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ESOF ‘Art Exploring Science’ session will connect art and science 08 June 2022How can we view societal challenges from a different perspective? At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), Robert Zwijnenberg, Emeritus Professor of Art ...
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The renovation of Cluster Zuid can begin: a new chapter for the Humanities Campus 08 June 2022The start of the renovation of Cluster Zuid was a long time coming, but the moment has finally arrived. On Wednesday 8 June, Dean Mark Rutgers, accomp...
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Video series: Why Latin America matters 07 June 2022Latin America matters! With its rich history, culture, its impressive resilience and creative innovation in the face of such a diverse array of challe...
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Fifty years of diplomatic relations with China: an ‘open and pragmatic’ partnership 06 June 2022This year, the Netherlands and China reflect on fifty years of diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level. How has the relationship between the count...
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Ombuds Officer: 'The pain of social insecurity always has to be taken seriously.' 03 June 2022Marjan van Dasselaar was appointed as the new ombuds officer for staff on 1 May. She will be working to create a safer working atmosphere within the U...
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Paterbrug closed for the next 18 months 02 June 2022The bridge between the Lipsius building and Cluster Zuid (Paterbrug) will be closed the next 18 months. Cyclists and walkers can use the bridge on the...
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Scientific journal for and by students: 'We have to break habits' 02 June 2022Associate Professor Paz González had two things she wanted to improve for students: collaboration and publication opportunities. Her solution? A scien...
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Belarus is the only Russian ally left in Europe: what is in it for them? 02 June 2022While all European nations have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is one country Russia can still count on: Belarus. Russia even used i...
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Ethics and student research: 'Students have the same questions as researchers' 01 June 2022When do you submit a thesis proposal to the Ethics Committee? And how do you ensure that students save their data properly? On 9 June, thesis supervis...
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The lifecycle of a cigarette filter 01 June 2022The university is launching a campaign to focus extra attention on our smoke-free university locations. The University is using aptly named cigarette...
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Exhibition Books that made history 31 May 2022From Galileo Galilei to Albert Einstein and from Anna Maria van Schurman to Anton de Kom: only a selection of the 25 authors who's books and ideas had...
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Video series: Collaboration with China in daily practice 31 May 2022What are the benefits for us of collaboration with Chinese partners? What sparks off Leiden researchers' interest in collaborating with colleagues in ...
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Dialogue and experimentation to embed Recognition and Rewards within the whole University 31 May 2022A culture change is needed within the University in the area of Recognition and Rewards, and a start can now be made on bringing about that change. Th...
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How do European Muslims see their future? 30 May 2022Professor of Islam and the West Maurits Berger wants to use citizen science to answer this question. On the futureofislam.eu website, he is inviting E...
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too 30 May 2022We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment....