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Sporty students and staff raise money for research and teaching projectsIn the space of a year, over 100 fundraisers have been started on acties.steunleiden.nl. Students, staff and others with a link to the University have...
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Problems with your line manager or colleagues? Contact the Confidential Counsellor for Personnel AffairsIf you find yourself struggling with a problem with your line manager or colleagues and are unable to resolve it, you can contact the Confidential Cou...
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University to sponsor Leiden Canal RunAt this year's Leiden Canal Run (Singelloop) on 5 April, €4.44 per runner will go to charity instead of the usual €4. This is because Leiden Universit...
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European City of Science: 'major showcase' for the city of LeidenLeiden has been designated European City of Science 2022. The city's achievements as a city of science and innovation will be celebrated throughout th...
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Lindsey Burggraaff and Emma Koemans win FameLab heatWhich young researchers were best at explaining their research to a general audience? Twelve researchers battled it out at the FameLab heat on 7 March...
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Dutch Rectores Magnifici publish own work as Open AccessThe latest scientific articles by the Rectores Magnifici of Dutch universities will soon be freely available online. They aim to set a good example to...
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Female professors from the present and the futureRole models are key to inspiring the next generation. Fifteen female professors therefore celebrated International Women's Day with girls aged between...
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Leiden University supports climate letterThe 14 universities, brought together in the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), have expressed their support for the open letter o...
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How biased information on the internet can influence researchThe internet is a good place to rapidly collect large amounts of data. But if you don’t watch out you’ll collect very biased, one-sided data. These we...
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Lectures to start and finish at the same time in all faculties
With effect from September 2019 the lectures in almost all programmes and faculties at Leiden University will start and end at the same time. The LUMC...
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Seven Leiden researchers win €1.5m Vici grantSeven Leiden researchers have each been awarded a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). This will enable them to f...
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FameLab: young scientists take the stageIn FameLab contestants explain their research to the public in a three-minute presentation – without using PowerPoint or other presentation tools. The...
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Record number of visitors to Bachelor's Open Day: ‘My mum misses me already’What can you expect from studying in Leiden or The Hague? Which programme should you choose? Should you join a student association and will you need t...
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Top EU official Paquet meets researchers from LeidenJean-Eric Paquet, a Director-General at the European Commission, visited Leiden University on 20 February. He was impressed by the researchers’ drive,...
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Positive assessment of teaching quality at Leiden UniversityLeiden University has received a positive assessment in the Institutional Quality Assessment audit (ITK). This is the second time that quality assuran...