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Crisis on campus: 'Both terrible and incredibly fun' 13 March 2025
Chaos in the Lipsius building! Master's students zigzag through the classroom, write on whiteboards and discuss tensely. In a simulation of the Leiden...
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Honours students develop their own AI assistants in new course 13 March 2025
In a new FSW Honours College course students from various academic disciplines dive into the world of artificial intelligence (AI). The course, 'Artif...
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What if you lose a parent at a young age? ‘Grief lasts a lifetime’ 13 March 2025
Adults who lost a parent during childhood tend to experience greater attachment anxiety in romantic relationships, according to Carline van Heijningen...
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Yuliia's big wish fulfilled: dissecting a calf's brain 12 March 2025
Thanks to Make-A-Wish, Yuliia was given the opportunity to fulfil her dearest wish and learn more about her great interest: the brain. Together with h...
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‘As a researcher, you learn a lot from projects outside your own area of expertise’ 12 March 2025
As a new professor of Development Psychology, Anna van Duijvenvoorde advocates for more collaboration in science. She encourages young researchers to ...
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In Memoriam: Sabine Luning 11 March 2025
Last Thursday, March 6, Sabine Luning passed away after an illness of more than six months. Sabine was an inspiring teacher who enthused generations o...
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How we’re setting Academia in Motion: by fostering inclusion and enabling data reuse and sharing 11 March 2025
‘I’m setting Academia in Motion by fostering inclusive practices and enabling data reuse and sharing, with both researchers and students.’ With these ...
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Inter- and transdisciplinary social science research in Leiden 10 March 2025
How do social science disciplines collaborate in the field of health and well-being? How do we collaborate within our Faculty? And how do we collabor...
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Liveblog: Leiden University strikes against government cuts 10 March 2025
Staff from Leiden University are starting the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. Follow the strike in this ...
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10 March: Leiden University to start staggered strike against government cuts 06 March 2025
Staff from Leiden University will start the Dutch universities’ staggered strike against the government cuts on 10 March. University of Applied Scienc...
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Klokhuis episode about blushing and smiling? Your vote counts 06 March 2025
Who wouldn’t want their own episode of Het Klokhuis? Researchers Milica Nikolic and Chris Riddell are in the running for the Klokhuis Wetenschapsprijs...
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Always vegan, always fun: student-run Community Kitchen thanks to The Hague Market 05 March 2025
Healthy communal meals that also prevent food waste. On 4 March, Hague alderman Robert Barker came to see what was cooking at the LUC Community Kitche...
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Joanne van der Leun to chair new knowledge security and fossil industry committees 04 March 2025
Leiden University has set up two committees to consider issues that are the focus of much attention within our community and society at large. They a...
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De Hoe?Zo! Show teaches children that science is anything but boring 04 March 2025
Why is water wet? What is ADHD? In De Hoe?Zo! Show, curious 9-and-10-year-olds get answers to their questions. PhD candidates take to the stage to dem...
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Anniversary activity: visit Leiden University at the Impact Fair 2025, get a discount! 03 March 2025
Leiden University will share impactful research and teaching with policymakers, businesses and the general public at the Impact Fair in Utrecht on Thu...