News
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Radio show opens vote for national flower of the Netherlands 08 May 2023
The Netherlands doesn’t have a national flower. The Vroege Vogels radio show wants to change this and is holding a vote. Experts from Leiden Universit...
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‘Nearly every research study has a governance dimension, but academics know very little about it’ 08 May 2023
The annual conference of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme will take place in The Hague...
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What do you do if your professor winks at you? 03 May 2023
Sexual harassment was the theme of the recent annual symposium of student ambassadors to the Leiden-Bollenstreek police in collaboration with the poli...
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Freedom: International students and staff tell us what it means to them 03 May 2023
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that cannot be taken for granted in many countries. We asked international students and staff what ...
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Liveable Planet present at LUGO Sustainability Day 03 May 2023
Liveable Planet, the Leiden interdisciplinary research programme on sustainability, has a full presence at the LUGO Sustainability Day on Tuesday 9 Ma...
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MCS Scholarship for collection-oriented research: 'There can be a whole story behind something unimportant' 03 May 2023
Would you like to do collection-oriented research, but do not have sufficient resources? Every year, the Museums, Collections and Society (MCS) resear...
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers 02 May 2023
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20...
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What is BAS and what can the department do for you? 02 May 2023
A number of organisational changes have been implemented in the faculty office of the Faculty of Humanities. This has led to the creation of BAS: the ...
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University 01 May 2023
Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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Alumni meet up in Japan. ‘Finally the chance to speak Dutch again’ 01 May 2023
An impressive 60 alumni recently came to the Dutch Embassy residence in Japan to meet, network, see friends and practise their languages.
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Academics call for more powers for international organisations 01 May 2023
Organisations like the UN and the EU should be given more powers to combat transboundary problems. This is the message of a report published by the Sw...
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‘Not everyone has health goals top of mind’ 01 May 2023
Doctors can fix a lot, but preventing or delaying disease is better. This often requires lifestyle changes, which turn out to be difficult. Sandra van...
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New joint minor Authenticity and Art Crime 01 May 2023
Made You Look and other series on art forgeries are very popular. Perfect timing therefore for the new Leiden-Delft-Erasmus minor Authenticity and Art...
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Leiden University signs strategic partnership with Asian Development Bank 01 May 2023
Leiden University is going to partner with the Asian Development Bank, a bank committed to regional development. President of the Executive Board Anne...
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Summer filled with conferences in Leiden 01 May 2023
It will be a summer filled with conferences at the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. In the coming months, there will be something for everyone at the ...