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Final Kiem symposium on interdisciplinarity and decompartmentalisation 06 May 2024How do you set up successful interdisciplinary collaborations? That is the central question of a triptych of Leiden symposia in 2024. The final part, ...
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‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’ 02 May 2024It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily ...
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How language reveals what you're really saying: 'Interesting if it's language-independent' 30 April 2024In a conversation, you provide all sorts of information to the listener. For example, you can indicate that you're certain about something, or that yo...
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Programme directors meet again: ‘We are all working towards the same goal: good teaching’ 30 April 2024They are responsible for a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes but have more than enough in common to discuss: the programme direc...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example....
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Student tower opened with café, common room and spectacular views 26 April 2024The 289 students who recently moved into the tower on Kolffpad at the Leiden Bio Science Park are sitting pretty. They have the keys to a self-contain...
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Results of 2024 university elections announced 26 April 2024The results of the 2024 university elections have been announced. Who will represent us on the university’s participation councils?
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Leiden University starts dismissal procedure against professor on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour 25 April 2024A professor from Leiden University, together with a former employee (who is also the professor’s partner), has been guilty of long-term unacceptable a...
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Leiden workshop on post-consumer textile 'waste’ in the Netherlands (and beyond) 23 April 2024On Thursday 30 May, Leiden University hosts a workshop to foster collaborations to improve the governance of European textile waste export. Different ...
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Two researchers receive Rubicon grant for research abroad 22 April 2024Uncovering ageing processes in the brain and research on the use of the word ‘that’. Thanks to a Rubicon Grant, two Leiden researchers who were recent...
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections 19 April 2024On Thursday, May 16, Leiden University Libraries is organizing a workshop on early photography of the Middle East. In the workshop, curator Maartje va...
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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’ 17 April 2024Not your typical student life but training that demands sheer hard work: that was the choice Jorik ter Veer (now 45) made when he signed up for the Ro...
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‘A culture of dignity and respect takes constant work and attention’ 17 April 2024As staff, we can help every day to create a culture of dignity and respect, says HR specialist Bregje Speet. ‘It boils down to the question of how to ...
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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes...
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...