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University passes Institutional Audit 01 April 2025An independent panel recently conducted an Institutional Audit (ITK) of Leiden University. It assessed whether our quality assurance and quality cultu...
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Take the Employee Experience Survey 2025: ‘Help us find opportunities to improve’ 01 April 2025How satisfied are you with your work? And how can we improve? On Tuesday 6 May, our partner Welliba will invite you to take our 2025 Employee Experien...
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Staff symposium on student well-being: ‘A lot is expected of students nowadays’ 01 April 2025How can staff help create a healthy and inclusive learning environment? How do today’s students differ from previous generations? And what does this m...
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Thorbecke Day 2025: traditional and topical 28 March 2025The 2025 edition in Ghent was all about cryptocurrency. Matthias Haentjens delivered the Thorbecke Lecture: ‘Thorbecke, Trump and the digital future o...
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Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism 27 March 2025Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. For Autism Week, they have publis...
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Problems arise when citizens request documents from public authorities with information on third parties 27 March 2025When Dutch citizens request information under the Open Government Act (Woo), third parties can ask the public authority to withhold certain informatio...
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Quality of master’s programme rated in Keuzegids 2025 27 March 2025Leiden University’s Master’s in Advanced Studies in International Dispute Settlement and Arbitration is one of the 15 ‘excellent master’s programmes’ ...
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Lecturer sets up Italian summer school with Una Europa seed funding 27 March 2025Una Europa, an alliance of 11 top European universities, provides annual seed funding for new research and teaching projects. Assistant Professor Carm...
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Children from multi-parent families do not have legal protection 27 March 2025In families where more than two people assume the role of parent, not all of these parents have legal status. This causes problems, particularly with ...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 26 March 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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Leiden University signs Durham Declaration: intensified climate collaboration 26 March 2025The Durham Declaration was presented at the Climate Symposium marking the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary on 26 March. Leiden University is proud to ...
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Would you like to influence faculty policy? Read about Gelijn Molier’s experiences! 25 March 2025What does the Faculty Council do for staff and how can you stand for election? Gelijn Molier, Associate Professor at the Department of Jurisprudence, ...
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A quick call with Erwin Muller about organisational development 25 March 2025Various meetings will be held over the next few weeks to discuss organisational development at Leiden University. On the agenda are a vision of organi...
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Four hundred and fifty trees for Leiden University’s 450th anniversary 24 March 2025Leiden and The Hague have an extra 450 trees thanks to a special campaign to mark the 450th anniversary of the Relief of Leiden and Leiden University’...
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Legal Tech Challenge: Students harness technology to improve access to justice 21 March 2025On 20 March, the final of the Legal Tech Challenge 2025 took place at Leiden University. After weeks of collaboration, brainstorming sessions and work...