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A quick call with Pancras Hogendoorn about the LUMC art auction
Always wanted to go to a real art auction? Now’s your chance! On 15 February over a hundred works from the LUMC’s art collection will go under the hammer. ‘It’s great fun just to be there, regardless of whether you buy anything,’ says dean and auctioneer Pancras Hogendoorn.
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Manager onboarding: finding your way as a new manager at the university
For new managers, the dynamic university environment can be a lot to contend with. A special induction programme comprising an online module, an introduction meeting and peer consultation will help you find your way.
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Giving makes you happy
Receiving a gift is nice, but giving a present also makes you happy. Development psychologist Mara van der Meulen former member of the Leiden Consortium on Individual Development (L-CID) answered four questions about giving gifts.
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be)
The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that integrates with the Campus Square and the sports fields, optimal acoustics and an uncompromisingly sustainable building with a green facade and solar panels.…
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Executive Board column: Open communication isn’t rocket science, but we do forget it at times
We want to be an engaged community where we feel heard and enjoy working together. But how do we have an open conversation about difficult topics?
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Ferdy Poppelier: from Real Estate Director to Strategic Adviser
He officially began as Strategic Adviser for Real Estate on 1 July. But in practice, Ferdy Poppelier, the former Director of Real Estate, will still mainly be the principal of construction projects. ‘It’s great to see that we as the Real Estate expertise centre have achieved so much.’
- Changes in LLInC’s structure and ways of working
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A quick call with Erick van Zuijlen about the Christmas Carol Concert
We will mark the start of Christmas together in the Great Auditorium on 22 December, with the Sempre Crescendo student music company singing Christmas carols for our students and staff. Enjoy atmospheric organ music, sing-along carols and mulled wine afterwards. ‘It’ll be a gem of an event,’ says Beadle…
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Executive Board column: A look back at the strategic conference
Our annual strategic conference was held this year on 15 and 16 June in Soesterberg, and has now become a tradition at our university.
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Unequal academic freedom: women’s expertise more likely to be questioned
Nadia Bouras will give the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on 6 March. She will call for academic freedom for everyone.
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Iran deserves our attention: ‘We must share our knowledge about this conflict’
‘Don’t forget us. Don’t stop talking about Iran.’ In a packed lecture hall at the new Spui Campus in The Hague, a panel discussion was held this Tuesday on recent developments, tensions and the wave of state violence in Iran.
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Executive Board visits Institute of Environmental Sciences: ‘Optimism-led solutions’
The Executive Board is visiting the university’s institutes to find out what is going on. On 8 July 2025, it was the turn of the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), one of the fastest-growing institutes at Leiden University. ‘Our main aim is to preserve our planet for future generations.’
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‘We’re already at war – we’re just acting as though we’re not’
Professor of International Relations Daniel Thomas is clear: anyone taking peace in Europe for granted is shutting their eyes to reality.
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‘Language is part of your identity’
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is essential. In her inaugural lecture, Nivja de Jong will call to redress the balance between the sciences and the humanities.
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Teams formed to lead university themes
The teams that will lead the themes guiding Leiden University’s strategic positioning in the coming years have been formed.
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Travelers defense course for female staff members
Personal development
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Frontiers of Children's Rights: A Summer School for Professionals
Study information
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Una Europa Community Meet-up for students: free to attend!
Community Meet-up & Networking
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Purple Friday
Study support
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Open Mic: Pitch Your Research in Relation to Cultural Heritage (with the Faculty of Law)
Open Mic
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Weekend of Science
Festival
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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Webinar on research funding with China
Research
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Tennis Clinic
Staff Association
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Copyright and Open Access for PhDs
Research
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Workshop: getting started with interdisciplinary education
Didactics
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Cinquecento Medusae: jellyfish invasion with a climate change message
Exhibition
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Inspiration Session Social Safety
Conference
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Teaching professionals: how to improve your course design
Didactics
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Burgerij Concert Sempre Crescendo
Arts and culture
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A university conversation on Israel/Palestine
Debate
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How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Research
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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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Workshop Generative AI & Embodied Cognition
Lecture
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LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion Symposium
Debate, Symposium
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information
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Una Europa FAIR Data Hackathon for PhD Candidates
Hackathon & Conference
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Workshop: How to write a Data Management Plan (DMP)
Workshop
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What are we defending?
Lecture
- Workshop: Other forms of embodying knowledge
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Night of the Lobbyist 2026
Evenement
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Staff Association: Workshop Color Analysis
Personeelsvereniging
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From citizen-consumers to citizen legislators: Three models of democracy
Cleveringa Lecture
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Staff Association: Workshop Color Analysis
Personeelsvereniging
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Passionate debate on university’s fossil fuel ties
Should Leiden University cut its ties with the fossil fuel industry forthwith? This was the main question in a debate between students and staff. The answer was clearer for some than for others.
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Twenty-five lecturers gain Senior Teaching Qualification
Twenty-five passionate lecturers earned their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Monday 12 January. Five of these lecturers talk about how the SKO has benefitted them and what they think ‘good teaching’ is.
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‘Universities are changing, but they remain essential to society’
From academic freedom to security and medical breakthroughs: during Leiden University’s 451st Dies Natalis, the speakers reflected on the role of universities in a world of social and geopolitical tensions.