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Workshops: Palestinian History in Frame - Frank Scholten Photographs 09 March 2023Would you like to work hands-on with vintage photography? And do you think it is important to contribute to the visibility of the visual history of Pa...
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ChatGPT has left-wing bias in Stemwijzer voting advice application 08 March 2023The AI chatbot ChatGPT has a clear left-liberal bias when filling in the Stemwijzer voting advice application. This was discovered by master's student...
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Successful Open Day for Humanities: ‘Here you feel how it really works’ 06 March 2023Full lecture halls, a crowded information fair and a queue for coffee in the basement: during the Open Day, the Faculty of Humanities was inundated wi...
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Maternal mortality in the Netherlands halved in recent years 06 March 2023The number of women in the Netherlands dying before, during or after childbirth has halved in recent years. This was discovered by Athanasios Kalliani...
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Income and ethnicity are risk factors for cardiovascular disease 06 March 2023Dutch people with a low income are up to 1.5 times more at risk of a heart attack or stroke than their wealthier compatriots. Among Surinamese Hindus ...
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Better health begins close to home (and not in the doctor’s surgery) 03 March 2023Should we ban snack bars from neighbourhoods where residents are overweight or have diabetes? At the Common Sense about Health knowledge festival, sci...
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Declaration of Equity helps study associations promote diversity and inclusion 02 March 2023Many study associations at Leiden University and University of Applied Sciences Leiden are working on diversity and inclusion. But as it’s such a big ...
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Pop-up ArcheoHotspot: A day full of (fake) skeletons, mammoth teeth and Roman pottery 02 March 2023The Faculty of Archaeology turns 25 this year. To celebrate, it opened its doors to the public on 1 March. ‘We want to be an institution that not only...
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Better work balance, more job satisfaction 02 March 2023How do we at Humanities ensure a better work balance and more job satisfaction? A group of colleagues considered that question on Tuesday afternoon, 3...
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Hossam Ahmed: ‘Listen to your students’ 02 March 2023Three Humanities lecturers received the Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) this year. Lecturer Hossam Ahmed is one of them. What does he think makes ...
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be) 28 February 2023The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that i...
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A quick call with Tanja de Bie about the Sustainability Network 28 February 2023Would you like to take concrete steps toward a sustainable university or do you have a broad interest in sustainability? Over 200 staff members have a...
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Executive Board column: From the outside looking in (and vice versa) 28 February 2023We know more together than alone. To increase our university’s impact on the region, we have to be open to the world outside. This is how we strengthe...
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Seven projects receive funding from JEDI Fund 28 February 2023More focus on diversity in Antiquity, workshops for students with disabilities, and a card game to share stories about diversity: these and other proj...
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5 questions to the Faculty Board on the digital communication code of conduct 28 February 2023This month, the new digital communication code of conduct came into force. Why did this code need to be in place? And what do we gain from it as a fac...