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Textbooks not inclusive: roles are stereotypical, heterosexuality is the norm 11 December 2023
Mum works in healthcare, dad in engineering and everyone is straight: many textbooks still show men and women in stereotypical roles, PhD candidate Te...
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CAIRELab event results in three potential collaborations between AI experts and LUMC 11 December 2023
SAILS and CAIRELab, the LUMC’s AI expertise centre, recently held an event that gave healthcare professionals and computer scientists the chance to me...
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Purple Friday: ‘I try to give the community some support’ 08 December 2023
Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people exp...
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Leiden University College: Another quality seal for one of Europe's top Liberal Arts and Sciences programmes 06 December 2023
For the eleventh time in a row, Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences programme has been awarded the ‘Top Rated Programme’ quality seal...
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Climate Casino should excite secondary vocational education students about climate 06 December 2023
Introducing secondary vocational education students to topics such as climate and sustainability in a playful and stimulating way: that is the aim of ...
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life 05 December 2023
Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren o...
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Which MPs have Leiden roots? 05 December 2023
Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who...
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Fifteen years of Dual PhD Centre: ‘The programme is solid as a rock’ 05 December 2023
December marks the 15th anniversary of the Dual PhD Centre (DPC). Director Johannes Tromp and associate professor Mark Dechesne look back and ahead. D...
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Jeroen Touwen joins Campus The Hague Board 01 December 2023
Jeroen Touwen officially joined the Campus The Hague Board on 28 November. Together with Jan Crijns, he has been responsible for the education portfol...
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Student mental health problems still common but less so than in covid year 2021 30 November 2023
The number of students suffering from stress and anxiety has decreased slightly compared with 2021. But around half still suffer from mental health pr...
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Collaboration with Leiden University: Rector of College of Europe visits 30 November 2023
Frederica Mogherini, Rector of the College of Europe, visited Campus The Hague on 23 November for the official launch of the Europe Hub. This new inte...
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Our perspective on history is changing and our museums are changing too 30 November 2023
Museums have long focused on power, wealth and a few famous figures. But that is changing, says Valika Smeulders, head of the history department at th...
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Keuzegids consumer guide: six top programmes at Leiden University 30 November 2023
Leiden University has six top bachelor’s programmes, according to Keuzegids universiteiten 2024 consumer guide to universities published on 30 Novembe...
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Security Studies and Liberal Arts and Sciences (LUC) awarded bronze medal EW Best Studies 2023 29 November 2023
The BSc Security Studies and LUC both received a bronze medal in EW Best Studies 2023. This means that students of these programmes are above-average ...
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Statistical literacy: ‘It’s about how we teach, not what we can teach’ 28 November 2023
Assistant Professor Lucie Zicha at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague is on a mission to bring statistical literacy to all undergraduate stu...