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One hundred years of education policy in 5 crucial moments
In 2018, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) is celebrating its 100-year existence. To commemorate this occasion, policy historian Pieter Slaman conducted a comprehensive survey of the ministry. We now look back on 5 crucial moments.
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A ‘confused person’ is more of a misunderstood person
The person who cried out at Dam Square on Remembrance Day in 2010. For Michiel van der Wolf this marked the rise of a new phenomenon: that of ‘confused people’. Because since that Remembrance Day, the number of reports of ‘confused people’ in the Netherlands has increased rapidly in the statistics.…
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Skating faster thanks to data science
The Netherlands has a lot of world-class speed skaters and footballers. Clever statistical analyses could help them perform even better. Leiden University is working on this together with Delft and Amsterdam.
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Honours students mount an exhibition on ‘the other’
Master’s students in the Honours Class ‘Leiden, City of Refugees?’ were asked to contemplate the concept of ‘the other’ from both an academic and an artistic perspective. The result was the exhibition ‘The Invitation’ which was presented at Stadsbauhaus on 4 June.
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‘If you know how the system works, you can stand up for your rights’
Legal protection. What do those involved in youth care and child protection understand by this concept? And what needs to change to improve legal protection? This question was explored by researchers from Leiden University’s Department of Child Law. Their research fits with the government’s ambition…
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A preposterous mix? Willem Otterspeer covers the University’s history one more time
The biographer of Leiden University, Willem Otterspeer, has a new book out. In ‘De stad, de dood en de dichters’ (The City, Death and the Poets) he combines his love for the University and poetry with autobiographical reflections. ‘With my magnifying glass I discovered yet more new details in the pr…
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The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to open information provision in palliative care
What if seriously ill patients do not want to hear their diagnosis? Does a clinician always need to provide a patient with all available information? Communication researcher Liesbeth van Vliet, medical anthropologist Annemarie Samuels and research intern Fiona Brosig will put these questions on open…
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LION Image Awards
On 15 January, the winner of the famed LION Image Award will be announced. Submissions ranged from the famous 3d printed microboat to an eerily abstract graph depicting a Majorana fermion.
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Wim Voermans in Brazil
Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative law, travelled to São Paolo, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro from 14 to 18 March with a delegation from Leiden University with the aim of strengthening ties with Brazil. During the visit agreements were made on future academic collaboration and…
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The Leiden Connection - screenwriter Gerard Soeteman looks back
Gerard Soeteman (1936) created a furore as a screenwriter of films that became classics (Dutch films: Turks Fruit, Soldaat van Oranje, de Aanslag), but personally he is much more attached to his critical documentaries for television. He studied Dutch in Leiden. How did that help him?
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Students International Studies receive their diploma
More than 300 students received their Bachelor’s Diploma of International Studies on 31 August 2018.
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Patient to plastic surgeon: ‘I want to look like my selfie.’
An image has great powers of persuasion. It is said that ‘a picture is worth more than a thousand words’. But these days, images can easily be manipulated with severe consequences. ‘Perhaps it’s time to reconsider the value we attach to images’, says Elize de Mul, whose PhD thesis deals with ‘digital…
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Green Office chasing green ideas
‘A university is a slow-moving institution, which is in many ways a good thing,' commented student Josephine Rook at the opening of the Leiden University Green Office on 27 September in the Hortus botanicus. ‘Sustainability is not about following the latest trends, but about making structural improv…
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Students hunting for breakthrough in antibiotics resistance
Bacteria that fluoresce green, blue or red may play a role in combatting resistance against antibiotics. Under the motto of 'Say yes to stress', thirteen ambitious Leiden students are aiming to amass 9,000 euros to carry out their research project.
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Five questions on event 'Leadership in the digital transition'
Minister Alexandra van Huffelen will attend the 'Leadership in the digital transition' event at Campus Wijnhaven organised by Alex Ingrams on 16 February. Five questions to Ingrams about the event.
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Maria de Lourdes Monteiro
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
| +31 71 527 8586
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How Dutch Brazil was lost
The Amsterdam media played a major role in the rise and fall of Dutch Brazil, the colony held briefly by the Dutch West India Company in the 17th century. This is the conclusion reached by Professor of Maritime History Michiel van Groesen in his book ‘Amsterdam’s Atlantic’.
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Percutaneous mitral valve plasty in secondary mitral regurgitation
PhD defence
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Tumor-specific targets for imaging in vulvar cancer
PhD defence
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Gabriel Paiuk – Sound Theory (The Clouds)
Arts and culture, Concert
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Imaging of the cardiorenal syndrome and visceral fat
PhD defence
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Is thyroid status a common denominator of age-related disease?
PhD defence
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Museum Talk: Art amid the Ruins
Lecture
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Tautological differential forms on moduli spaces of curves
PhD defence
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Karina Caputi on the early universe
Lecture, Kaiser Lente Lezing
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Nienke van der Marel on astrochemistry
Lecture, Kaiser Lente Lezing
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Tycho de Graaf
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.j.de.graaf@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4989
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Hente de Ruijter
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.de.ruijter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3770
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Jelle de Vrijer
ICLON
j.de.vrijer@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4015
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Alexander de Wit
a.de.wit@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Marijne de Ferrante-Molenaar
ICLON
m.d.de.ferrante@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7404
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Rinske de Kok-Baan
Faculty of Humanities
r.de.kok@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mischa de Rover
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
rovermde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6754
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Corrie de Koning
Faculteit Geneeskunde
c.h.j.de_koning-fennes@lumc.nl |
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Michiel de Dood
Science
dood@physics.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5929
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Gerhard de Kok
Faculty of Humanities
g.j.de.kok@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2623
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Koen de Boer
Science
k.de.boer@math.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aafje de Roest
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.de.roest@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.g.de.hoop.scheffer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Ton de Rooij
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
a.j.de.rooij@ufb.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7963
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Robin de Koning
ICT Shared Service Centre
r.c.p.de.koning@issc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Andre de Jong
Universitair Facilitair Bedrijf
a.de.jong@ufb.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mandy de Waal
Faculty of Humanities
m.de.waal@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2332
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Hans de Vries
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
h.r.de.vries@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Pam de Groot
Faculty of Humanities
p.z.de.groot@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1954
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Bram de Heide
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.w.f.de.heide@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3512
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Joris de Groot
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
j.e.c.de.groot@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Thea de Gelder
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.de.gelder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 5113 3999
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Frans de Haas
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.j.de.haas@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2010
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Luuk de Cock
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
l.j.de.cock@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9163