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Leiden University professor removed for extremely unacceptable behaviour 18 October 2022
A professor from Leiden University has subjected various colleagues to intimidating and unacceptable behaviour for a longer period. These are the find...
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University signs Digital Sustainability Manifesto: ‘We need a Delta Plan’ 18 October 2022
Digitalisation can make a huge contribution to a greener future, but it must also be as sustainable as possible. To make significant progress, more co...
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Personnel Monitor: ‘Time to make your voice heard’ 14 October 2022
All Leiden University staff will receive an invitation on 17 October to fill in the Personnel Monitor. Why is it important that everyone completes it?...
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The minefield that is unacceptable behaviour 14 October 2022
University is often a period of sexual exploration and experimentation, generally to the satisfaction of all involved. But sometimes you want it and t...
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LUMC signs international agreement on developing Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products 13 October 2022
Skåne University Hospital, Lund University and Leiden University Medical Center will work together to expand their research, teaching and development ...
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Archaeologists come up with a more precise estimate for how long modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed 13 October 2022
Modern humans and Neanderthals may have co-existed in France and Northern Spain for up to 2,900 years until the Neanderthals disappeared. This is what...
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A quick call with Marjolijn Clarebach about Healthy University Week 11 October 2022
Marjolijn joined Leiden University in June as Policy Adviser on Healthy University and Staff Absence. She is passionate about healthy living and is pl...
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Solar panels and sedum on the roof of Snellius: A first for Leiden University 11 October 2022
One of the largest roofs at Leiden University, that of the Snellius building, has recently been equipped with 590 solar panels and 57,000 sedum plants...
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Honorary doctorates for Belgian virologist Marc van Ranst and German Arabist Beatrice Gründler 11 October 2022
Leiden University is awarding an honorary doctorate to virologist Marc van Ranst. Van Ranst has been one of the main advisers of the Belgian governmen...
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University energy campaign: ‘Warm yourself, not the world’ 10 October 2022
Sky-high energy prices and a climate that keeps getting warmer: it’s clear that we have to turn down the heat. Sustainability Day on 10 October will m...
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How’s it going with Postbus 71, the Leiden2022 hotline? 10 October 2022
Why is the sky blue? Why are most people right-handed? Why are spiderwebs so strong? These are just some of the questions arriving at Postbus 71, a Le...
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Executive Board column: Make refugee students feel welcome at our university 10 October 2022
I recently went to the anniversary celebration of The Meeting Point, and the stories the refugee students told made a huge impression on me. The Meeti...
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Nitrogen report: Nitrogen expert Jan Willem Erisman identifies pluses and minuses 06 October 2022
On 5 October, mediator Johan Remkes presented his report on the nitrogen crisis and what he thinks is the best way forward. Leiden University professo...
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‘When I leave the lecture and students are still discussing, I know I did a good job’ 05 October 2022
‘It was the biggest bunch of flowers I’d ever seen,’ says Emily Strange about the moment she won the Leiden Teaching Prize 2022. The judge praised the...
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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...