340 search results for “exploring the universe” in the Student website
-
Odile HoogzaadUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
-
Mariëtte KeukenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
Marijke van KesterUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
- The University’s best ambassador
-
Anita KeizersUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
George MileyScience
-
Willem OtterspeerFaculty of Humanities
-
Reimagine the University of the Future and win the Una Europa Student Award!
Education
-
Patrick GouwUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
Pieter SlamanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
-
Results of the university elections 2023
The results of the 2023 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
-
The University’s best ambassador
Organisation
-
Stand as a candidate for the University elections 2024
Organisation
-
Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries
It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines inspired the public with their quest to understand our world.
-
Stand as a candidate in the university elections!
The university elections will be held from 17 to 21 May 2021. Students and staff can shortly put themselves forward as candidates for the University Council, Faculty Councils or Department Councils.
-
Stand as a candidate for the University elections 2023
Organisation
-
Stand as a candidate in the University elections
Organisation
-
Bas Knapp new Chair of the University Council
Organisation
-
Join the discussion on the university's future direction
What should our education and research look like in 2027? How can we make the university more sustainable and achieve greater impact? The new Strategic Plan will set the direction for the coming years, and the Executive Board wants students and staff to provide as much input as possible. Would you like…
-
Green islands around the University buildings to entice threatened insects
The number of insect species is plummeting, which is why the University is creating a more biodiverse environment around its buildings. Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, planted the first bee-friendly plants in the front garden of Oude UB on 20 September.
-
Paul KloegUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
-
Executive Board of the University asks University Council for advice on activating person counters/sensors
The Executive Board of Leiden University has asked the University Council to advise on its proposed decision to reactivate the person counters/sensors in due course. The Council will now look at this carefully before the Board makes a final decision. The advice of the University’s participation body…
-
More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’
He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at Leiden University College The Hague. Jan Meijer is the definition of an international researcher and he’s proud of it.
-
Explore idea(l)s for the future at TEDxLeidenUniversity 2022
Social
- Voting at the university on 22 November? Find out where
-
MIRD Students Explore International Organisations in Geneva March 2024
From 25-27 March, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit to Geneva, Switzerland. Students participated in institutional visits focusing on a wide range mandates in the field of International Relations and Dip…
-
Explore gardening: participants wanted for Community Garden pilot
Social
-
Exploring Leiden University College: A personal journey with alumna Georgina Kuipers
It has been just over a decade since the first students graduated with Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor degree. We caught up with one of those pioneering graduates.
-
Deadline extended until 14 April: Stand as a candidate in the University elections
Organisation
-
Shaping the university of the future. Leiden University joins Una Europa alliance
Leiden University is a member of the Una Europa European alliance. This partnership of 11 research-intensive universities is working to shape the university of the future.
-
The well-being student pool: help make the university a better place
Organisation, Social
-
No drinking water at the University Sports Centre due to maintentance
Facility
-
Discover plant-based food at the university during Meat- and Dairy-Free Week
Facility
-
Safety at the university: always take your LU-Card with you to work or lectures
We are living in turbulent times. Various conflicts in other parts of the world at times give rise to feelings of anxiety, unrest and anger in our country too. We also see this happening in our academic community.
- Buy a year membership to the University Sports Centre and get two months free
-
Construction Work around the University Sports Centre until the beginning of August
Facility, Organisation
-
Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building
You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yourself. On Saturday 8 June 2024, from 10.00 – 13.00 hrs., the building site of the new Campus The Hague Leiden University Building will be open to the pu…
-
Prinsjesfestival & Prinsjesdag: overview of events organised in and around the University in The Hague
The third Tuesday of September is getting closer and that means ‘Prinsjesdag’ (Little Prince Day) and the opening of our own faculty’s academic year. We have created an overview of all the events that have been organised for this ‘The Hague holiday’ in and around the University.
-
Exploring this country has been the experience I didn’t know I needed’
17 November is International Student’s Day, dedicated to showcasing the international experience of international students in the Netherlands.
-
Walk-in concert University organ
Arts and culture
-
Call for Applications - Classics Colloquium, 12-15 December at the University of Bologna
Education
-
Visit the University of Helsinki for the Medieval-Modern Forum
Education
-
The University and the Netherlands Court of Audit: a cross-fertilisation that benefits everyone
Sjoerd Keulen holds the new special chair in Public Audit, Policy Evaluation and Accountability.
-
University Elections
This year, there are elections for the student and staff sections of the University Council and the student section of all faculty councils. You decide who represents you to university management. What topics and viewpoints are important to you? By voting, you ultimately have a say in university policy.…
-
University elections
The members of the various co-participation bodies are democratically elected. This happens during university elections.
-
University regulations
Your most important rights and obligations as a student are laid down in the Student charter. How this statute is implemented is detailed in various faculty and educational regulations, for example your study programme’s Education and Examination Regulations (OER in Dutch).
-
Leiden University
Leiden University has seven faculties, each managed by a faculty board. There are regulations and reporting mechanisms in place to ensure that our education programmes run as they should.
-
New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
-
University LibraryWitte Singel 27, Leiden