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Annual report for 2019 publishedLeiden University has published its annual report for 2019. The report is a testament to everyone’s hard work and creativity and shows just how much w...
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Share your experiences of online teaching. Register for the University webinarThanks to the corona crisis, you as a lecturer at Leiden University now have over three months experience of remote teaching. If you would like to sha...
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Record number of grants for collaboration with universities outside the EUGood news for international collaboration: the EU’s International Credit Mobility programme has awarded 163 grants to students and researchers from Le...
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From Brightspace basics to learning how to migrate: lecturer training has begunFor years Blackboard was the digital hub for courses and programmes at Leiden University, but in September it will be replaced by Brightspace. To help...
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New online platform Learning with the CityLearning with the City, a partnership between the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden University and University of Applied Sciences Leiden, has a new onlin...
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Carel Stolker: ‘Young researchers, you’re not alone’Young researchers have been particularly affected by the coronavirus measures. They’re concerned about whether they’ll get their PhD or postdoc projec...
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‘We will offer a warm welcome to our students, both in person and online’The University buildings are partially reopening to students. And first-years will be able to discover real-life Leiden or The Hague during the introd...
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Leiden University to participate in Cultural Talent to the Top monitorThis year, Leiden University will participate for the first time in the Cultural Talent to the Top monitor. This will provide insight into the Univers...
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Hester Bijl on racism, inclusiveness and diversity at Leiden UniversityWe talked to Hester Bijl about the worldwide protests sparked off by the death of George Floyd. A demonstration against racism will also be held in Le...
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Rectores Magnifici: ‘Give students more opportunity to travel by public transport’Meeting in person is crucial to higher education. It would therefore be inadvisable only to allow students to use public transport between 11:00 and 1...
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The wide spectrum of research at LeidenTo give a better idea of the research at Leiden University, a new website has been launched that lists the University’s institutes together with the d...
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Leiden University 20th in SustainaBul rankingLeiden University has come 20th in the annual SustainaBul ranking. The SustainaBul is a prize awarded to the most sustainable higher education institu...
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Black lives matter: ‘Racism takes different forms but it’s a world issue’It all started with demonstrations protesting about the death of George Floyd from police brutality in Minneapolis, but the Black Lives Matter protest...
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Diversity officer Aya Ezawa on George Floyd and racism: ‘this is a time for reflection’The death of George Floyd has led to fierce protests against police violence in the United States and beyond. What effects are we seeing in our Unive...
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University election results: little change, turnout somewhat lowerThe results of the 2020 University elections have been announced. With the exception of a few seats, little will change in the University Council in c...