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Autism and loneliness at school: ‘I always have to stifle my feelings’
Echoing corridors, chaotic lessons and the obligatory chit-chat in the playground: for pupils with autism, an average day at school is exhausting. As a result, many of them feel lonely. Elijah, an expert from personal experience, says: ‘In the breaks, I’d sit on my own in a room.’
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‘Divisions are there to be bridged’
Annetje Ottow is stepping down as President of Leiden University’s Executive Board on 1 September 2025 after almost five years in the role. She looks back at the highs and lows – and ahead to what’s next.
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Fifty years of left-wing extremism examined: 'Lenient approach has a positive effect'
After a career spanning decades in intelligence services, Berrie Hanselman could have simply retired, but he chose not to. The Achterhoek native decided to continue and even earn a PhD on his subject: left-wing extremism. Gaining insight into the life of the left-wing activist who does not shy away…
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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Symposium report: get out of your silo and become a better scientist
How do you set up a successful collaboration between science and practice? That was the main theme of the final meeting of a triptych of symposia on how Leiden University can improve inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration.
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Three new Leiden minors with internships in national security
Three new minors at the intersection of security and resilience will launch in September 2026 at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. A distinctive feature is that all three combine academic coursework with a practical placement in the field, within defence, the police, or emergency service…
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When will the salary increase be paid? And six other questions about the CAO
In July, the unions and universities reached a definitive CAO agreement (Collective Labour Agreement), with commitments on higher pay, more permanent contracts and a more inclusive leave scheme. Colleagues from the HR department and the FNV union explain how the agreement was reached, what we can expect…
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‘Everyone in healthcare realises that something has to change’
Good, accessible and affordable healthcare is increasingly difficult to provide. Martin Schalij from the LUMC understands that this can keep people awake at night.
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These are the nominees for the 2022 Faculty Teaching Prize!
Every year, an outstanding lecturer receives the Faculty Teaching Prize. Lecturers are nominated by students, and a jury – comprising students and lecturers – decides who will receive the prize. The prize will be awarded during the official opening of the academic year on 7 September. Meet this year’s…
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Workshop: Stakeholder alignment and management in public-private partnerships, applied in the health sector
Workshop
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Copyright and Open Access for PhDs
Lecture
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Contested Mobility: Free African Americans and the Law in the U.S. South, 1790-1830s
PhD defence
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Intercultural and inclusive communication in an academic context
Communication, Personal development, Diversity
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Modelling Social Dynamics on Social Media: Networks and NLP
LUCDH Lunch Lecture
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Giftedness PhD peer support group
Personal development
- Webinar: Smarter digital collaboration and communication
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Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700
PhD defence
- NIPV lecture series: A closer look at the Dutch crisis governance system
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Code as Critique: Relearning Technical Practice in the Ruins of Big Tech
Workshop
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Let’s Connect webinar: Open communication
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Book Launch Research Handbook on End of Life Care and Society
Book launch
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Launch and information session: new call for proposals for the Birmingham – Leiden Collaboration Fund
Webinar
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Singing Basics
Arts and leisure
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Summer tours
Arts and culture
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Increasing media attention for wars in Africa. Focus: Sudan and Eastern Congo
Panel discussion
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Inspiration session art project [s]TATTOO
Share your ideas on social safety
- Discover Brussels with Career Service
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UnToLD: Unraveling cultural historical dimensions of contemporary experiences of tiredness of life among older adults
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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The Art of Cold War Globalism: A Visual History of Post-Migration and Minority Alliances after 1945
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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New Perspectives on the Presentation of Japanese Art II
Lecture, Seminar
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Pitfalls for Advanced Writers of Academic English & Word Order (Graduate School FSW)
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Meet your Graduate School – Start of your PhD
Study information, Graduate School
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Healthy University Workshops
Personal development
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The active bystander
Communication, Personal development, Leadership
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Digital Humanities Winter School
Workshops
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Wetenschapscongres leiderschap
Conference
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From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world
Conference
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Digital Humanities Winter School 2026
Workshops
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Frans de Ruiter Study Day
Conference
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Book talk: The Party’s Interests Come First by Joseph Torigian
Lecture, Book talk
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Mutation-Driven Modulation of GPCR Pharmacology: Insights from Adenosine and Serotonin Receptors
PhD defence
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Toward an AI Attuned to Dissent and Consensus in Historical Events: Evidence from Wikipedia
Lecture
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RISE Network Lunch: Career Stories & Choices
Conference
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A Comparative Study of Cosmology and its Dynamics in Zhang Zai and Max Scheler
PhD defence
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Survival of the Littlest: Improving Preterm Outcomes through Metabolomics and Microsampling
PhD defence
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Programming in Python
Training
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Open Mic: Pitch Your Research in Relation to Cultural Heritage
Lecture, Open Mic
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Masterclass Leadership: Shakespeare & Retorica
Leadership