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Interview with Rector Hester Bijl: ‘There is no place for antisemitism here’ 30 January 2024
Leiden University is under fire: it is allegedly doing too little to tackle antisemitism. Rector Hester Bijl responds to this accusation and to a vide...
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Algorithms and data behind Leiden Ranking in public domain 30 January 2024
Unlike other major university rankings, the Leiden Ranking – Open Edition is completely transparent. The ranking compiled by the Centre for Science an...
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Exploring Leiden University College: A personal journey with alumna Georgina Kuipers 29 January 2024
It has been just over a decade since the first students graduated with Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor degree. We caught...
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Growing diversity of Dutch population not immediately visible at universities 29 January 2024
The intake of bachelor’s students from classic immigration countries whose prior education was in the Netherlands does not reflect the growing diversi...
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge 29 January 2024
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent s...
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ISGA received highly positive external research evaluation 26 January 2024
In November 2023, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) underwent its first full external research evaluation for the period from 2016 t...
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections 26 January 2024
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with rese...
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New entrance, new allure: Gorlaus Building officially completed 25 January 2024
The Faculty of Science has gained an extra 30,000 square metres: Thursday 25 January marked the completion of the new Gorlaeus Building. In this secon...
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A quick call with Eric van Hoof on online privacy, knights’ shields and looking left, right and left again 23 January 2024
With Sunday 28 January the annual European Data Protection Day, we are drawing attention to data protection and the right to privacy. Because it’s oka...
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Five questions on why we are talking about academic freedom 23 January 2024
On 14 February, we will discuss the role of academics in the public debate and how this relates to academic freedom. All students and staff of the uni...
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Cisca Wijmenga new member of Board of Governors 22 January 2024
The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that Professor Cisca Wijmenga has been appointed by outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science ...
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John Concannon, Director General of the Global Ireland Unit visits Leiden University 22 January 2024
The Leiden interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges and the Embassy of Ireland are co-hosting a special m...
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Would you like to improve your interdisciplinary collaboration? This symposium will give you practical tips 22 January 2024
On Thursday 1 February, the symposium ‘On interdisciplinary collaboration: How do we foster connections?’ will take place. The event will discuss less...
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The journey taken by our discarded clothes 22 January 2024
We take our worn, torn and unwanted clothes to the clothing bank, assuming they will get a second chance. But what exactly happens with all those text...
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Universiteit Leiden Academy: Verdiep, verrijk en groei 18 January 2024
Leiden University Academy is making lifelong learning even better! The entire range of programmes on offer for professionals has been expanded and uni...