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Recipients Meijers Grants 2023 06 July 2023
At least six people are off to a good start of the summer, because they are the recipients of a Meijers grant. For the next few years, these researche...
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Presentation Leiden research The Database of Business Ethics in Oxford 05 July 2023
On Wednesday 7 June 2023, Dr Yvonne Erkens, Kate Verhoeff, Emma Snel, and Fleur Walravens of the Department of Labour Law in Leiden, gave a presentati...
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Book presentation 'Phanta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid' 05 July 2023
On 15 June 2023, the book presentation for the ‘Panta Rhei: recht en duurzaamheid’ (Panta Rhei: law and sustainability) was held at the Oude Sterrenwa...
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Hans Franken Lecture by Jan Kleijssen, former Human Rights Director at the Council of Europe 05 July 2023
On June 30, eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies of Leiden University organised the annual Hans Franken Lecture. This year the lecture was d...
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Does your office fridge need replacing? 04 July 2023
They are big and white, devour energy and could be gathering dust in your department: old, faulty or unused fridges are anything but sustainable. This...
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These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023 04 July 2023
Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
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Annual Report 2022 published 04 July 2023
In the new Annual Report 2022 we report on not only research and teaching at Leiden University but also ICT, real estate, personnel, finance, impact a...
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Leiden researchers on king’s apology for the Netherlands historical role in slavery 04 July 2023
In a speech on Keti Koti (meaning ‘the chain is broken’ and the name given to 1 July, the day marking the abolition of slavery) the Dutch king, Willem...
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures 03 July 2023
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (U...
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Eduard Fosch-Villaronga presents at the Technology and Sustainable Development Conference 03 July 2023
Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, Associate Professor at eLaw, presented his work on ‘Aligning rules and actions in digital innovation’ at the conference on Te...
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun 01 July 2023
2023 is an important year for Leiden University, our students and staff, and for the Netherlands in general. On 1 July – Keti Koti – it will be exactl...
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National Student Survey: Leiden University students are satisfied with their study programme 30 June 2023
The first results of the National Student Survey (Nationale Studenten Enquête: NSE) reveal that students at Leiden University are satisfied with their...
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Can placebo techniques help rheumatism patients reduce their medication? 30 June 2023
From painful joints to intense fatigue: a third of rheumatism patients suffer serious effects from this chronic condition and rely long-term on medica...
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health 29 June 2023
Anne-Laura van Harmelen – Professor of Professor Brain, Safety and Resilience and one of the coordinators of the Social Resilience and Security interd...
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University 29 June 2023
Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set...