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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in 07 August 2023A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But t...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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PhD candidates exchange experiences at small-scale summer school 01 August 2023Excursions to Leiden museums, a flown-in American professor and a collaboration with PhD students from Cambridge: Leiden PhD candidates in early moder...
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Launch D&I Calendar 2023-2024 21 July 2023The Faculty of Humanities is proud to launch its new D&I Calendar for the academic year 2023-2024. This calendar is an effort to build awareness and c...
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What happens on the schoolyard? Sensors on clothing reveal painful patterns 21 July 2023The design of school playgrounds partially influences whether children play together. This is particularly relevant for more vulnerable students, such...
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On the road with museum lover Jelte Liemburg: ‘I finally got to hold a mammoth tooth’ 20 July 2023Former student of history at Leiden Jelte Liemburg, aged 29, has set himself the unusual challenge of visiting every single one of the 500 museums in ...
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Award of 33 Kiem grants for new interdisciplinary initiatives 17 July 2023No fewer than 55 applications were submitted for a Kiem seed grant, an initiative for developing new interdisciplinary, interfaculty research partners...
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Young researchers looking for partnerships in Indonesia 17 July 2023A number of young researchers recently took part in a knowledge mission to Indonesia, aiming to build a lasting relationship with the country. How did...
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‘Make science communication more work and less hobby’ 14 July 2023Young researchers met this month for the fifth Science Communication Summer School. ‘This is the first time some participants get to meet other resear...
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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda 13 July 2023In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry ma...
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Moving forward together with the personnel monitor: 'Make sure it’s not just a one-off conversation’ 11 July 2023If you want to stay fit, you have to go to the gym regularly, and – hopefully - cleaning our teeth is something we do at least twice a day. So, why sh...
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Taskforce promotes the interests of contract and external PhD candidates: ‘We must level out the playing field’ 11 July 2023The University wants to improve its support for contract and external PhD candidates. A taskforce headed by Dean of FGGA Erwin Muller has made over fi...
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’ 11 July 2023The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pie...
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Friend or foe? The role of AI in mitigating biases in HR 11 July 2023AI is already being widely used in HR processes, but it is unclear whether these applications contribute to fair and inclusive decision making. Leiden...
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Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague 10 July 2023Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July to an audience of students and teachers, Africa...