211 search results for “freedom of expression and censorship” in the Student website
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marloes van NoorloosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alan SearsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans FrankenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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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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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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Join the conversation on academic freedom
Debate
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Bastiaan RijpkemaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hoop dance: de hoop as a tool for expression
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Iza KorsmitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wouter HinsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tonko ZijlstraFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Dignity and respect in the online learning environment
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Gelijn MolierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Jip StamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Stefaan Van den BogaertFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Evania Lina FasyaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Edoardo ValorzFaculty of Humanities
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Merijn de BakkerFaculty of Science
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corstens Commission concludes in report: no expressions of antisemitism
The Corstens Commission that investigated whether there are any grounds for the rumours of antisemitism at the Faculty of Law has found no indication whatsoever for such expressions. This also applies to the professor in question. This is evident from the report that the commission chaired by Professor…
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Svetlana KharchenkovaFaculty of Humanities
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Royal honour for former Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker
Carel Stolker, former Rector Magnificus and President of the Executive Board of Leiden University, has been made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau for his services to the city and University. Mayor Henri Lenferink awarded the royal honour to Stolker at the University’s Dies Natalis on 8 February…
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Bart SchermerFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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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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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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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned
Nadia Bouras will give the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on 6 March. She will call for academic freedom for everyone.
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Creativity for beginners
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Leiden University in The Hague praised by L’Express as one of Europe’s ‘schools of power’
Leiden University is featured by French magazine L’Express as one of Europe’s leading ‘schools of power’, highlighting its Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs in The Hague and its role in training future leaders in politics, diplomacy, and securi…
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Building academic freedom
Debate
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Speaking skills
Many students find speaking in front of their classmates and lecturers nerve-wracking. Giving a presentation can be rather stressful. But good preparation is half the battle and following the tips below can help reduce any anxiety.
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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…
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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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End Fossil occupation of Lipsius building
Members of the End Fossil climate action group, including students from Leiden University, have occupied two rooms in the Lipsius building at the Faculty of Humanities today (23 November 2023).
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Pride is a celebration, but also a fight for visibility
‘Be yourself. Be as gay, queer, trans as you can and show the world you exist.’ These rousing words from Looi van Kessel marked the start of the third Pride Leiden for the university boat, with the theme: ‘450 years of being yourself’.
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Irina MorozovaFaculty of Humanities
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Lactation rooms
Lactation rooms for students
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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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Vasiliki KostaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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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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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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Nursing mothers' room Herta Mohr
Herta Mohr, Witte Singel 27A, 2311 BG, Leiden