159 search results for “freedom of expressie” in the Student website
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Hans FrankenFaculty of Law
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Academic freedom
You are a part of our academic community. Here at Leiden University, we pride ourselves on our motto Praesidium Libertatis – bastion of freedom – and cherish the tradition of academic freedom.
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Wouter HinsFaculty of Law
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Gelijn MolierFaculty of Law
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Alan SearsFaculty of Law
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Bastiaan RijpkemaFaculty of Law
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Academic freedom report
What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June.
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculty of Law
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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Marloes van NoorloosFaculty of Law
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Jip StamFaculty of Law
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Paul CliteurFaculty of Law
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Stefaan Van den BogaertFaculty of Law
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‘Building Academic Freedom’: on extremism and taboos at the university
On Tuesday 25 November, Leiden University is holding the first of four sessions on ‘Building Academic Freedom’. Students and staff are invited to a conversation about today’s hot-button issues.
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculty of Law
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Bart SchermerFaculty of Law
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Statement on Academic Freedom – The Rectors of the Dutch Universities (2025)
Without academic freedom, we might not have antibiotics, nor a deep understanding of human behaviour. Literary criticism, climate models, and ecological restoration would be severely limited; just like ethical reflection on artificial intelligence, justice, trauma, parenting, faith and hope. All these…
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculty of Law
- Dignity and respect in the online learning environment
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Academics in the public debate: come discuss academic freedom at our dialogue session
Research
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculty of Law
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward?
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and staff have felt unsafe. We want with this message to look back at the past week and look forward to the future. What happened and how do we now want to move…
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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Workshop Somatics: Moving earth – Moving body
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Welcome to Leiden University
Welcome to Leiden University
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Celebrating and nurturing academic freedom. Presenting the report ‘Academic Freedom, a Leiden Line’
Presentation
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International Women's Day workshop: Freedom and refugees
LeidenGlobal Workshop
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Free your voice!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Universities adopt national measures to combat threats made to academics
Academics are increasingly facing threats, harassment and hate speech following public appearances. The Dutch universities – united in the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) – is now adopting a number of national measures, from a zero-tolerance policty to psychosocial help for vic…
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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Prison reward systems do not work well and prisoners are the ones who pay
Ten years ago, a new reward system was introduced in Dutch prisons: the only way prisoners could earn extra ‘freedoms’ was through good behaviour. Jan Maarten Elbers concludes that this system does little to encourage behavioural change and can even be counterproductive.
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Your rights and freedoms on the World Wide Web
Debate
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Rector Magnificus presented with long list of missing Iranians
Hester Bijl, the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, was handed a ‘shockingly long list’ of names of missing Iranians in her office at the Administration and Central Services department on 13 December 2022.
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…
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New professor of Medieval History Philippe Buc: 'I am just like a shepherd'
A shepherd, but also a comparativist and historian with very broad interests. That is how Professor Philippe Buc describes himself. As of 1 August 2021, he will hold the chair of professor of Medieval History at the university. In an introductory interview, Buc introduces himself, his research and his…
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Markus Davidsen wins 2021 Impact Prize
Markus Davidsen, assistant professor of Religious Studies, is the winner of the 2021 Impact Prize. He is receiving the prize of 1,000 euros for the material he has developed for religious education in secondary schools.
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Towers of Ivory and Steel: How Israeli Universities Deny Palestinian Freedom
Lecture
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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The Price of Freedom. Manumission in Eighteenth-Century Galle, Sri Lanka
Lecture, Histories Connected: Work-in-Progress
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Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May
Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.
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Vasiliki KostaFaculty of Law
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Oldest parts of Leiden University Archives digitised
Recently, the oldest parts of the Leiden University Archives have been preserved and digitised thanks to a grant from Metamorfoze. This makes an important source on the history of Leiden University – and academic life in the Northern Netherlands in a broader sense – widely available.
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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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Student experiences
Curious about the experiences of students in HC Governance and Global Affairs? Read their testimonials here and find out what makes this programme special to them! 🌏✈️
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NIA - Music, Movement, Magic
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Call for submissions: The fifth edition of the national Historians’ Days will take place in Leiden
Education, Research
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Demonstration, security and university ties: Executive Board answers University Council’s questions
The University Council meeting on 2 June was largely dominated by the demonstration, occupation and policing in The Hague last month.
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‘Sometimes choosing a different path can take you further’
On International Women's Day (8 March) we take time to consider female emancipation and participation. What does this day mean for Leiden University, and how does it tie in with our aim of becoming more diverse and inclusive? We talked about these issues with Annetje Ottow, who recently became the…