97 search results for “boer” in the Staff website
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New childcare system poses risks for vulnerable parents, experts warn
A new almost free childcare system may sound ideal, but it also comes with risks for parents. Psychologists from Leiden University and research firm D&B have concluded that the system can cause uncertainty and stress, particularly among vulnerable groups.
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Why we should handle antibiotics with care
More and more people worldwide have infections caused by bacteria that are resistant to many types of antibiotic. Why is this and how big of a problem is it?
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Subject-specific building blocks keep teaching interesting
Teachers have to find a balance between routine and renewal of their teaching repertoire. Eveline de Boer (PhD student at ICLON) investigated how didactic building blocks can help them with this. Defence on June 15.
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History student wins thesis prize: ‘Look for the stories that didn’t make the history books’
Envoys jumping out of windows, fights, and illegal diplomacy: history student Tessa de Boer encountered them all while writing her master's thesis on Amsterdam as a diplomatic city during the 17th and 18th centuries. For her thesis, she was awarded the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt thesis prize…
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Election results for the staff section of the Humanities Faculty Council
Organisation
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Research
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Touring exhibition 'Presenting with the city' opened at Lipsius
The touring exhibition 'Presenting with the city' has touched down in the Lipsius Building. In the presentation, students and researchers show how their research has contributed to the city.
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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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Biology students expose exotic amphibians in the dunes
During the spring of 2021, a group of eight biology students from Leiden set out into the dunes in search of amphibians. Using DNA, they determined the geographic origin of the animals. And guess what? In many cases they discovered exotic populations of animals that do not naturally belong in The Netherlands.…
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Religious Studies students "learn with the city": bridging the gap between religion and society
Three students in Elpine de Boer’s class “Practicing Religious Studies” have been working together on a “Leren met de Stad” (“Learning with the City”) project with community centre Morschwijck, located in Leiden. The students were asked by the organization Incluzio to investigate to which extent cultural…
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Nicolien Mizee new writer in residence at Leiden University
Writer and columnist Nicolien Mizee will be Leiden University’s new writer in residence from autumn 2023.
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The Top 450 is growing: entry number 50 published
The 50th Top 450 entry has now been published. In the run-up to the university’s 450th anniversary, we are compiling our Top 450. What is your favourite?
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International Law As We Know It
Lecture
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Global Privateering
Conference, Project launch
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Christmas Carol Concert at Leiden University
Arts and culture
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Antimicrobiële resistentie en de zoektocht naar de grenzen tussen over- en onderbehandeling met antibiotica
Inaugural lecture
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DUSANE: Dutch Symposium of the Ancient Near East 2023
Symposium
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Hague city councillors on working visit: ‘The Hague is becoming a real student city’
What does the University mean for The Hague? And what are researchers and students learning from the city and its residents? The Hague city councillors visited Campus The Hague on 27 September and spoke to administrators and researchers. ‘From Schilderswijk to Benoordenhout: we are a university for…
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Buzzing decline: Dutch landscape is losing insect-pollinated plants
The Netherlands is losing plant species that rely on pollination by insects. Leiden environmental scientist Kaixuan Pan demonstrates this after analysing 87 years of measurements from over 365,000 plots. The news is alarming for our biodiversity and food security. ‘75 per cent of our crops and 90% of…
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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda
Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, this is not merely an administrative act. These ministries carry a strong and political charge and play a crucial role in shaping a government's political…
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Programming problem patched: Leiden PhD candidate discovers breakthrough in software security
By chance, computer scientist Hans-Dieter Hiep (Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science and Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) discovered a ‘gaping hole’ in a widely used method for evaluating software security. Hiep patched the hole, causing quite a stir in his field. 'It’s not pleasant when a PhD…
- Toogdag 2024 onderzoek
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: September 2024
Welcome to the 2024-2025 academic year! I hope this finds you feeling refreshed following an enjoyable and restful summer holiday season. As we start the autumn semester, I want to look back briefly by highlighting 10 significant milestones at LUCSoR from this past year (some of which I referenced in…
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Design of homogeneous water oxidation catalysts
PhD defence
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Breaking the witches' spell
PhD defence
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Understanding the Drivers of Voluntary Accountability by European Union Agencies: Look to the Forum!
PhD defence
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Voorlichting door de Belastingdienst
PhD defence
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Random Walks on Arakelov Class Groups
PhD defence
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Culture-Language Maintenance in a City of Many Tongues
Conference, Leiden2022
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Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2023: Who reads Martial’s epigrams? The gender gap in reading Roman literature
Lecture
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Multilingualism in young children is a good thing: 'Languages support each other'
During Leiden City of Science 2022, Janet Grijzenhout and Hannah De Mulder will put multilingualism in the spotlight by organising multilingual storytelling afternoons. They hope to show parents that raising children multilingually is achievable as well as beneficial.
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Forum Antiquum Lectures Spring 2023: The Revisionist Muse: Recent retellings of Greco-Roman myths from a female perspective
Lecture
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Reasoning about object-oriented programs: from classes to interfaces
PhD defence
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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
- Forum Antiquum Lectures Series Spring 2023
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Annual Cities, Migration, and Global Interdependence Seminar 2023
Conference, Annual Cities, Migration, and Global Interdependence Seminar
- CMGI Brown Bag Seminars 2023-2024
- Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2023: The Role of Action in Historical Oratory
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Forum Antiquum Lecture Spring 2023: 'The proper time for marriage: Plato vs. Xenophon on law and persuasion'
Lecture
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Meijerssymposium 2024
Conference
- Toogdag 2024
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New Foundations for Separation Logic
PhD defence
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Opening of the academic year
University ceremony
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ISGA received highly positive external research evaluation
In November 2023, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) underwent its first full external research evaluation for the period from 2016 to 2021 with outstanding results. In its final assessment report, the independent external evaluation committee underlines that ‘the committee is impressed…
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SAILS event: Showcasing AI Research @ Humanities
Conference, Mini symposium