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University to host meetings for our community following Wijnhaven occupation 16 May 2025The demonstration at and occupation of our Wijnhaven building on 6 May had a deep impact on our community, including the Executive Board. The universi...
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Migration scholar Katharina Natter wins Gratama Science Prize 16 May 2025For her research into migration policy under different political regimes, Katharina Natter has been awarded the Gratama Science Prize for young, talen...
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‘Polish presidential election will be important for the country’s position on the international stage’ 14 May 2025Poland votes for a new president in a first round of elections on Sunday. Lecturer Jan Meijer points out: ‘The result will have a lot of impact on Don...
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Psychology alumnus Marisse van Os is helping improve mental health services from within 14 May 2025A psychology degree, a career that started in the commercial sector and now a role where she feels she can make a difference. For alumnus Marisse van ...
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Running Leiden Marathon in a 450th-anniversary t-shirt 13 May 2025Nearly 19,000 runners lined up at the start of Leiden Marathon on Sunday, among them students and staff from the university. For some this was their f...
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Nominate colleagues for the Casimir Prize 2024-2025 before Friday 13 June 2025! 13 May 2025Did your colleagues develop an inspiring educational innovation? Or, did you collaborate with teachers and/or support staff to do so?
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How e-learning makes writing a thesis easier for lecturers and students 13 May 2025In the Educatips column, Psychology lecturers share their most valuable insights on teaching. This month: Laura Nawijn and colleagues are designing an...
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A message from the Executive Board about the Wijnhaven demonstration and occupation 07 May 2025On Tuesday 6 May our university was the scene of an unscheduled demonstration and occupation at Campus The Hague. We understand that this incident and...
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In this museum, psychologists explore how to bring abstract art closer to children 07 May 2025Children are generally not drawn to abstract art, research shows. But how exactly does abstract art affect our emotions? Through empirical research, p...
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Campus The Hague occupied 06 May 2025A group of over a hundred pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in the Wijnhaven building on Campus The Hague at around 13.00 hrs on Tuesday 6 May. The...
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Live: protest in Wijnhaven building Leiden University 06 May 2025
Around 1:00 p.m., a group of more than one hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the The Hague campus. Participants chanted slogans and put u...
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Liveable Planet looks at German university as inspiration for a ‘Liveable Planet Academy’ 06 May 2025The Leiden University interdisciplinary program Liveable Planet is working on a ‘Liveable Planet Academy’ as a follow-up to its activities. The coordi...
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Understanding public support for budget cuts and tax increases 01 May 2025In her dissertation, political scientist Alessia Aspide explores how public attitudes toward fiscal policy are formed. Her key finding: fiscal prefere...
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Kiem project develops hyper-realistic 3D environment for research purposes 28 April 2025Leiden University's Kiem grant is designed to give new interdisciplinary ideas from staff a boost. Thanks to the grant, Jelle Brands and Nathan Saucie...
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How successful are interest groups in court? A Kiem project finds out 28 April 2025Interest groups seem to be going to court more often to force politicians to act. How often do they do so? And how successful are they? The Kiem proje...