211 search results for “motivation” in the Student website
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Leideners find more than 2,000 species in urban biodiversity inventory
Around 1,300 Leideners found 2,265 species during the Expeditie Stadsnutuur urban biodiversity inventory. ‘It’s been a huge success’, says scientific coordinator Frederic Lens.
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A village on campus: De Kattekop nursery run by psychologist Ellen Buschman
Parents from all corners of the university bring their children to De Kattekop, the university’s day nursery. How does manager Ellen Buschman use her psychology degree in her work?
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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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The lessons we can learn from leaders of colour
Professor Judi Mesman interviewed 40 people of colour in leadership positions. What can we learn from them?
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Transgressive behaviour Professor of Archaeology plausible, Court still rejects dismissal
It is sufficiently plausible that, during her employment, a professor of archaeology at Leiden University was guilty of prolonged transgressive and unacceptable behaviour, ‘which also at that time could be classed as unacceptable’.
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Queen Máxima pays a virtual visit to ‘StudentinzetopSchool’
Students from ‘StudentinzetopSchool’ help schoolchildren and gain valuable teaching experience at the same time. In an online visit on 13 April, Queen Máxima spoke to pupils, students and teaching staff. She also spoke to participants from Leiden. ‘Teaching is wonderful, but it’s complex too.’
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Renewed Leiden Leadership Programme ‘provides tools to make a difference’
The Leiden Leadership Programme is going to innovate. After 12 years, the honours track for master’s students will get a new set-up. We asked two of those involved about the ins and outs of the new LLP. ‘You learn what leadership style suits you and how to make an impact.’
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’
How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly appointed distinguished professor Arnold Tukker explained.
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Workshop Keep on Writing: Becoming disciplined to write your thesis (Writing Lab Humanities)
Study support, Study support
- Study Support Group
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Thesis Week 2 & 6 May - Campus The Hague
Study support
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Study Skills 2024 (various subjects)
Study support
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Writing Lab Humanities: Thesis Week 4-7 April
Study support
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Workshop CV and Cover letter
Career and apply for jobs
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Keep on Writing: becoming a disciplined writer
Workshop
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Keep on writing: becoming a disciplined writer (ENG)
Workshop
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Online workshop - CV and application letter
Career and apply for jobs
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Workshop CV & Cover letter
Career and apply for jobs
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Graduate Career Week: 25th – 29th August
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Online Workshop CV & Cover Letter - Faculty of Science/ LUMC
Career and apply for jobs, Study support
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Workshop Keep on writing: becoming a disciplined writer
Study support, Study support
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Workshop CV & Cover letter
Career and apply for jobs
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Workshop CV & Cover letter
Career and apply for jobs
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Thesis writing group The Hague (October 9th, 15th and 23d, November 6th).
Workshop
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Thesis groups (9, 15, 23 October & 6 November)
Workshop
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Thesis writing group The Hague (October 9th, 15th, 23d, and November 6th)
Workshop
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Thesis writing group The Hague (October 9th, 15th, 23d, November 6th)
Workshop
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Workshop: Master your (research) project - Science
Study support
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Compliment Day
Study support
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Thesis Group Writing Lab, first semester 2025/26
Study support
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Student Jesper: personal and social entrepreneurship
Jesper van Loon, a second-year Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences student, is a fully fledged entrepreneur. He was still a minor when he and his school friend Max started their own business, BLIJLES Bollenstreek, which has now expanded to the Midden-Holland and Haarlemmermeer areas. ‘This is what I want, but…
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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Fifty years of diplomatic relations with China: an ‘open and pragmatic’ partnership
This year, the Netherlands and China reflect on fifty years of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. How has the relationship between the countries developed over the past half century? An interview with university lecturer Vincent Chang.
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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Meet the four Leiden participants in the Europaeum Scholars Programme
Four PhD candidates from Leiden University started the two-year Europaeum Scholars Programme this month. They have now completed the first week of the programme. How was it and what do they expect from this programme?
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Our university world knows no borders’
The theme of the opening of this year’s academic year was peace and justice. With the climate crisis and the war in Ukraine, these are turbulent times. During the ceremony those present reflected on what the academic community and universities can mean in times of crisis and conflict.
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GP in the Bible Belt: does God play a role in consultations?
Jaïr van Rhenen studied Medicine in Leiden and is now a GP in the largely religious Veenendaal. Before this, he worked as a tropical medicine doctor in Lesotho. ‘If you have the prospect of an afterlife, you often respond differently to illness.’
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Curator Ruurd Halbertsma: ‘Surely we can’t just sweep away antiquity?’
Like many others, Ruurd Halbertsma has had a rollercoaster of a year. His museum, the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO), was closed for a long while because of the lockdown. Visitor numbers picked up again from September, but it the next few weeks will be tense now the hospitals are full again. Halbertsma:…
- Workshop Money matters: get answers to all your money-related questions
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Career College: Working as a Consultant - Faculty of LUMC / Science
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Career College: Working as a Data Scientist
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Career College: Working as a Data Scientist
Career and apply for jobs
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Thesis Support Group Leiden & the Hague
Study support
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Blue Monday well-being moment
Well-Being
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Jump for Joy – Fitness clinic
Arts and culture
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Career College: Working as a Consultant
Career and apply for jobs
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Q&A with the LDE Honours Programmes
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- Give your physical and mental health a boost during Student Well-being Week
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Theatre: play a monologue!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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The Road to Decolonising Research
FULL | Panel discussion and brainstorm session