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Good party? Good cause 26 June 2024
A leaving do, birthday or other celebration? Many people like to ask for a donation to a good cause for their birthday or anniversary present. Leiden ...
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Video: Leiden archaeologists digging in Oss 26 June 2024
Leiden archaeologists have been digging into the municipality of Oss’s past for 50 years now and students have gained their first experience of fieldw...
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Exhibition Early Photography of the Middle East 26 June 2024
From Persia and Arabia to North Africa: as early as the nineteenth century, there were Dutch people who used the camera themselves in various regions ...
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Kiem initiative culminates in plan to apply for larger grant 26 June 2024
The interdisciplinary Kiem project ‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ has resulted in a plan to apply for a large, yet-to-be-decided research g...
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Sigrid van Roode: ‘Zār jewellery reveals the world of unseen Egyptians’ 25 June 2024
Zār jewellery from Egypt can be found in many museums and private collections in the West, but for a long time very little was known about it, except ...
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The annual interview is changing: from scores and numbers to more human dimensions 25 June 2024
Speaking with your manager more often, focusing explicitly on well-being and giving more recognition and rewards for teamwork and team performance: th...
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‘The complex puzzle of housing and urban development makes this work so fascinating’ 25 June 2024
Chris Suijker, since 1 July the new director of Real Estate, likes healthy and sustainable university buildings where you ‘get the feeling you’re righ...
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Professor Bart Schermer on digital threats to the university 25 June 2024
Professor of Privacy and Cybercrime Bart Schermer researches the relationship between new digital technologies, enforcement and human rights. What cyb...
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Dozens of security measures for academics 24 June 2024
Between November 2022 and December 2023, 45 one-off and 14 structural security measures were taken for academics or university staff. This is what it ...
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This was the Teaching Fair: ‘A great way to encourage teachers to explore possibilities’ 24 June 2024
During the annual Teaching Fair, teaching staff in the Faculty of Humanities met up to exchange tips & tricks and attend workshops.
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Leiden University extends collaboration with Asian Development Bank 21 June 2024
Leiden University will expand its activities with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow and Zweta Manggaran...
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’ 21 June 2024
Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to ...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024
How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’ 20 June 2024
How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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Ambassadors visit Leiden: ‘Knowledge knows no borders’ 19 June 2024
Over 30 ambassadors strengthened their ties with researchers and university leaders in a recent visit to Leiden University. Cross-border collaboration...