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3D-printed mini-tumours: a leap forward in improving cancer immunotherapy 03 September 2024Leiden researchers have developed a groundbreaking model to advance cancer immunotherapy. Using a 3D printer, they create mini-tumors within an enviro...
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Circularity not yet a priority in energy transition and construction 03 September 2024Are we on the right track towards a circular economy in 2050, with fully renewable energy technology and circular construction? The CML of Leiden Univ...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Stop the cuts to education’ 02 September 2024Scrap the radical cuts to research and teaching. This was researchers and students’ message to government at the opening of the new academic year. Var...
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Art Academy students design 450th anniversary logo 02 September 2024In just a few months Leiden University will be celebrating its 450th anniversary. A celebration like this calls for a fitting logo. And that logo has ...
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Top 450 continues to grow: lawyer and feminist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry 02 September 2024Lawyer, economist, politician and women’s rights activist Lizzy van Dorp is the 100th entry in our Top 450. We are compiling this special list in the ...
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One assessment platform for the whole university 02 September 2024As of this academic year, all our faculties will be using the same platform for digital assessment: Ans. While this platform is already familiar in ma...
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Opening Gorlaeus Building celebrated grandly 02 September 2024Confetti, stilt walkers and the new Einstein Fountain. On Monday, 2 September, the Gorlaeus Building of the Faculty of Science was festively opened. T...
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Koen Caminada appointed Dean of FGGA 02 September 2024The Executive Board has appointed Prof. Koen Caminada as Dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Caminada has served as interim dean sin...
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What will this new interview cycle do for me? And four other questions about GROW 02 September 2024The announcement was made shortly before the summer break: from 1 September the annual Performance & Development (P&D) interview will have a new forma...
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What we are doing to ensure our students and staff can work and study safely 29 August 2024
In the last few days, reports have appeared in the media about security in our buildings. These have raised questions and caused concern. This is to i...
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Jasper's day 29 August 2024Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, J...
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Partner organisations in Leiden: ‘Leadership is responding to the needs of others’ 27 August 2024An important part of the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is the practical assignment that students are given by a partner organisation. How does thi...
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Smart data for sustainable agriculture: less hassle, more green 27 August 2024In supermarkets, consumers are drowning in a sea of sustainability labels. Confusing for them, but also farmers can't see the forest for the trees. Ob...
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Sign up for the Opening of the Academic Year on 2 September 27 August 2024The Opening of the Academic Year 2024 will be held in Pieterskerk on Monday 2 September. This year’s theme is ‘Science for Policy’. Students, staff an...
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Fourteen hundred international students explore Leiden during OWL 26 August 2024With its FestivOWL theme, Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) promises to be one big festival for new international students in Leiden. During this introduc...