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Content key factor in choosing a master’s programmeLast Friday was Master’s Open Day time once again. Students from home and abroad descended on Leiden and The Hague to find out more about our master’s...
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‘You gain a better understanding of why people migrate to certain places’Migration and diversity are key factors in one of the most fundamental transformations of society today. Students study this phenomenon in the Leiden-...
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How Johan Huizinga sent the Nazis packingIn 1933, Leiden held a large international student conference. It was supposed to be a celebration of unity that would bring together the French, Brit...
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‘Spying’ on talented lecturersGood teaching isn’t as easy as it might seem. In November, the Month of Open Teaching, staff at Leiden University therefore have the opportunity to ‘s...
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Students help staff adopt healthier habits at Healthy University WeekStudents on the Health and Medical Psychology master’s programme have developed workshops on topics including reducing stress and being more active at...
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Science & Cinema: Leiden researchers at the Leiden International Film FestivalA film and quiz at the Old Observatory, a film whose ending you decide or a political satire in The Hague. These are some of the options at Science & ...
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In pictures: kick-off Healthy University WeekOn Monday 28 October, we celebrated the start of Healthy University Week 2019. During this week, students and staff of Leiden University can follow wo...
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Working towards a safe work and study environmentLeiden University is committed to providing a safe and inclusive work and study environment for its students and staff. Unfortunately, following a num...
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NSE 2019: Leiden students slightly happierLeiden students are slightly happier with their study programmes than past year, according to the 2019 National Student Survey. The figures are still ...
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The PhD Career Platform helps PhD candidates get on the job marketAround 70 per cent of new PhD graduates leave the University and the opportunities open to them are enormous. Getting stressed from too much choice? A...
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Retired boxer Arnold Vanderlyde: ‘Keep moving, literally and figuratively’Boxing is in vogue, so who better to open Healthy University Week on 28 October than retired boxer Arnold Vanderlyde. In an interactive presentation, ...
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Leiden through the eyes of seven city photographersFreemasons, young circus artistes, people at a clothes swap and many more. Seven young anthropologists spent a year exploring Leiden as city photograp...
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University Council: making the University a better place, one step at a timeThe new academic year has also begun for the University Council. Its first meeting with the Executive Board of the University was held on Monday 14 Oc...
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The dream of inclusivity... and the harsh reality‘When I started out, I could only dream of an inclusive university,’ said departing Diversity Officer Isabel Hoving at her leaving do on 9 October. ‘B...
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Over 130 join in the University procession at the Relief of LeidenOn 3 October, Leiden University joined in big style with the annual celebration of The Relief of Leiden. Over 130 professors, staff members, students ...