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Three students nominated for an ECHO Award: ‘I want to make the world a better place’
A more inclusive and diverse society is what Talisha Schilder, Hawra Nissi and Chiraz Hassoumi spend many hours a week working towards. Their hard work led them to being nominated for the ECHO Award.
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Leiden Science rings in 2025 with inspiring speeches and happy winners
An impressive speech by Dean Jasper Knoester, a lecture by top researcher Mario van der Stelt about brain messengers, and the presentation of the faculty awards. 2025 begins on a hopeful and festive note, with a toast to a year of fruitful collaboration within and beyond the faculty.
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The person behind the truck driver
Most people talk about truck drivers rather than to them. That’s an error of judgement, says PhD candidate Anke van der Hoeven, who explains why we should be making their lives easier. ‘People just don’t realise it, but they’re an invisible group that keeps the European economy running.’
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You should eat herring on the coast and not in Maastricht
For thirty years, the Dutch Newspaper AD conducted an annual search for the best herring. This came to an end when economist Ben Vollaard, based on a statistical analysis, claimed it was rigged. But that claim doesn't smell right, says Leiden statistician Richard Gill. ‘The way you code and process…
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What are we defending?
Lecture
- Feestelijke opening Gorlaeus Gebouw
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45th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics in the Low Countries (#SOEMEHL45)
Conference
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Live Q&A with OpenAI: AI and the Future of Humanity
Debate, Live Q&A
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Kaiser Spring Lectures: De geologie van het zonnestelsel: de prachtige planetaire paralellen van tastbare gesteenten en inspirerende landschappen
Lecture
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Alumni Event Russian and Eurasian Studies
Alumni event
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Jan Kleijssen, Hans Franken-lecture 2023
Lecture
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46th Symposium on Old English, Middle English and Historical Linguistics (#SOEMEHL46)
Conference
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Symposium Metaphors for quantum science and technology
Conference
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A university conversation on Israel/Palestine
Debate
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European Strategic Dialogue lecture series: A New Beginning for UK-EU Relations
Lecture
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Book presentation: 'Stop the Machines: The Rise of Anti-Technology Extremism'
Book presentation
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Higher Education Knowledge Café: Learning analytics: opportunities and challenges
Conference, Knowledge Café
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Moving abroad for your work: how and when? Young Leiden alumni’s experiences
Lecture
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The Future of Human Rights
Roundtable
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Herta Mohr lecture 2025: TT 217, the tomb of the sculptor Ipuy
Lecture, Herta Mohr Lecture
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Company visit traineeships: DisGover & We Care to DisGover
Course
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Symposium on Cyber Security in Humanitarian Organizations in The Netherlands
Symposium
- Behind the screen: consent and harassment in online dating
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Join the anniversary day of Public Administration
Conference
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European Day of Languages - Evening of Languages
Festival
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Black hole one year later: proof of a persistent shadow
The brightness peak of the ring around M87's supermassive black hole has shifted 30 degrees counterclockwise in a year. This is shown by new images released by the Event Horizon Telescope consortium.
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Leiden Law Cast: The prison population NL vs. BE with Miranda Boone
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Om te beginnen met gezond gedrag moeten vaak eerst problemen als schimmel op de muren of financiële sores worden aangepakt
Medici kunnen veel repareren, maar ziekte voorkomen of uitstellen is beter. Daarvoor is vaak leefstijlverandering nodig en dat blijkt lastig. Gezondheidswetenschappers Sandra van Dijk (Universiteit Leiden) en Valentijn Visch (TU Delft) doen onderzoek naar de vraag hoe je mensen kunt helpen met gedragsverandering…
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New professor Elise Dusseldorp: ‘The longer you’re in research, the more humble you become’
Elise Dusseldorp has been appointed Professor in the Methodology and Statistics of Psychological Research. In the same way that she spends her spare time rambling through the forest, as a professor she sifts through colleagues’ research data. ‘I often come across information that doesn’t appear in the…
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Report: Tracking down green spaces in The Hague in places you don't always want to be
Although there is considerable evidence that nature in the city is beneficial to both people and animals, we still do not have an overall picture of those benefits. To rectify that, a Leiden PhD candidate and a student – armed with a cargo bike – are using The Hague as a life-size laboratory.
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‘Prehistory holds up a challenging mirror to us’
Leiden alumnus Luc Amkreutz is a curator at the National Museum of Antiquities. His exhibition about the submerged landscape of Doggerland highlights what we can learn from prehistory. ‘Just like the people of Doggerland, we are confronted with climate change, but we are responsible for the speed of…
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First photo of black hole at the heart of our Galaxy
Finally we know for sure that there is a black hole at the centre of our own galaxy. Today, astronomers unveiled the first ever photo of Sagittarius A*, a super-massive object at the centre of the Milky Way. This picture could only be taken thanks to the cooperation of telescopes worldwide.
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Meet our international students!
The Week of the International Students, from 14 – 18 November is an initiative of Nuffic. The aim of this week is to showcase the importance of an international experience for both Dutch and international students. This year’s theme Meet the world, make the change highlights the positive change students…
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Defence Minister at Ukraine Symposium: 'We Europeans have only one chance to get this right'
Three years on, and interest in Ukraine certainly hasn't waned. The auditorium at the Wijnhaven location was fully booked on Monday. Hundreds of people, including top military brass, listened to Defence Minister Brekelmans' speech. He pointed out to them: 'Here in the Netherlands, we're now living in…
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Campus the Hague 'Meet the Employer'
Course
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Ukraine and the Failure of Global Security
Lecture
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Palestinian-Israeli Coexistence in the Middle East
Debate
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The future of Europe’s finances
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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Your rights and freedoms on the World Wide Web
Debate
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Just Peace Dialogue: Peace in Sudan
Just Peace Festival
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Just Peace Dialogue: Climate and Peace
Just Peace Festival
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Just Peace Dialogue: Peace in Europe
Just Peace Festival
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Just Peace Dialogue: Peace in Israel-Palestine
Just Peace Festival
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SAILS event: Showcasing AI Research @ Humanities
Conference, Mini symposium
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Belonging first: in conversation about an accessible university
D&I Event
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Career Days | 14-18th of April 2025
Study information
- FSW Career Days: 28-30 November 2023
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Untold Stories: representation, heritage and museums
Conference, D&I Symposium
- Spring edition of Student Well-being Week