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Update from the Executive Board on the announced budget cuts 14 January 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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The Comics Canon - Graphic Novels at Leiden University Libraries 14 January 2025Graphic Novels and Comics have developed from pulp status to an entirely self-contained medium. This form of storytelling is not limited to stories of...
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‘Geopolitical tensions call for extra vigilance when sharing knowledge’ 14 January 2025International collaboration is essential to research and teaching but it also brings risks. Such as sharing sensitive knowledge and technology or fore...
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots 13 January 2025There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This ...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking 08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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Two LUF grants for Legal History 08 January 2025The Leiden University Fund (LUF) recently awarded two grants for research in the field of legal history. This funding will support projects on tombsto...
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The foundation of the university: two friends, one success story 06 January 2025The university was a gift from William of Orange to the people of Leiden for their courageous resistance to the Spanish. We’ve all heard the story of ...
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Masterclass at Court of The Hague: ‘All judges have their own way of working’ 06 January 2025Twelve law students are currently discovering what goes on behind the scenes at the Court of The Hague. They are taking the Honours College Law course...
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Leiden University will recognize and reward open science more 20 December 2024Leiden University has received a €50,000 grant from Open Science NL to develop a roadmap for integrating open science into the strategic priorities of...
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'Digital Arms for Digital Consumer Harms’ book by Constanta Rosca 19 December 2024On 19 December 2024, Dr Constanta Rosca’s monograph, ‘Digital Arms for Digital Consumer Harms: Mapping Legal and Technical Solutions for Dark Patterns...
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Update Kernvisie: important milestones and the road ahead 19 December 2024We are pleased to provide an update on progress and recent developments related to the Kernvisie. Several milestones have been reached and major steps...
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Keuzegids: six top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University 19 December 2024Leiden University has six top bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2025, a consumer guide to university programmes. This puts L...
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Citizens are getting lost in data processing jungle 18 December 2024What can a citizen do when public authorities use their personal data to make a decision they contest? Fatma Çapkurt conducted PhD research on the top...
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Matheus Mendes wins Jaap Doek Thesis Prize 2024 for his research on the right to read 17 December 2024Matheus Mendes was awarded the 12th Jaap Doek Thesis Prize at a ceremony on 13 December 2024 for his thesis on the right to read. The prize honours ou...
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Leiden Research Support: transforming research findings into products that benefit society 17 December 2024How do our researchers and support professionals work together to ensure that groundbreaking innovations from the lab are given a place in society? Pr...