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Two Van Bergen Prize winners: bringing Dutch and international students togetherNot one, but two initiatives have been awarded with the Van Bergen Prize at the Diversity Symposium on 22 January. ‘Leiden City Safari’ will give inco...
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‘There’s a difference between inclusion and change’If you want to talk about inclusion, you have to bring up the subject of race. This is what Kamna Patel said at Leiden University’s annual Diversity S...
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Bio Science Park: from empty fields to hip neighbourhoodNew housing in old labs and striking architecture for University buildings and high-tech companies, not to mention waterside parks. An exhibition in O...
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Recommendations from the Student Well-being TaskforceWe know from national and international research that many students struggle with psychological problems. How about students in Leiden? Leiden Univers...
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New Year's resolutions for 2020? We'll help you out!More exercise, a healthier diet, more time to yourself: we make resolutions every year, but they often don't make it past the end of January. To help ...
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A jubilee year: 2019 in five videosOur cameraman could regularly be found on location in 2019, reporting back on funny, remarkable and interesting University stories. This gave us films...
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Professor Wim van den Doel new leader of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus partnershipThe Executive Boards of Leiden University, Delft University of Technology and Erasmus University Rotterdam have appointed Professor Wim van den Doel a...
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Eveline Crone appointed as Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in Society in RotterdamProfessor of Neurocognitive Developmental Psychology Eveline Crone will leave Leiden as of 1 April 2020. She has been appointed as Professor of Develo...
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Our year on social mediaFrom a successful April Fool’s prank and alumni love stories to a fabulous float on 3 Octobe: these were the highlights of our year on our social medi...
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What to do in the Christmas holidays: Rembrandt Route – fun for all the familyLooking for a great day out during the Christmas holidays? The University’s Rembrandt Route in Leiden is a fun and educational activity for both young...
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University provides computer lessons for refugeesComputer skills are essential if you want to become part of Dutch society. Leiden University and Stichting Bestaanskracht, an organisation that helps ...
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Relatively large number of female professors at Leiden UniversityLeiden has the second-highest percentage of female professors of all the Dutch universities. These are the results of the annual Women Professors Moni...
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Twenty lecturers awarded Senior Teaching QualificationIt was time for a celebration in the Faculty Club on 11 December. Twenty driven lecturers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification by Vice-Rec...
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Rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities: a good university is international tooThe Netherlands is an open country and should remain so. This is what the rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities write in an opinion piece. Beca...
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Leiden University as source of inspiration for new Master's programme in Artificial Intelligence and Data ScienceAcross Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka there is an urgent need for appropriate educational programmes that develop skills in data science and artifi...