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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery 28 May 2024Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. In their own wa...
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Playing cards? It’s a good way to learn about your own leadership skills 28 May 2024If we want to solve the complex issues now facing us as people and as an organisation, leadership is an absolute necessity: and then not only from sup...
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart 28 May 2024Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos...
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Need inspiration for a Kiem application? ‘Go big!’ 27 May 2024Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let your Leiden colleagues inspire ...
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike 24 May 2024Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Searc...
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Ministry of BZK establishes two new professor chairs for the Kingdom 23 May 2024The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing two new professor chairs for the Kingdom. There will be a political sciences/...
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward? 22 May 2024Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and sta...
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Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building 21 May 2024You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yours...
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‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one new state-owned bank’ 21 May 2024From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens i...
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Alumnus Sam van Raalte: From psychology to podcast 21 May 2024How does a psychology graduate end up with a podcast? Alumnus Sam van Raalte followed his passion into freelance journalism. ‘I studied psychology to ...
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What rare plants and animals can you find on campus? Join in the BioBlitz 21 May 2024Do you also love a city where nature can bloom, crawl and flutter freely and exuberantly? And do you fancy a challenge out in the fresh air? If so, gr...
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Protest at Academy Building and Hortus botanicus ended 17 May 2024Today’s protest at the University’s Academy Building and the Hortus botanicus ended at around 16.30. The dozens of demonstrators left the grounds volu...
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Joint solution for appointment of Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 May 2024A mediation meeting was held today between the University Council and the Executive Board about the appointment procedure for the Vice-Rector of Organ...
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Our ties with Israeli universities 17 May 2024
Leiden University has recently received various petitions from students and staff concerning our ties with Israeli universities. We have also held ext...
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A message from the Executive Board 17 May 2024
These are turbulent times at Dutch universities. We have all seen what has been and is still happening at various campuses in the country. Protests, d...