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Training: how to reach an international audience with your scientific news 15 May 2025On Thursday June 5, the international news platform The Conversation will provide an online training for Leiden University academics and science commu...
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Jasper's day 14 May 2025Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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‘Polish presidential election will be important for the country’s position on the international stage’ 14 May 2025Poland votes for a new president in a first round of elections on Sunday. Lecturer Jan Meijer points out: ‘The result will have a lot of impact on Don...
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Sick, now what? How clear agreements help you return to work more easily 14 May 2025What should you do when you fall ill? And what can you expect from your direct supervisor? As both an HR adviser and someone with personal experience,...
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Running Leiden Marathon in a 450th-anniversary t-shirt 13 May 2025Nearly 19,000 runners lined up at the start of Leiden Marathon on Sunday, among them students and staff from the university. For some this was their f...
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In search of an alternative to GDP that actually measures happiness and well-being 13 May 2025How do you really measure how a country is doing? Researcher Annegeke Jansen is looking for alternatives to gross domestic product (GDP) to assess the...
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Three NWO Open Competition grants for Leiden scientists 12 May 2025Smart drug carriers, uneven cosmic expansion, and solar energy storage in molecules. These are the topics of three newly awarded NWO-XS grants to rese...
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Joop Schaye appointed as KNAW member: ‘A great honour’ 08 May 2025Joop Schaye, Professor of The formation of galaxies, has been elected as a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He wil...
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From Steno to Snickers: the Anthropocene through the eyes of a coot 08 May 2025What looked like an ordinary coot’s nest turned out to be a five-star location with a remarkable backstory. Beneath a jetty on the Rokin in Amsterdam,...
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A message from the Executive Board about the Wijnhaven demonstration and occupation 07 May 2025On Tuesday 6 May our university was the scene of an unscheduled demonstration and occupation at Campus The Hague. We understand that this incident and...
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‘Wetenschapswonders’ brings science to life for primary school pupils in Leiden 07 May 2025On 17 June, primary school pupils in Leiden will get the chance to explore science in an interactive and engaging way. The exciting new show ‘Wetensch...
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Campus The Hague occupied 06 May 2025A group of over a hundred pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered in the Wijnhaven building on Campus The Hague at around 13.00 hrs on Tuesday 6 May. The...
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Live: protest in Wijnhaven building Leiden University 06 May 2025
Around 1:00 p.m., a group of more than one hundred pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at the The Hague campus. Participants chanted slogans and put u...
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Lianas are taking over the rainforests – and it’s visible from space 06 May 2025A pandemic of lianas is sweeping through tropical forests, reducing their ability to store carbon and limiting their role in mitigating climate change...
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Liveable Planet looks at German university as inspiration for a ‘Liveable Planet Academy’ 06 May 2025The Leiden University interdisciplinary program Liveable Planet is working on a ‘Liveable Planet Academy’ as a follow-up to its activities. The coordi...