News
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Painting removed from wall in spontaneous action: ‘We are going to discuss this and reach a decision’ 15 November 2022
During a meeting at the University on 10 November, staff spontaneously removed a painting by artist Rein Dool from the wall in one of the meeting room...
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Lorentz Medal awarded in Leiden in presence of Minister Dijkgraaf 11 November 2022
Within the scope of Leiden European City of Science, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) presented the quadrennial Lorentz Medal...
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Outreach symposium: ‘We’ve got so much talent and creativity at our university’ 11 November 2022
As an academic, it’s not easy to communicate your research to society – and in a language people will understand. With its Outreach Grant Symposium, Y...
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Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands 10 November 2022
How can the people of Leiden age as well as possible? And what is needed to reduce health disparities? That is the mission of Leiden Healthy Society C...
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New hub for entrepreneurial students from Campus The Hague 10 November 2022
This Thursday saw the launch of PLNT The Hague, an entrepreneurial hub where Campus The Hague students can learn all about entrepreneurship. They will...
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Confidentiality clauses with penalty clauses should not be invoked when misconduct is reported 09 November 2022
Confidentiality clauses that contain penalty clauses in television production contracts are common, permissible and useful, but can never be invoked a...
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Unique collaboration between knowledge institutions and municipality of Leiden 08 November 2022
The city of Leiden has a unique combination of knowledge institutions. To ensure this knowledge flourishes and the city gains the maximum benefit from...
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Academia in Motion: the University is making headway towards better academic practice 08 November 2022
Leiden University is pressing ahead with Open Science and Recognition & Rewards! This is the key message of the new Academia in Motion steering group.
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New ‘university centre’ to be created in former Hudson’s Bay building in downtown The Hague 07 November 2022
Leiden University, together with the Open University and Universities of the Netherlands, will take up residence in the Spui building at Grote Marktst...
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Executive Board column: My concerns about the increased harassment of academics 07 November 2022
Academics increasingly face threats, intimidation and abuse. The WetenschapVeilig platform has been launched to address this. Academics who are being ...
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National platform launched for academics facing abuse 07 November 2022
Academics regularly face threats, intimidation and abuse. The Universities of the Netherlands (UNL), the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and the Royal Ne...
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A quick call with Petra Slabber about Emergency Response Day 07 November 2022
Every year, the first Monday in November is Emergency Response Day: the opportunity to recognise the importance of emergency response officers. At Lei...
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Master Class | Factory Girls, Sex Workers, and Minorities: Writing the Marginalized in History 03 November 2022
Hanan Hammad and Eftychia Mylona give a master class focusing on conceptual and methodological challenges in writing histories of marginalized social ...
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Leiden Law School receives praise during research evaluation 02 November 2022
Every six years, the research conducted at all law schools in the Netherlands is evaluated during a research evaluation. On 6 and 7 October, it was Le...
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Lecture by Al-Babtain Visiting Fellow Salwa El-Awa 01 November 2022
Dr. Salwa El-Awa delivers a talk on Wednesday, November 2nd, on "Ambiguity in the Qur'an".