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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward? 22 May 2024
Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and sta...
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Alumnus Sam van Raalte: From psychology to podcast 21 May 2024
How does a psychology graduate end up with a podcast? Alumnus Sam van Raalte followed his passion into freelance journalism. ‘I studied psychology to ...
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz 21 May 2024
Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, gr...
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Protest at Academy Building and Hortus botanicus ended 17 May 2024
Today’s protest at the University’s Academy Building and the Hortus botanicus ended at around 16.30. The dozens of demonstrators left the grounds volu...
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Joint solution for appointment of Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 May 2024
A mediation meeting was held today between the University Council and the Executive Board about the appointment procedure for the Vice-Rector of Organ...
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Our ties with Israeli universities 17 May 2024
Leiden University has recently received various petitions from students and staff concerning our ties with Israeli universities. We have also held ext...
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A message from the Executive Board 17 May 2024
These are turbulent times at Dutch universities. We have all seen what has been and is still happening at various campuses in the country. Protests, d...
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Keeping our campus safe 17 May 2024
The world is in turmoil. International wars and conflicts have been raging for some time. And political and social developments are causing insecurity...
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Live blog: Academy Building protest 17 May 2024
This page provides updates on the protest today at the Academy Building and Hortus botanicus in Leiden.
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Protest in Wijnhaven building has ended 16 May 2024
Everything is peaceful again in and around the Wijnhaven building at Campus The Hague. Earlier today, the location was the scene of a large pro-Palest...
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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions 16 May 2024
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and...
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AI Policy Leaders Award for Gianclaudio Malgieri 16 May 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law at eLaw, will receive the "AI Policy Leaders Academia Award" from CAIDP Europe (Center for AI and Dig...
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Carlotta Rigotti at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2024 16 May 2024
On 13 May 2024, Carlotta Rigotti took the stage at WOROBET 2024, a workshop dedicated to robot ethics, which was part of the IEEE International Confer...
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Concern about provisional government deal 16 May 2024
We are concerned about our research and teaching cuts announced in the provisional deal between the Dutch coalition parties. This will have a profound...
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eLaw publishes Self-assessment tool on age assurance for the European Commission 16 May 2024
Simone van der Hof, Professor of Law and Digital Technologies at eLaw, and Mohammed Raiz Shaffique, Researcher and PhD candidate at eLaw, have publish...