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Consortia awarded grant for research into pressing issuesVarious consortia in which Leiden University is represented are beginning interdisciplinary research, which will bring scientific and societal breakth...
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Work in the time of coronavirus: ‘We’ve continued to publish some good stuff’How are you? In these strange and unprecedented coronavirus times, we are publishing a series of articles in which our colleagues tell us how they are...
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Inquiry-based learning: smart tools help lecturers adapt their coursesEngaged, active students who can see the links within their discipline. These are key aims of the University vision on teaching and learning, but how ...
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Childhood empathy important predictor of aggressionYoung children who are less empathetic than their peers are more likely to be aggressive when older. This is what Malou Noten concludes in her dissert...
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Debating 3 of the 40 propositions about scienceThree Dutch scientists - including Professor of Korea Studies Remco Breuker – put forward forty propositions this summer aimed at improving science. T...
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Bert Meijer reappointed to the Board of GovernorsProfessor Bert Meijer has been reappointed as a member of Leiden University’s Board of Governors by the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, In...
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University Rebellion wants more attention for sustainabilityTell the truth about sustainability, become climate neutral by 2025 and safeguard democracy within the University. These are, in short, the demands of...
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Maikel Kuijpers takes an archaeological perspective on the materials that shape our worldMaterials like concrete, steel, plastic and fertiliser shape the world around us, but they’re also extremely polluting. If we want to build a more sus...
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Studying the pre-Roman Samnite people with an IRESMO research grantIn Spring next year, a new and international team of archaeologists, historians, and education experts will start a collaborative project on the archa...
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Online Ceremony Honours Academy certificates ArchaeologyWednesday November 11, the Honours Academy organized its yearly ceremony in order to award the 2020 honours certificates. Normally, this ceremony take...
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Roméo Dallaire: the commander who remained in RwandaCleveringa Professor Roméo Dallaire led the UN peacekeeping mission in Rwanda in 1994, but was unable to prevent a genocide from unfolding before his ...
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Njord writes book about its wartime historyThe new book, ‘Njord in de Oorlog’ (Njord during the War), describes how the Leiden student rowing club was affected by the Second World War in a deta...
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Liza Cornet on her FameLab adventureOn 11 November, neuropsychologist Liza Cornet competed in the semi-final of the FameLab international science communication competition. Her adventure...
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Leiden alumni who graduated between 2016-2018 soon found a jobMost Leiden master’s students who graduated between October 2016 and September 2018 soon found a job that was related to their degree programme. These...
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Leiden University and '3 October Vereeniging' conclude covenantOn 11 November, Leiden University and the '3 October Vereeniging' confirmed their special relationship and collaboration in a covenant. This document ...