193 search results for “break means” in the Student website
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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'One in five bacteria we tested were capable of breaking down plastic'
Leiden PhD candidate Jo-Anne Verschoor discovered that nearly twenty percent of the bacterial strains she studied could degrade plastic, though they needed some encouragement to do so. ‘Bacteria are just like people,’ says Verschoor. Her research was published in the journal Communications Biology,…
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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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Sylvia VinkLeiden Learning and Innovation Centre
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to contend with. Is so much going wrong nowadays? Not at all, says Professor by Special Appointment Sjoerd Keulen. ‘It’s one of the methods that makes democracy…
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Arjan LouwenFaculty of Archaeology
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Daphne BindelsFaculty of Science
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Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talk
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Cancelled: Breaking the Cycle of Heart Attacks
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Irene O'DalyFaculty of Humanities
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Lisa LenderinkFaculty of Humanities
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Opening and closing times: Good Friday and Easter
Facility, Organisation
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LAK creative courses
At Leiden University’s LAK (Leiden Academic Art Centre) students can take creative courses at affordable rates and rent studios and workshops.
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Online teaching and assessment
Online education and assessments
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that Dutch people are labelling events in increasingly broad contexts as violent.
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Create your Beachbag
Study support
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DIY an UPcycling art
Study support
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Cosima NimphyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Evin AktarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joost van den BrinkFaculty of Science
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Sjef BarbiersFaculty of Humanities
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Daisy SmeetsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marianne van Dijken
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Study choice
Are you not sure whether you have chosen the right study programme? Are you finding it hard to decide which study programme to do next? The advisers at Leiden University’s Career Services are on hand to offer help and advice.
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Timetable
Schedules
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Timetable
Schedules
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Lidewyde BerckmoesAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Han de WindeFaculty of Science
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Studying with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, is the term for a range of neurodevelopmental conditions or differences which can impact your studies at Leiden University.
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Studying with dyslexia
Dyslexia is a learning disorder which is common among students and can impact your studies at Leiden University.
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Studying with ADHD and ADD
AD(H)D stands for Attention Deficit(-Hyperactivity) Disorder, which is a common disorder that can impact your learning at Leiden University.
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Bram CaersFaculty of Humanities
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Paul VedderFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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New technology could make hard-to-recycle plastics recyclable
Cookware handles, electrical plugs, brake pads. Unlike other plastics, these ‘thermosets’ cannot simply be melted down and reshaped, making them difficult to recycle. Chemist Roxanne Kieltyka and her team are now exploring a way to make these materials recyclable, potentially transforming the way we…
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IncLUsion
IncLUsion is a student initiative that enables refugees who are not (yet) able to register on a regular study programme to follow courses at Leiden University. But studying is more than just attending classes, which is why IncLUsion also offers a buddy system. Buddies are Leiden University students…
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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. The study has been published in Nature Ecology and Evolution.
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Navigating a New Culture as a PhD candidate
Personal development, Study support
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How fungi are helping us be more sustainable
Professor of Fungal Genetics and Biotechnology Arthur Ram explains how fungi can help us be more sustainable.
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Mitra BaratchiFaculty of Science
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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres
Physicist Remko Fermin from Leiden University was awarded a Rubicon grant from NWO. He will use it to study superconducting diodes that could contribute to reducing the CO2 emission of data centres.
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Mitch van Geel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nadia SonneveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Peter van der PuttenFaculty of Science
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Newly discovered enzyme could play crucial role in bacterial breakdown of plastics
Leiden researchers have discovered an enzyme that helps bacteria feed on everyday plastics. This common enzyme could play a crucial role in future research and eventually in addressing the global plastic crisis. The study was published in Nature Communications.
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HEAR ME NOW: exhibition on sexual misconduct
Portraits that gaze at you and have moving stories to tell: HEAR ME NOW says what usually remains unsaid.
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Plexus Student CentreKaiserstraat 25, Leiden
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Three quantum-safe cryptography methods standardised for global use
Three quantum-safe cryptography methods have been standardised for worldwide use since this week. Léo Ducas co-designed the two primary PQC methods selected for this standardisation. Ducas is part of the Cryptology group at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) and is also professor of Mathematical cryptology…
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Students work on bacterium that makes sustainable plastic
A group of biology students are working on a solution to the world’s plastics problem by getting bacteria to make biodegradable plastic.
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Get fit during the Healthy University #COVID to #GOFIT-week
How do you get fit after these challenging times? How do you create a healthy lifestyle? And how do you motivate yourself to work out again? Find out during the '#COVID to #GOFIT'-week, organised by Healthy University Leiden