News
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’ 04 October 2022
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all student...
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor 04 October 2022
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by...
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Tailoring support for refugee students: ‘They are amazed at the number of options’ 04 October 2022
Many people have fled to the Netherlands since the outbreak of war in Ukraine, including students. But even before this war, students with refugee bac...
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Update and reminder: Call for proposals Social Resilience & Security programme 04 October 2022
On behalf of the interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience & Security, we would like to remind you of the call for proposals for seed funding (up ...
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Executive Board column: Working together to save energy 04 October 2022
The rising energy prices cannot have escaped anyone’s notice. They have dominated the news in recent months. As a university, we too face a big challe...
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Craft and innovation take centre stage at LeidenGlobal exhibition 04 October 2022
An interdisciplinary photo exhibition about crafts and craftsmanship in different cultures will open at Oude UB on 6 October. At the opening Fridus St...
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Hague city councillors on working visit: ‘The Hague is becoming a real student city’ 29 September 2022
What does the University mean for The Hague? And what are researchers and students learning from the city and its residents? The Hague city councillor...
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 29 September 2022
Max van Lent, Aris Politopoulos, Emily Strange, Claire Vergerio and Astrid Van Weyenberg have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturer...
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Leiden University ends participation in EUniWell pilot 27 September 2022
Leiden University has decided to withdraw from EUniWell as of January 2023. The importance of synergy in our international portfolio and research and ...
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Developing new therapies to fight muscle disease 26 September 2022
Biophysicist Alireza Mashaghi and his collaborators are taking up the fight against muscular dystrophy: genetic disorders that cause muscle weakness. ...
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Seeing Stars: Jupiter steals the show in cloudy night skies 26 September 2022
After months of preparation, the moment of truth had arrived: would the skies above Leiden clear for the promised glitzy planet-and-star show? The peo...
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Executive Board column: How can we deal with hate speech? 26 September 2022
I was disgusted by the recent Ongehoord Nederland broadcast on 15 September. The racist and hateful comments made by alumna Raisa Blommesteijn were, a...
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Social Resilience & Security seed funding for interdisciplinary research: call for proposals 22 September 2022
The interdisciplinary programme Social Resilience & Security is inviting proposals for seed funding. The programme aims to combine knowledge and expe...
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Perspectify: an imperfect art exhibition 22 September 2022
The PERSPECTIVE project looks to address the concept of successfulness. What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’, to be 'successful' at universit...
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Brand-new Ehrenfest car park at LBSP is a breath of fresh air 21 September 2022
The new Ehrenfest multi-storey car park at the heart of the Leiden Bio Science Park was opened today by the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of Le...