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Leiden University receives grant to professionalise ‘Lifelong Learning’ 16 July 2024Leiden University has received a Lifelong Learning grant that will enable it to significantly expand its learning for professionals, for example for t...
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Kiem project on safety and dangers in the digital world results in new research network 15 July 2024No less than 33 project received a Leiden Kiem grant in 2023. How did they fare? Olga Bogolyubova shares experiences from her project ‘Interdisciplina...
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Start of construction of new University Sports Centre celebrated 12 July 2024On 11 July 2024, a gathering was held to celebrate the start of the construction of the new University Sports Centre (USC). Rugby players and a pole d...
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Annual Report 2023 published 09 July 2024In its new Annual Report 2023, Leiden University reviews its research and teaching, as well as its ICT, staffing, finances, real estate, impact and kn...
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Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor 09 July 2024Lawyer and human rights activist Lilian Gonçalves-Ho Kang You is the new Cleveringa professor. She will deliver the Cleveringa lecture on 26 November ...
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Recognition & Rewards: national ambitions widely supported at Leiden University 09 July 2024The ambitions of the Dutch Recognition & Rewards programme are widely supported by academics at Leiden University. This is one of the findings from th...
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Ferd Grapperhaus new Chair of the Board of Governors 05 July 2024The Board of Governors of Leiden University is pleased to announce that the outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, ha...
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New student accommodation in Oegstgeest a step closer 05 July 2024The construction of 285 student studios on land owned by Leiden University is a step closer. On Thursday, student housing organisation DUWO and the Re...
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Video: summer bingo determines winners Kiem grant 2024 03 July 2024At a celebratory event, 25 Leiden University projects received a Kiem grant of up to €10,000 for an interdisciplinary research or education initiative...
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched 02 July 2024The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl a...
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Schoof I cabinet: These cabinet members studied in Leiden 02 July 2024It took a while, but the new cabinet has now finally been appointed. Four members of Schoof I studied in Leiden. Who are they?
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Memorial Year makes visible the continuing effects of historical slavery 01 July 2024Research into our history of colonialism and slavery, heart-to-heart conversations at a Keti Koti table, exhibitions, lectures and podcasts that estab...
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Students work on a cold case: ‘We look in a different way than the police’ 01 July 2024Sixteen master’s students from a variety of disciplines are helping The Hague Police to find new clues in a cold case. ‘The photographs are like the o...
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Researcher teaching in the classroom: ‘We need to imitate nature more closely’ 27 June 2024How can we supply the growing world population with sustainable energy? At Laurens Lyceum in Rotterdam, Prof. Marc Koper speaks with the students abou...
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Exhibition encourages us to reflect on the history of slavery 27 June 2024What is the significance of the history of slavery for our present-day society? A special exhibition in the inner courtyard of the Academy Building fe...