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Psychology Connected on why we fight, and how to find peace again 06 December 2022After discussing the climate, our psychologists once again broach a big topic: war and peace. Or, perhaps: cooperation and conflict. For no matter how...
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What Leiden University is doing about gender inclusion 06 December 2022Leiden University wants to be a safe and inclusive learning and working environment for all its students and staff. In an interview with XperHR HR kno...
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Sustainability Report 2021: continuing to reduce our CO2 footprint 06 December 2022Leiden University continued to reduce its carbon footprint in 2021 by being more careful with natural resources and making structural reductions to it...
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Woman, man or somewhere in between? You decide (and not just your body) 05 December 2022A female body equals a woman. Nonsense, says Professor by Special Appointment to the Socrates Chair Annemie Halsema. She argues that our sense of iden...
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Lifelong Learning and Development: University launches Academy for Professionals project 01 December 2022The Academy for Professionals project started in November. The project will focus on further developing existing and new educational programmes for pr...
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Executive Board column: Spui building is a magnet for interdisciplinary collaboration 29 November 2022This month the University and several partners signed the rental contract for the brand-new Spui building. What will this location mean for the future...
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‘If you want to resolve the big challenges in healthcare, you have to work across disciplines’ 29 November 2022Marieke Adriaanse is Professor of Behavioural Interventions in Population Health and researches behavioural science issues in health. She advocates fo...
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Debate on courage, threats and an ounce of Cleveringa 25 November 2022‘If we all possessed just an ounce of Cleveringa, then all would be well in the world,’ said Professor Leo Lucassen. In the Cleveringa debate on the l...
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Cleveringa Lecture by Gert Oostindie: Leiden University should also reflect on its colonial history 24 November 2022It is crucial that Leiden University reflects on its colonial history. These were the words of Cleveringa Professor Gert Oostindie in his inaugural le...
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Six Leiden researchers receive ERC Starting Grant 22 November 2022Six researchers from Leiden University have received an ERC starting grant. This grant of on average 1.5m euros will enable the researchers to launch ...
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Executive Board column: Our institutes abroad are part of our international DNA 21 November 2022Ever since its foundation, Leiden University has turned its gaze outwards to other cultures, languages and forms of academic practice. It is only natu...
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Iranian regime faces dilemma: ‘You can’t just block social media’ 21 November 2022Protests have been raging in Iran for two months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. The role of social media in the protests against the Iran...
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How Atie and Wendy keep things calm in a time of transition 17 November 2022Wendy Werkman has been the new Board Secretary since September, following up Corry Donner who will be leaving in December; Atie Breugem has worked at ...
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Art project has students and lecturers reflecting on pressure to succeed 17 November 2022What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’? This is the focus of the Perspectify exhibition, which was opened on 16 November by President of the Ex...
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Pieter's Corner: Wokeism 16 November 2022Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius recently warned against "wokeists" demanding "safe spaces at universities. Speaking at the annual HJ Schoo...