News
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Executive Board column: Why a good relationship with the city is so important 05 September 2023
Leiden University is a fantastic example of a network university: we create an impact with the city, stakeholders and regional and international partn...
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Opening of Academic Year on sustainability: optimism and criticism go hand in hand 04 September 2023
The theme of the Opening of the Academy Year on 4 September was sustainability and how the university could take the lead as a change agent. How is it...
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Why good friends are essential for your health 04 September 2023
Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explai...
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group 01 September 2023
People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is ...
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New academic student magazine kicks off with double issue: 'Had so many good submissions' 31 August 2023
A year ago, assistant professor Paz Gonzalez received a Comenius grant to start an academic journal for and by students. Now the first double issue of...
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Leiden University bids farewell to Mayor Lenferink 30 August 2023
This week, Leiden University bade farewell to Henri Lenferink, who is retiring after 20 years as mayor of Leiden. During a lunch at the Hortus botanic...
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More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’ 30 August 2023
He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at the Campus The Hague. Jan Meijer is the...
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Got a question about science? Ask Leiden! 29 August 2023
Why is the Moon so white? Why do we have birthmarks? But also: can my dog be racist? Vraag het Leiden (Ask Leiden) has answers to all these questions....
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Director of Operations Saskia Goedhard: 'Nice that the faculty is such a complex organisation' 29 August 2023
Saskia Goedhard was previously director of operations at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the UvA. Since April, she has brought her expertise to the F...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires a rare map of Suriname 29 August 2023
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has acquired a rare manuscript map of Suriname. The map from 1830 is almost 2.5 meters long and is highly detailed. ...
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Leiden Teaching Prize nominee 2023: ‘Every lesson somebody says something I never thought of’ 28 August 2023
Two years ago, university lecturer Kirsty Rolfe was nominated for the Faculty Teaching Prize. Now she is in the running for the university equivalent....
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023
Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Come to Mindlab: 'We are collectively responsible for our social safety' 23 August 2023
The Mindlab theatre and discussion programme will launch at the Faculty of Humanities at the end of September. What exactly does this programme on soc...
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Leiden University publishes list of research partnerships with the fossil fuel industry 22 August 2023
Over the recent period there have been a number of protests and demonstrations at universities by people who oppose the universities’ collaboration wi...
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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023
Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...