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Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’ 17 April 2024Not your typical student life but training that demands sheer hard work: that was the choice Jorik ter Veer (now 45) made when he signed up for the Ro...
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‘A culture of dignity and respect takes constant work and attention’ 17 April 2024As staff, we can help every day to create a culture of dignity and respect, says HR specialist Bregje Speet. ‘It boils down to the question of how to ...
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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes...
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‘Scientists should be careful when interpreting results of AI models’ 16 April 2024Anthropologist Rodrigo Ochigame studies how AI is changing the practice of scientific research. From astrophysics to mathematics to climate science, t...
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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PhD candidate Diego Salama: ‘UN peacekeeping operations have become increasingly important in Israel-Palestine conflict’ 16 April 2024From 1967 to 1982, the United Nations undertook several peacekeeping operations in the Middle East. In his thesis from the Institute for History, Dieg...
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How a local shaman can help fight climate change 11 April 2024Who knows more about environmental governance: a professor of natural resource governance or a local shaman in the remote uplands of Myanmar? ‘To tack...
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Faculty of Archaeology ranks 5th in QS World University Ranking 11 April 2024It is the eighth year in a row that the Faculty of Archaeology is placed in the top ten of archaeological institutes worldwide. The QS World Universit...
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Impacting policy through the Faculty Council Archaeology: ‘we are working on the wellbeing of students’ 11 April 2024The Faculty Council is the most important co-participatory body of the Faculty of Archaeology. Its members represent staff and students in meetings wi...
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Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings 11 April 2024How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...
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University elections: these are the staff parties you can vote for 09 April 2024The university elections are approaching. The commuting allowance, less bureaucracy, greater appreciation for teaching: what needs more attention? Fro...
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Small fire in Snellius building: no injuries, building reopened on Wednesday 09 April 2024At around noon on Tuesday 9 April, a small fire started in the basement of Leiden University’s Snellius building. The fire brigade was quickly on the ...
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Child rights expert sounds the alarm: ‘Global crises are hitting children hardest’ 08 April 2024Wars, climate change and the effects of covid have caused a global decline in children’s well-being. In her inaugural lecture Ann Skelton, Professor o...
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DNA analysis of historical mosquitoes will help us understand malaria transmission 05 April 2024Researchers from Leiden University, McMaster University and Public Health Ontario are calling on colleagues to track down archival specimens of mosqui...