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Stretching in the courtyard, yoga in the restaurant: how colleagues keep fit together 12 March 2024It’s not healthy but we often do it anyway: sit hunched at our computer for hours on end. But exercising and relaxing at work doesn’t have to be compl...
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’ 11 March 2024As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that mo...
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Inclusion on International Women’s Day: pulling together for structural change 11 March 2024How do you achieve the structural change needed for a more inclusive university community? What challenges do female staff face in their careers and w...
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Flentrop organ in Academy Building turns 25: ‘It’s a whole orchestra’ 05 March 2024The organ in the Academy Building is 25 years old. University organist Jan Verschuren and tuner Bert Crama talk about the long history of university o...
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Concerns about sexual offences in Leiden 05 March 2024Leiden University is deeply concerned to have learned that several women have recently been harassed and assaulted in the centre of Leiden. In one cas...
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Bachelor's Open Day at Leiden Law School 05 March 2024A day filled with sunshine and prospective students. On Saturday 2 March, Leiden University's faculties welcomed around 6,000 prospective students and...
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk 05 March 2024PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. T...
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New special chair in Educational Theory and Law 05 March 2024Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the ch...
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain 05 March 2024The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they l...
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Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day 04 March 2024Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 pr...
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Students help make Maldives more fertile 04 March 2024Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile na...
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‘Language is part of your identity; we need to teach children this from an early age’ 04 March 2024Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is e...
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Back to your roots: Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event 04 March 2024Over 100 Leiden University alumni gathered in the heart of Brussels for the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event on 29 February. The European Bankin...
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Dean and vice-chair of LUMC Board steps down 04 March 2024Prof. dr. Pancras Hogendoorn is stepping down as dean of the Faculty of Medicine and vice-chair of the Executive Board of Leiden University Medical Ce...
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Not in my name: former civil servants on resigning over Israel-Palestine policy 29 February 2024Western civil servants openly struggle at times with their own government’s policies on the war in Gaza. In protest, civil servants in various countri...