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Would you like to improve your interdisciplinary collaboration? This symposium will give you practical tips 22 January 2024
On Thursday 1 February, the symposium ‘On interdisciplinary collaboration: How do we foster connections?’ will take place. The event will discuss less...
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Crammed with meaning: what museum collections tell us about our political system 19 January 2024
What does a 19th-century exhibition of traditional utensils from the province of Zeeland tell us about the current rise of populism? A lot, Ad Maas wi...
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Leiden University Academy: Deepen, enrich and grow 18 January 2024
Leiden University Academy is making lifelong learning even better! The entire range of programmes on offer for professionals has been expanded and uni...
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Una Europa Staff Week: Learning more about Diversity and Inclusion in Bologna 18 January 2024
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are core values that are a focus for us as a university. But what developments are there in D&I and how can we apply the...
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Students with a connection to Israel or Palestine together in a support group 18 January 2024
Psychology lecturer Sepideh Saadat is leading a support group for students affected by the Israel-Hamas war. In four sessions she brings together stud...
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Rising inequality slows as more women in lower-income groups join the labour force 18 January 2024
Behind the relatively stable income inequality in the Netherlands, big changes have been happening. Income inequality has increased over the past 40 y...
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Compelling unemployed people to widen their job search is often counterproductive 17 January 2024
Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. PhD candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects ...
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Conclusion of Joanne van der Leun’s deanship 16 January 2024
At the Happy Holidays drinks on 19 December 2023, former board members Ton Liefaard, Stefaan Van den Bogaert and Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorm were put in...
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Meijers Lecture, Prizes and New Year’s Reception 16 January 2024
On Thursday 11 January 2024, the annual Meijers Lecture was held and the Meijers Prizes and Van Wersch Springboard Prize were awarded. The Interim Vic...
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D&I Symposium 2024: What have we achieved with a decade of diversity policy? 15 January 2024
How has progress been made on diversity and inclusion at Leiden University over the past decade? Attendees reflected on this at the D&I Symposium 2024...
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‘Legal AI is a bit of a Wild West right now’ 15 January 2024
A growing number of AI tools are being developed for the legal sector, to help professionals search lengthy texts or check court rulings. Leiden SAILS...
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Safety, responsibility and connection: especially now 15 January 2024
We, the Executive Board and deans, have recently heard from different sources that the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues to evoke strong fee...
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Transdisciplinary health improvement in The Hague: ‘Neighbourhoods tell us what they need’ 15 January 2024
Health conditions and social problems often go hand in hand. To address this complex issue in families in The Hague, researchers, managers, support se...
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NWA Project on Vulnerability and Social Media awarded to Gianclaudio Malgieri and eLaw colleagues 15 January 2024
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has recently awarded a significant grant of 863,000 euros to the project proposal 'RESOCIAL' led by Dr Gianclaudio Ma...
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Rein Dool painting in new place in the Academy Building 12 January 2024
The painting by Rein Dool, depicting former board members of Leiden University, has been moved to the Reception Room of the Academy Building. An expla...