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Symposium about Rein Dool painting and University exhibition policy 30 March 2023At a symposium on 26 May, experts, staff and students from Leiden University will discuss what should happen with Rein Dool’s painting in the Academy ...
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Regieorgaan Open Science officially launched as Open Science NL 29 March 2023Fifteen knowledge institutions and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science have signed the covenant for Open Science NL. Leiden University has ...
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Fifty years of MRI: how the LUMC can make this indispensable technology affordable for the rest of the world 28 March 2023It is exactly 50 years ago that Paul Lauterbur published the basic principle of MRI in Nature. A revolution in medicine. Since then, MRI has produced ...
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One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict? 28 March 2023Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can co...
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Executive Board column: Cybersecurity is our shared responsibility so what do we need to do? 28 March 2023Cyber threats are on the increase. This won’t have escaped anyone’s notice. Monitoring by our cybersecurity experts has shown that there are non-stop ...
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Charlotte Holt: 'This internship has allowed me to grow as a person, intellectually, and mentally’ 27 March 2023Charlotte Holt is a second year International Justice student at Leiden University College. She did an internship at Academia Neerlandesa; a language ...
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The spy elephant in the room. Inaugural lecture by Dennis Broeders on the tangled web of cyber espionage 27 March 2023Secret services are engaging in increasingly extreme forms of cyber espionage. But nobody talks about this. Dennis Broeders knows why and is trying to...
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‘Nice tool but what are we supposed to do with it?’ 27 March 2023Public agencies are keen to use new technology such as AI to speed up their primary processes. But the internal organisation is often a major stumblin...
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University launches Vision on Student Well-Being: ‘An open culture where we look out for one another’ 23 March 2023How can we work together to create a safe study and learning environment and offer students the support that they need? The Vision on Student Well-Bei...
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Warfare: technology and ethics - a reading list 23 March 2023While the United States continues to carry out drone strikes, and China conducts large-scale cyber and information operations, Ukrainian and Russian s...
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Twenty years of MIRD: Alumni and Students' Reflections and Advice 21 March 2023On 25 March, the Advanced Masters of Science in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) celebrates its 20th Anniversary. The celebration will foc...
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Conference on the gap between government and citizens 21 March 2023It’s often said that citizens have lost trust in their governments. But who exactly are these ‘citizens’? And which aspects of people’s contact with ...
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How can we live healthier lives? Universities and hospitals are going to find out 21 March 2023Getting out and exercising rather than slobbing on the sofa, breathing in fresh air instead of cigarette smoke and grabbing healthy snacks instead of ...
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Racism: a daily reality 21 March 2023March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. We spoke to Leiden University’s Diversity Officer, Aya Ezawa, and asked h...
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Deconstructing a more assertive China: How did its foreign policy change? 20 March 2023Since 2009-2010, the West viewed China as more assertive. Especially after Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, the country abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s ‘lo...