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Initiative for Open Abstracts launchedCWTS is proud to be one of the founding organisations of the Initiative for Open Abstracts. This initiative calls on scholarly publishers to make thei...
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Help make the University more sustainable with the Sustainability NetworkLeiden University has a new Sustainability Network. This online network was launched on 25 September, international Sustainable Development Goals Acti...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn in the media about workplace inclusionJojanneke van der Toorn appears in several media trying to bridge science and society with the aim of contributing to effective and evidence-based div...
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University Council discusses Development Strategy and Implementation Plan for Campus The Hague 2020-2030On Monday 28 September, the University Council (UR) will discuss the Development Strategy and the Implementation Plan for Leiden University's Campus T...
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Where does the hegemony lie in the 21st century?The book: Hegemony and World Order: Reimagining Power in Global Politics will be published this week. Jan Aart Scholte: 'We hope that students, lectur...
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Podcast: The magic behind a placeboSometimes fake medicine is enough to cure a patient. But how exactly do placebos work? And did you know that there is also the placebo effect in rever...
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LOWI conclusion: former employee did breach scientific integrityOn 28 July 2020, the Netherlands Board on Research Integrity (LOWI) concluded that a former employee of Leiden University breached several rules of sc...
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How can we tell the story of multivocal the Netherlands?At a time when statues of figures from history have an uncertain future Valika Smeulders has just become Head of History at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. W...
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No evidence for link between depression and dietEvidence that the right diet can prevent or alleviate depression is weak. In literature reviews on the subject, the authors often reach strong conclus...
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Rising infections: how is the University responding?The infection rate is rising again in the Netherlands, which means it may also be rising among Leiden University’s students and staff. How is the Univ...
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Liza Cornet wins national final of FamelabNeurospyschologist Liza Cornet is the winner of the national final of Famelab. Famelab is an international science communication competition for young...
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‘As a tutor you’re the helpdesk to help them get off to a flying start’All first-year bachelor’s students at Leiden University are assigned to a tutor group, with a student as mentor and a lecturer as tutor. This extra co...
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Leiden European City of Science in 2022The title of European City of Science was officially handed over to a delegation from Leiden in the Italian city of Trieste on 6 September. Leiden wil...
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Daphne Tona maps the brain
Psychologist Daphne Tona is one of the first to investigate a small nucleus in the brain stem 'in vivo' in living volunteers. That nucleus is involved...
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How sustainable does the University want to be by 2030?
Leiden University has become more sustainable in the past few years, but it could do better, particularly in the area of teaching and research. A stud...