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What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment
NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.
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The University in the time of coronavirus: from working at the kitchen table to a livestream PhD defence
The outbreak of coronavirus has radically changed our life and work. We have had to work, teach and conduct research from home. How has coronavirus changed your work? What do you miss most? And what is keeping you going? We asked a few colleagues.
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‘We have to stay alert and keep on feeling the past’
Space for open dialogue on historical slavery was created at the Keti Koti Table at Museum De Lakenhal, organised by Leiden University and the Municipality of Leiden. There, just metres away from 17th-century paintings, Leideners shared a ritual meal and spoke about the effects of slavery and our colonial…
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In Memoriam - Bas Edixhoven
On January 16, 2022, our respected and beloved colleague Prof. dr. Bas Edixhoven passed away after a short period of serious illness.
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Timo Kos on the cuts and elections: ‘We’re fighting for the future of our university’
The university may seem a bit subdued in the run-up to the Dutch elections on 29 October. The media has barely mentioned education as an election issue, but behind the scenes the university is lobbying hard, says acting President of the Executive Board, Timo Kos. ‘We’re fighting for the future of our…
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Motion of stars near Milky Way's central black hole is only predictable for few hundred years
The orbits of 27 stars orbiting closely around the black hole at the center of our Milky Way are very chaotic. As a result, researchers cannot predict with confidence where they will be in about 462 years. ‘That is astonishingly short,’ says astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart who collaborated on the r…
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‘People are equal but not the same’: diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective
What is written in law and what equality, inclusion and diversity mean in practice is not always the same. This was the focus of this year’s D&I symposium on 13 January. The plenary sessions were watched by hundreds of participants and there was a wide range of workshops covering different aspects of…
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Leiden Declaration: AI is challenging the core values of mathematics
In the ‘Leiden Declaration’, an international group of researchers warns that AI is putting fundamental values of the discipline under threat. The rise of AI is forcing mathematics to rethink what makes their field reliable and valuable. This is their proposed way forward.
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The annual interview is changing: from scores and numbers to more human dimensions
Speaking with your manager more often, focusing explicitly on well-being and giving more recognition and rewards for teamwork and team performance: the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new format and also a new name. With the acronym GROW (Gesprekken over Resultaat, Ontwikkeling…
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Online training - writing and pitching for The Conversation
Online training
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Bridging the Gap Between Policy Makers and Academia
Career development
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Botanical lino printing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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AI and education: what does it mean for your course?
Course
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
- Workshop: Other forms of embodying knowledge
- Meijerslezing 2025 en Nieuwjaarsreceptie
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Lorentz Lecture - Why study islands?
Lecture
- Training: writing and pitching for The Conversation
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Alumniday L.P.S.V. „Aesculapius”
Alumni event
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Pitfalls for Advanced Writers of Academic English & Word Order (Graduate School FSW)
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Inspiration Session: Smarter Digital Collaboration & Communication
Working effectively
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Botanical drawing
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Discover Leiden's Relief
Staff Association
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Liberation Festival The Hague
Festival
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Profiling Heritage
Debate, Open meeting
- Potluck Spring Dinner & Leiden University History Tour
- Webinar: Generative AI & education - the full perspective
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Frequently asked questions about GROW
Here you will find questions and answers about GROW, the types of interviews, the GROW tile and more.
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Wet felting workshop: design your own case or bag
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Programming in Python
Training
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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CWTS Scientometrics Summer School
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Leiden University in The Hague – Researchers of the City
Exhibition
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Exploring the Quantum Multiverse
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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"The First Stars" & "Uncovering the oldest stars in the Milky Way"
Lecture, Astronomy on Tap
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Full-day International Workshop: Perspectives on Traditional Chinese Medicine. From Taiwan’s Experiences to Global Practice
Full-day International Workshop
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Programming in Python
Training
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Centre for Digital Scholarship Summer Training Week
Seminars, workshops
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Connect & Open Up: Evolution of a researcher's data management practices: from data hazard to data steward
Webinar
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Programming in Python
Training
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Designing the next generation of precision medicine
Lecture, Tuesday Talks: Science Insights
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Tools for real-time study of bioorthogonal conversions in the living system
PhD defence
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Centre for Digital Scholarship Summer Training Week 2026
Workshops, lectures
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Qualitative Empirical Research Methods in Law | Introductory Course for PPP-students
Research
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Executive Board adopts committee’s recommendations on Israel-Palestine
The Executive Board proposes to take the decision to suspend the existing institutional student exchange programmes with two Israeli universities, and until further notice not to engage in any new exchange programmes with Israeli universities that have comparable links with the Israeli military (the…
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’
Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa Lecture as planned on 26 November. She reflected on the protest and the importance of open debate, within the university and within a democracy.
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Taboo on raising social safety issues must go because we really need to do better
Last year, 15.8% of all employees of Leiden University experienced undesirable behaviour. This is one of the findings of the 2021 Personnel Monitor. ‘That number is far too high. We have to get rid of the taboo on raising this issue and addressing offenders,‘ says Martijn Ridderbos, in an open and…
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Annetje Ottow back in Leiden
Annetje Ottow is the first female president of the Executive Board of Leiden University, which means a return to her Alma mater.
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Civility, not opinions, was the real surprise in student debate
The student debate in Leiden’s Stadsgehoorzaal promised to be ‘the key to your vote’. That may sound hyperbolic, but what this well-attended debate did achieve was increased trust in politics. ‘They even let each other finish their sentences’, the flabbergasted students concluded at the end.