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Investigating Caribbean migrations with a Vidi grant: ‘With isotope analysis we can look at individual behaviors and long term patterns’ 03 July 2023
Archaeologist Jason Laffoon was awarded an NWO Vidi grant for an innovative investigation into ancient migrations in the western Caribbean. The innova...
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Abolition of slavery Memorial Year has begun 01 July 2023
2023 is an important year for Leiden University, our students and staff, and for the Netherlands in general. On 1 July – Keti Koti – it will be exactl...
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National Student Survey: Leiden University students are satisfied with their study programme 30 June 2023
The first results of the National Student Survey (Nationale Studenten Enquête: NSE) reveal that students at Leiden University are satisfied with their...
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Can placebo techniques help rheumatism patients reduce their medication? 30 June 2023
From painful joints to intense fatigue: a third of rheumatism patients suffer serious effects from this chronic condition and rely long-term on medica...
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health 29 June 2023
Anne-Laura van Harmelen – Professor of Professor Brain, Safety and Resilience and one of the coordinators of the Social Resilience and Security interd...
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University 29 June 2023
Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023
Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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Conference on opportunities and dangers of AI: ‘Europe needs a daring vision’ 27 June 2023
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important is...
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Executive Board column: A look back at the strategic conference 27 June 2023
Our annual strategic conference was held this year on 15 and 16 June in Soesterberg, and has now become a tradition at our university. Around a hundre...
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Archaeology students play important role in visit indigenous Ka’apor people 27 June 2023
As part of Mariana Françozo’s BRASILAE project, a group of representatives of the Ka’apor people was invited to visit Leiden. The Ka’apor, an indigeno...
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Leiden workshop leads to special issue Journal of Osteoarchaeology 27 June 2023
In 2021 the Leiden Osteoarchaeology Lab hosted an international workshop on methods to study past physical activity. It aimed to tackle a niche topic ...
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Student research projects on societal issues in Leiden 23 June 2023
How safe do people feel in the parks in Leiden? Why are kids playing less outdoors? And why are people not insolating their homes? Students looked int...
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association 22 June 2023
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class...
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Marie Soressi produces documentary on Neandertal Legacy 22 June 2023
The genetic material of currently living Europeans is partly of Neandertal origin. Were our ancestors successful because they were hybridising and int...
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Byvanck Professor Caroline Vout wins London Hellenic Prize for 2022 book 21 June 2023
This year's London Hellenic Prize is awarded to Caroline Vout for her excellent study of representations of the human body in sculpture, Exposed: The ...