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Twenty lecturers awarded Senior Teaching QualificationIt was time for a celebration in the Faculty Club on 11 December. Twenty driven lecturers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification by Vice-Rec...
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Rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities: a good university is international tooThe Netherlands is an open country and should remain so. This is what the rectores magnifici of the Dutch universities write in an opinion piece. Beca...
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Leiden University as source of inspiration for new master program in Artificial Intelligence and Data ScienceAcross Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka there is an urgent need to develop appropriate educational programs to build skills in data science and artif...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchersThe European Research Council has awarded ERC Consolidator Grants to four researchers from Leiden. These grants of up to 2m euros will enable them to ...
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PhD candidate has patients barking up the wrong tree with virtual realityPeople with intermittent arterial claudication often experience severe pain when walking. Psychologist Anne Cuperus used virtual reality to trick 20 p...
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Pitch your research at FameLabAre you a young scientist studying or working in science and technology, medicine or social sciences? And can you give a rousing three-minute speech a...
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Webinar Week: reaching out to prospective master's studentsNot all students who are thinking of doing a master’s programme at Leiden University can come to the Master’s Open Day. Hence the first Webinar Week, ...
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After the tsunami: how Aceh returned to everyday lifeA devastating tsunami engulfed large coastal areas in Asia and East Africa in 2004. With over 170,000 dead, the Indonesian province of Aceh was hardes...
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Leiden University in top 10 of sustainability rankingFor the first time, Leiden University has made it to the top 10 of the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Of the 780 p...
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More PhDs awarded to women than men in 2019For the first time ever, more women than men have been awarded PhDs at Leiden University. In 2019, 226 women defended their dissertations as opposed t...
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A safe work environment: investigative powers lackingMore has to be done to create a safe work environment for the staff of Leiden University. Confidential counsellors for PhD candidates were recently ap...
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Nine golden rules for a good relationship between PhD supervisors and candidatesThe Golden Rules for PhD Supervision were recently posted on the website. Most of the problems that PhD candidates experience stem from difficulties i...
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‘Diversity doesn’t appear at the wave of a magic wand’If universities want to open their doors to more students and staff from minority groups, good intentions alone will not suffice. That is what Frank T...
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LERU Universities will virtually exchange studentsOn Friday November 15, the rectors of 6 LERU universities have signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) to start exchanging students virtually. By s...
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Breach of academic integrity by former employee of Leiden UniversityA former employee of Leiden University breached academic integrity. This is what the Academic Integrity Committee (CWI) of the University concludes in...