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How successful are interest groups in court? A Kiem project finds out 28 April 2025Interest groups seem to be going to court more often to force politicians to act. How often do they do so? And how successful are they? The Kiem proje...
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The Leiden students who sailed to England during the Second World War 28 April 2025In a sailboat, a canoe or stowed away on a ship: during the Second World War, many Leiden students tried to cross the sea to join the Allies in Britai...
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The Walikutuban ritual: from lost heritage to political activism 28 April 2025Sometimes fascination can lead to in-depth research. Such is the case with Wahyu Widodo, who came across the Islamic Walikutuban ritual in Java in 201...
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Speaking Korean contest: ‘Actually, I don't dare to do this at all’ 28 April 2025In a well-filled Telders Auditorium, university learners of Korean competed with each other to see who speaks Korean the best.
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Update Executive Board: Parliament debates education cuts and self-governance 25 April 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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King talks with students about sexual harassment 25 April 2025At the invitation of government commissioner Mariëtte Hamer the king spoke with the university community on Thursday in the Herta Mohr building about ...
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Temporary committee on collaborations publishes advice 24 April 2025How can the university decide which partners to work with and why? This is a question many of us have, both within and outside our community. The advi...
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Uni-visions: what is your vision of studying in 2075? 24 April 2025What is your vision of the future? What will it be like to study at Leiden University in 2075? We invite you to enter Uni-visions. Bring your vision o...
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The eternal student: exhibition travels through 450 years of studying 23 April 2025Be it with a paintbrush or camera, over the centuries painters and photographers have depicted students at study in Leiden. An exhibition at the Hortu...
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Leiden students help with primary school language lessons 22 April 2025De Regenboog primary school in The Hague has a high percentage of children whose first language is not Dutch. In the ‘Children of the City’ project, E...
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Adopted from China, back there as a journalist: ‘I want to break the stereotypes’ 17 April 2025Cindy Huijgen was adopted from China and has wanted to return all her life. This Chinese Studies and Journalism & New Media alumnus is now a correspon...
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Career Days launch ‘Don’t just focus on success’ 16 April 2025‘Health, happiness and productivity. The focus is mainly on the latter, but to create a sustainable career you need all three.’ These were the words o...
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Claim that Executive Board agreed to join 11 April discussion is incorrect 10 April 2025End Fossil, Open Leiden and Students for Palestine incorrectly claim that a meeting will be held with the Executive Board on Friday 11 April. This sta...
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Update Executive Board: Senate adopts education budget, cuts to go ahead 08 April 2025
The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Cybercrisis under control: Leiden University takes part in national exercise 08 April 2025How should universities respond to a cybercrisis such as a DDoS attack or data breach? Leiden University participated in a national crisis exercise wi...