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Executive Board column: Come to the debate on our ties with the fossil fuel industry on 27 September
Our students and staff have strong feelings and deep concerns about the ties between Dutch universities and the fossil fuel industry. It’s a thorny issue and as a university we’re keen to chart our course for the future, but we cannot do so alone. I therefore hope to be able to discuss the matter with…
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The Nuance Project: Respectful dialogue about sensitive topics give students hope
Students from Leiden University have launched The Nuance Project, a platform for respectful, open-minded dialogue on divisive issues. The aim is to foster connection and understanding among people even if their viewpoints differ.
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Art project has students and lecturers reflecting on pressure to succeed
What does it mean to be the ‘perfect student’? This is the focus of the Perspectify exhibition, which was opened on 16 November by President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow.
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A Crisis Forgotten: Sudan
Since April 2023 the current war in Sudan has brought larger death, destruction, and displacement than any other ongoing armed conflict on earth. And yet, international media coverage of the conflict remains limited.
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Plastic in cigarette filters: why smoking is bad for the environment too
We all know smoking is bad for our health. But we might not have known that the cigarette filters that litter our streets also impact the environment. Esther Kentin is a lecturer at Leiden Law School. She is raising awareness of the University’s cigarette butt problem.
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A quick chat with Maaike Swart about the programme for organisational development: ‘improvement at multiple levels’
Last year, Maaike Swart moved from coordinating the Strategic Plan implementation agenda to joining the Organisational Development team. As Programme Manager, she has been asked by the Executive Board to help shape Leiden University’s strategic development.
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A quick call with Looi van Kessel on the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture: ‘International Women’s Day is important for everyone’
Every year, Leiden University hosts the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture to mark International Women’s Day. This year, historian Nadia Bouras will speak about academic freedom, class and being a woman in academia. And that is just as relevant to men, says lecturer and organiser Looi van Kessel.
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Share in the chair at the [s]TATTOO studio – and leave with a personal artwork
We often feel at ease in a salon chair, and the conversation soon starts to flow. That feeling will be recreated in the coming weeks in the [s]TATTOO pop-up studio. Students and staff can share their thoughts, feelings or worries – and will leave with an artwork based on their story.
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Strong muscles start in the gut
Researchers from the LUMC and the Universities of Granada and Almería have found a gut bacterium that is associated with stronger muscles in people and mice. Their findings, published in the journal Gut, hint at the potential for new probiotics to support muscle strength and healthy ageing.
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.
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Paper versus practice: border control is in human hands
Even when a border has officially disappeared, it is still people who decide whether others may cross freely. This was also true for the Polish-German border, where PhD candidate Maryla Klajn spend six months conducting fieldwork.
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Webinar Population Health Management
Study information
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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HEAR ME NOW
Exhibition
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Explore! Career Opportunities Beyond Academia
Research, Communication
- Orange the World 2025 – Campaign Against Violence Towards Women
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Wooclap & Wooflash for Beginners
Didactics, Communication, Working effectively, ICT
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OpenRefine training workshop
Training workshop
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Christmas Piece Workshop
Staff Association
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Cybersecurity-training
ICT
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Current LUGF seed funding calls
Information session
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FAIR Implementation Profiles
online workshop
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Yuniku – All You Can Eat & Drink!
Staff Association
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Brightspace
Didactics
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YAL Interfaculty Lunch on Writing a Popular Science Book
Interfacultary lunch
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From Afrikaans to Ukrainian: take a free language class with Una Europa
Course
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Staff symposium on student well-being 'Today's Students'
Conference
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Policy Academy Programme
Research
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
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webinar Population Health Management
Study information
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Palestinian-Israeli Coexistence in the Middle East
Debate
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Statistical Learning and Prediction
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Staff Association: Bowling & Grilling
Staff Association
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MicroLab Escapegame: how to motivate students with gamebased learning elements
Didactics
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Research Night: Re-wriggling the Museum
Arts and culture
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Preparing for the Worst: Japan and a Taiwan Strait Crisis
Lecture
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Weighing the AI Options: Redesigning your Education
Didactics
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FAIRification Tutorial
Workshop
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Creating maps using Leaflet and QGIS
Training workshop
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Publishing Data in a Data Repository
Workshop
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Webinar: A pleasant work environment: tips for connecting communication
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MicroLab: how to design impact driven education
Didactics
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Workshop: Dilemmas in Scholarly Communcation
Workshop
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Data Carpentry with R for Social Sciences and Humanities
Workshop
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Hybrid Teaching & Hybrid Meetings
Didactics
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Signaling mental health problems: recognising and responding
Personal development
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Digital Scholarship Trivia Quiz
knowledge-based social
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LLInC Studio Open Day
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Secure up to €40.000 to kick-start interdisciplinary collaboration
Seed Funding Launch Webinar