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‘Leiden and the university can learn a lot from each other’ 03 October 2023We always need to find a new way to tell the story of 3 October, believes Ariadne Schmidt. The professor by special appointment of History of Urban Cu...
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Message from the Executive Board following the shootings incident in Rotterdam 29 September 2023We have all been deeply affected by the events that took place in Rotterdam on Thursday evening. Our colleagues at Erasmus Medical Center and Erasmus ...
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The Arsenaal in use: what do people think of their new workplace? 28 September 2023To measure the level of user satisfaction of the renovated Arsenaal building, a survey has been conducted amongst staff members. The results are prese...
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties 28 September 2023Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question on Wednesday 27 September in a two-hour deba...
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Leiden University and Oegstgeest to build affordable green housing 27 September 2023Leiden University is seeking bids from developers for housing in Nieuw Rhijngeest-Zuid, the Oegstgeest part of the Leiden Bio Science Park. Hundreds o...
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Student and staff representatives raring to go: ‘Connection is the key to success’ 26 September 2023The new academic year also marks the start of a new term for our student and staff representatives. Dozens of them – some experienced, others new to t...
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Five new Teaching Fellows appointed 26 September 2023Hanne Cuyckens, Michiel Dam, Anja van der Voort, Daan Weggemans and Paul Gobée have joined the Leiden University Teachers’ Academy. Lecturers from the...
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Open Science Festival: a day focused on collective benefit, equity, fairness, and sustainability 26 September 2023At the Netherlands National Open Science Festival in Rotterdam, 400 people with a heart for research and sharing knowledge came together — including m...
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Deans celebrate ten years Honours Academy: ‘We are educating people who can make a difference’ 25 September 2023The Honours Academy celebrates its tenth anniversary. How did the institute develop over time, and what are aspirations for the future? We speak with ...
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’ 25 September 2023A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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Stolen Focus: Our Brains Online - The Reading List 22 September 2023There is a reasonable chance that you came to this reading list through a social medium. Now it's our job to keep your attention. We are going to do o...
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Four questions about why we’re holding a debate on our ties to the fossil fuel industry 19 September 2023On Wednesday 27 September we will be holding a debate for students and staff on our links with the fossil fuel industry in relation to the topic of su...
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Leiden University & Elsevier Symposium on Digital Sovereignty 19 September 2023Our ever-increasing reliance on software and technologies, out of convenience, necessity or otherwise, binds us to supranational and commercial compan...
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Astonishing explorations at the Night of Discoveries 19 September 2023It was the Night of Discoveries on Saturday 16 September: a summer encounter between art and science. Leiden researchers from various disciplines insp...
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Did Dutch investments contribute to Indonesia’s economic development? 19 September 2023Foreign investments in the Dutch East Indies during the colonial period could have been of more benefit to the Indonesian economy. But the complicated...