumni speed dating
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Karwan Fatah-BlackFaculty of Humanities
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Corey WilliamsFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah CramseyFaculty of Humanities
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Alexander Geurds - Well-Being Moment: Boost your self-esteem workshop
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Night of the Lobbyist 2026
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Corinne Hofman -
Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Visiting the EU institutions in Brussels
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