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Leiden University joins national 113 campaign: ‘It’s okay to feel uncomfortable about talking about suicide’ 05 September 2023Talking about suicide is important, but anything but comfortable. To make this difficult subject easier for students and staff to discuss, the univers...
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Being yourself in the summer sun: Leiden University shines at Canal Pride Leiden 05 September 2023Rainbow flags, funky sounds and drag queen Petty Libel: the very first Canal Pride Leiden has become reality. Leiden University joined the parade with...
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ERC Starting Grants for seven Leiden researchers 05 September 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. This will enable them to start their own project, build their resear...
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Executive Board column: Why a good relationship with the city is so important 05 September 2023Leiden University is a fantastic example of a network university: we create an impact with the city, stakeholders and regional and international partn...
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Digging for treasure in archives: what did spoken Scots sound like? 05 September 2023How did Scottish speakers sound hundreds of years ago? University lecturer Mo Gordon thinks the answer to that question can be found in church archive...
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Opening of Academic Year on sustainability: optimism and criticism go hand in hand 04 September 2023The theme of the Opening of the Academy Year on 4 September was sustainability and how the university could take the lead as a change agent. How is it...
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Why good friends are essential for your health 04 September 2023Laughing, crying or even having a moan together: close friends are worth their weight in gold in good and bad times. Researcher Lisa Schreuders explai...
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Mental health problems during COVID highly variable by symptom cluster and population group 01 September 2023People already diagnosed with a mental disorder before the COVID-19 pandemic did not show a disproportionate increase in symptoms afterwards. This is ...
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The mechanism behind a friendly chat: 'Puzzle gets unravelled bit by bit' 01 September 2023A friendly chat is more complicated than you might think. As soon as the other person finishes talking, you already have an answer ready. But how do w...
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Leiden University bids farewell to Mayor Lenferink 30 August 2023This week, Leiden University bade farewell to Henri Lenferink, who is retiring after 20 years as mayor of Leiden. During a lunch at the Hortus botanic...
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More Dutch at the university? ‘We desperately need internationals’ 30 August 2023He did an English-taught degree, completed a master’s abroad and now teaches on an English-taught programme at the Campus The Hague. Jan Meijer is the...
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Got a question about science? Ask Leiden! 29 August 2023Why is the Moon so white? Why do we have birthmarks? But also: can my dog be racist? Vraag het Leiden (Ask Leiden) has answers to all these questions....
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Leiden University publishes list of research partnerships with the fossil fuel industry 22 August 2023Over the recent period there have been a number of protests and demonstrations at universities by people who oppose the universities’ collaboration wi...
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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...