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ROBUST AI programme receives 25 million euros from Dutch Research Council 10 January 2023The ROBUST consortium, which is the initiative of the Innovation Center for Artificial intelligence (ICAI), has received 25 million euros from the Dut...
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Artificial intelligence project to accelerate MRI scans receives 2 million euros 09 January 2023Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Leiden University and Philips are jointly receiving over 2 million euros from NWO to set up an artificial int...
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Introducing: Suzan Abozyid 09 January 2023Since 1 October 2022, Suzan Abozyid is a PhD-candidate at the Institute for History. Below she introduces herself.
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Two Leiden academics nominated for Person of the Year 05 January 2023Leiden academics Remco Breuker and Auke-Florian Hiemstra stand to win the title of Person of the Year. According to the Leidsch Dagblad newspaper, the...
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Language both connects and divides 02 January 2023Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them togethe...
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Feminist fatwas: How female Islamic scholars influence the religious landscape in Indonesia 02 January 2023If you have a question about the right way to live as a Muslim, to find the answer - the fatwa - you need to speak to an alim (plural ulama), an Isla...
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This was 2022! An overview of Humanities in the news 22 December 2022After two years of corona restrictions, it was ‘back to normal’ in 2022. Migration, elections, the history of slavery, Russia, and Ukraine were much-d...
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New SSH laboratories in Sylvius Building 22 December 2022On the second floor of the Sylvius Laboratory, new labs are being built for researchers of the Faculties of Social and Behavioural Sciences and Humani...
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Leiden University 12th in global sustainability ranking 22 December 2022Leiden University has taken 12th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,000 universities from all arou...
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A quick call with Erick van Zuijlen about the Christmas Carol Concert 20 December 2022We will mark the start of Christmas together in the Great Auditorium on 22 December, with the Sempre Crescendo student music company singing Christmas...
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Are the brains of males different from those of females? Psychologists produce a podcast on brain research and mental health 20 December 2022Women are more often diagnosed with depression, whereas ADHD is much more frequently detected in men. And there are other more striking differences. W...
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed? 20 December 2022The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary natur...
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Three questions about the D&I Symposium 2023 19 December 2022How can inclusive communication make you feel welcome at a university? That is one of the questions that will be discussed at the D&I Symposium 2023 o...
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Committee appointed on Rein Dool painting and exhibitions policy 19 December 2022A diverse (ad hoc) committee will advise Leiden University’s Executive Board on its exhibitions policy in a broad sense, with a special focus on the p...
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More than just blue domes and camels: new Louvre film on Uzbek artefacts 19 December 2022Terracotta pottery, precious ikat fabrics and the bazaars where these goods are sold: all these can be seen in a new Louvre film premiering on Friday ...