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Top 450 continues to grow: lawyer and feminist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry 02 September 2024Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. We are compiling this special list in the ...
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One assessment platform for the whole university 02 September 2024As of this academic year, all our faculties will be using the same platform for digital assessment: Ans. While this platform is already familiar in ma...
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Koen Caminada appointed Dean of FGGA 02 September 2024The Executive Board has appointed Prof. Koen Caminada as Dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Caminada has served as interim dean sin...
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What will this new interview cycle do for me? And four other questions about GROW 02 September 2024The announcement was made shortly before the summer break: from 1 September the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new forma...
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450 years of Leiden University: anniversary wishes from students, staff, and alumni 02 September 2024During the Opening of the Academic Year 2024-2025, we asked guests for their wishes and ideas for Leiden University's anniversary year in 2025.
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What we are doing to ensure our students and staff can work and study safely 29 August 2024
In the last few days, reports have appeared in the media about security in our buildings. These have raised questions and caused concern. This is to i...
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Camil Staps receives Rubicon grant: What does ‘that’ mean? 29 August 2024PhD student Camil Staps is continuing his academic career in Berlin. He receives a Rubicon grant to do research there on demonstrative pronouns.
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Partner organisations in Leiden: ‘Leadership is responding to the needs of others’ 27 August 2024An important part of the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is the practical assignment that students are given by a partner organisation. How does thi...
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Fourteen hundred international students explore Leiden during OWL 26 August 2024With its FestivOWL theme, Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) promises to be one big festival for new international students in Leiden. During this introduc...
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RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases 26 August 2024RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the L...
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries 26 August 2024Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University...
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Sun, sea, city and campus: 850 first-years get to know The Hague 19 August 2024From chilling on the beach to a speech by the mayor. HOPweek is a speedy way for hundreds of ‘Leiden’ students who are going to be studying in The Hag...
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Wim Voermans appointed Distinguished Professor 19 August 2024The Executive Board has appointed Wim Voermans to the position of distinguished professor. This is a unique role that allows professors to take the le...
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Tropical start to 55th edition of EL CID 12 August 2024Armed with sunglasses, a thick layer of sunscreen and several bottles of water, over 3,300 students have arrived in Leiden for their introduction week...
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Funding for science communication on deaf community and on losing your way 01 August 2024Two Leiden University science communication projects have been awarded a WECOM grant through the Dutch Research Agenda (NWA). One project is a study o...