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‘I always thought I was immune to stress, but now I’m not so sure’Lecturers had a week to move their courses online. An enormous challenge because remote teaching definitely wasn’t commonplace at Leiden University. S...
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Central Crisis Team: ‘It sometimes comes down to the last second’It’s the middle of the academic year, but most of the University buildings are closed – something that hasn’t happened since the Second World War. For...
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The ISSC at the forefrontIn just ten days the staff at Leiden University had to switch to remote working. That called for an enormous effort from our ICT Shared Service Centre...
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Support the LUMC’s corona researchScientists at the LUMC are working hard on potential virus inhibitors, antiviral screening and a treatment for COVID-19. SteunLeiden.nl has started a ...
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No classes and working from home: here’s what our week looked likeFrom the new Hortus botanicus podcast to conference call bingo: all the students, lecturers and other members of staff from Leiden University had to s...
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UNESCO, cats, children and breaking reality: the Faculty of Archaeology is working from homeAnd suddenly, the whole Faculty is working from home. This creates new challenges, a new way of planning, and a new way of working together. We asked ...
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Join staff and students on the World Archaeology Minecraft serverThe VALUE Foundation has found a creative way to let staff and students connect on archaeology, albeit remotely. Witness the launch of the VALUE Herit...
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#CoronaHulp: ‘There's a broad desire to help one another'Coronavirus is generating a great deal of uncertainty throughout the world. Fortunately, there are some bright spots, such as the residents of Italian...
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Top Tips for Remote WorkingRemote Working, or working from home using digital means, helps organisations increase agility in their workforce, supports work-life balance and incr...
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Archaeology in ninth position worldwide in QS World University Rankings 2020It is the fourth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World Universit...
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The future of experiencing the pastThe Faculty of Archaeology experiments with innovating their teaching methods, using 3D scans and visualisation technology to enable active learning. ...
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Mike Field’s Leiden Experience: ‘I try to make research teaching and teaching research.’Mike Field has been at the Faculty of Archaeology since 2008. As a driven archaeobotanist, he is consistantly contributing to the study of plant fossi...
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Approaching ancient Assyria through archaeology leads to new insightsDr Bleda Düring deemed it was time for an archaeological approach on the imperialisation of Assyria. ‘While there are lot of archaeological studies of...
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‘Open communication makes for healthy sexual relationships’Sexual violence is widespread, and universities are particularly vulnerable environments. Creating space for open communication reduces the prevalence...
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‘You want to train doctors who will keep asking critical questions’Determined, innovative lecturers are the driving force behind our teaching. Alexandra Langers, a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology at the ...