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Staff present AI prototypes that can make our work easier
Thirteen teams of inventive staff rose to the challenge of creating brand-new AI applications to lighten their workload during the AI Cocreation Lab. At the closing ceremony in the Academy Building, participants showed their pitch films, and an expert jury announced the winning prototypes.
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’
The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pieter ter Keurs from the Museums, Collections and Society interdisciplinary research programme. ‘But do make it clear why you are returning something.’
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‘The complex puzzle of housing and urban development makes this work so fascinating’
Chris Suijker, since 1 July the new director of Real Estate, likes healthy and sustainable university buildings where you ‘get the feeling you’re right at the heart of society’. Her aim is to achieve the same effect with even more buildings.
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celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’
The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with the current Dean and a predecessor who was there at the Academy's founding. A conversation about identity, inspiration, and impact ensues. ‘It is about…
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology
Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to continue with photography and making travel guides with a nod to anthropology.
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Wanted: assignments for first-year trainees. ‘A trainee really makes a difference’
They are talented, independent and fit right into your team: LDE trainees. Every year, their knowledge and skills strengthen various university departments. We’re looking for new assignments for the upcoming academic year. So why not submit one, say current assignment provider Monique and trainee Ea…
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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’
The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vincenten gives a peek behind the scenes at student and staff participation at Leiden University. ‘I get so much energy from collaborating with the students…
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Executive Board column: Make refugee students feel welcome at our university
I recently went to the anniversary celebration of The Meeting Point, and the stories the refugee students told made a huge impression on me. The Meeting Point helps students from different backgrounds feel part of our university community.
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’
Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.
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Executive Board visits Institute for History: ‘History helps us make sense of the present’
Each research institute has its own dynamic. The Executive Board is visiting our institutes to find out what they are up to. On 24 June, it was the turn of the Institute for History. ‘History helps us make sense the present, whether through family stories, local issues or world politics.’
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Medical Delta professor Marcel Reinders: ‘You need collaboration to make a real impact’
Prof. Marcel Reinders is a data science specialist at Delft University of technology. Using smart algorithms, he searches for links in complex data. For example, he studies patterns in DNA that lead to aberrant cell behaviour. This knowledge will help detect serious diseases such as Alzheimer's and…
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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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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
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Irma Mosquera ValderramaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Csilla ArieseFaculty of Humanities
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Annemieke VerbaasFaculty of Archaeology
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Bram IevenFaculty of Humanities
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Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Henning BasoldFaculty of Science
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Update Executive Board: Implications of caretaker government for the university
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Update Executive Board: Parliament debates education cuts and self-governance
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.
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Alumna Anne Marie van Rietschoten on the importance of ethics and making a contribution
If it was up to alumna and member of the Advisory Board Anne Marie van Rietschoten, philosophy and ethics would be part of the standard curriculum for a law degree. In our monthly flash interview with alumni, Anne Marie explains why she believes this is so important.
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Academia in Motion: the University is making headway towards better academic practice
Leiden University is pressing ahead with Open Science and Recognition & Rewards! This is the key message of the new Academia in Motion steering group.
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Moving forward together with the personnel monitor: 'Make sure it’s not just a one-off conversation’
If you want to stay fit, you have to go to the gym regularly, and – hopefully - cleaning our teeth is something we do at least twice a day. So, why shouldn’t we keep on working on a safe and healthy work climate, HR Director Esther van Opstal asks in a conversation on where things stand now with the…
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Four reasons why you should make use of LLInC, the brand-new knowledge centre
Educational innovation provides both opportunities and challenges for lecturers. How do you put your innovative ideas into practice or how do you choose the right learning resources for your teaching? From now on, lecturers can go for support and inspiration to the new Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre…
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Josette DaemenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hannah KuhnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Paul Nieuwenburg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Simon Otjes
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aleksandra Khokhlova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Raafat Shamieh
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Roos van der Haer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Floris Mansvelt BeckFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Josh RobisonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jelena BelicFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tom Theuns
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Valentina CarraroFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alyssa Akkerman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sarah StevensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Leila DemarestFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Georgios DikaiosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marijn NagtzaamFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Denny van der Vlist
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Matthew LongoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences