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University couple marries ‘in front of all of Leiden’ on 3 October 09 October 2024They have known each other since they were small but Rianne and Tom first fell in love when working together at the university. That love culminated i...
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Children pay more attention to art when descriptions are playful and interactive 09 October 2024The description of a painting directly affects how children look at that artwork. This was discovered by psychologist Francesco Walker in the Rijksmus...
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Lunch meeting on the rise of AI and challenges for governance 08 October 2024Students and researches from all faculties at Leiden University are warmly invited to a lunch meeting on Monday 14 October, discussing the rise of AI ...
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Honorary doctorates for Eliot Higgins, Kelly Chibale and Bonnie Honig 08 October 2024Leiden University will be conferring three honorary doctorates in its special anniversary year. They will be awarded to Eliot Higgins, truth finder an...
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Photo report of the university float in the Grand Parade 07 October 2024The Grand Parade was a festive highlight of the 450th anniversary celebration of 3 October. Students and staff members from Leiden University particip...
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Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’ 07 October 2024‘What more could I want?’ University and education historian Pieter Slaman is still deeply touched to have been awarded the LUS Education Prize for be...
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Hundreds of visitors learn about Leiden University science during 3 October University 07 October 2024Glorious sunshine, dozens of enthusiastic academics and huge numbers of Leiden residents ensured that this year’s special jubilee version of 3 October...
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world 07 October 2024As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like anoth...
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Tour of the Humanities Hub: ‘These tools allow us to push our research outwards’ 07 October 2024The tour for programme chairs through the new Humanities Hub covered just one corridor. Previously, the labs were spread across the campus, but now mo...
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Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer 01 October 2024Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘ci...
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Beatrice de Graaf to deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture 01 October 2024On Thursday, December 12, 2024, historian and terrorism expert Beatrice de Graaf will deliver the 53rd Huizinga Lecture at the Stadsgehoorzaal in Leid...
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Why union membership helps: ‘My team is better off thanks to the union’ 01 October 2024Union membership is important, especially in turbulent times. Unions negotiate on your behalf with your employer about your terms and conditions of em...
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Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss 01 October 2024Princely graves, swords, pots or just soil discolouration. Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists ...
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Leiden Research Support: how our researchers and support staff achieve success together 01 October 2024In the complex academic playing field, it is crucial that researchers and research support professionals know how to find each other. At Leiden Univer...
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Sarita Koendjbiharie: ‘Through the dogs, I learned a lot about leadership’ 30 September 2024University lecturer in Management & Organisation Sarita Koendjbiharie is a welcome lecturer on The Hague campus, and not only because she takes a genu...