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Staff symposium on student well-being: ‘A lot is expected of students nowadays’ 31 March 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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Keuzegids Masters 2025: History and Classics and Ancient Civilizations score well above average 31 March 2025Two Humanities research masters and one master’s programme score well above average in the Keuzegids Masters: the research master History, the master ...
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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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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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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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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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Farewell Mirjam de Baar: ‘Your interest was always genuine’ 20 March 2025For nine years, Mirjam de Baar was vice-dean at the Faculty of Humanities. On Monday 17 March, she took her leave in the Academy Building. ‘You have w...
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Leiden students develop AI tool for marking assignments 20 March 2025Jeroen van Gessel’s lecturers didn’t always have time for extensive feedback on his written assignments. So, together with tech-savvy friend Menno Hah...
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Alumnus Marit Brun makes travel guides with a nod to anthropology 19 March 2025Anthropologist Marit Brun captured Leiden’s student life during her studies, which won her the ‘Best Leiden photo’ competition. She now wants to conti...
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A quick call with Merel Snoeck about knowledge security in international collaborations 18 March 2025As a university, we enjoy collaborating with international partners, but it can happen that sensitive information falls into the wrong hands. For that...
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Lodewijk Govaerts to leave Board of Governors as of 1 April 18 March 2025As of 1 April 2025, Lodewijk Govaerts will be standing down from the Board of Governors due to other commitments that will demand a significant part o...
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Want to have a say in important issues at the university? Then stand as a candidate for the consultation bodies 18 March 2025Do you want to provide advice on issues of your own choosing, and help decide on important subjects within the university? If you do, then it’s time f...
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Executive Board Vice President Timo Kos ‘Now’s the time to step up’ 18 March 2025Timo Kos has been Vice President of Leiden University’s Executive Board since 1 March. Who is he and how have his first weeks been? ‘Higher education ...