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Delft University of Technology, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Erasmus MC to intensify collaborationErasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Delft University of Technology wish to structurally intensify and upscale their academic collaboration, p...
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LUF Grant for Natalia Donner for archaeological research at Darien GapArchaeologist Natalia Donner has been awarded a grant of €5,000 from the Bakels Fonds for her research Bridging the Gap: a historical ecological appro...
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Anxiety traits are visible in the brainQuestionnaires or concentration tasks can be used to screen for anxiety, but so too can EEG recordings – at least indirectly. The frequent mind wander...
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‘Students describe my module as an emotional rollercoaster’Thanks to Ian Cook’s ‘Who Made My Clothes?’ MOOC, thousands of students have researched where their clothes come from. How does this geographer from t...
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University election resultsThe results of the 2019 University elections have been announced. New representatives will be joining almost all participation bodies – faculty counci...
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Anita Casarotto receives LUF grant for unlocking Mediterranean legacy survey dataMediterranean archaeologist Dr Anita Casarotto has been awarded a grant of € 5,800 from the Byvanck Fonds for her research on unlocking important data...
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Canal Run raises over €22,000 for charityA respectable 5,023 runners took part in the Leiden Canal Run on Friday 5 April. They raised the sum of €22,302 for various Leiden charities.
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‘Archaeology is rooting around between the artefact and the person’‘Archeologists don’t dig up explanations, let alone certainties,’ says Joanita Vroom, Professor of Archaeology of Medieval and Early Modern Eurasia. ‘...
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Geert de Snoo new Director of Netherlands Institute of EcologyProfessor Geert de Snoo, Dean of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University, has been appointed Director of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIO...
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Tymon de Haas receives LUF grant for research on the ecological impact of Roman expansionThrough the Byvanck Fund, Classical Mediterranean archaeologist Tymon de Haas has received a grant of €6,350 for his research on the ecological impact...
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How a very international archaeologist was bornFrom mandrill teeth to the microstructure of bones: archaeology alumna Simone Lemmers (31) is determined to reveal the past by studying old remains. H...
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Mayke Vereijken appointed Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyMayke Vereijken (ICLON) has been appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
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Over 50 citizen science ideasFrom how litter spreads to which languages are spoken in Leiden and The Hague: over 50 interesting, surprising, complex and entertaining questions wer...
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Confidential counsellors for PhD candidates: how they can helpIt is a fantastic opportunity to spend four years working on your PhD, but you may come up against problems that don't relate to the research itself. ...
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Eleven percent of staff click on fake phishing mailDid you spot our fake phishing mail? At the start of March, over 3,000 staff members were sent an email asking them to log in with their ULCN account....