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Pop-up ArcheoHotspot: A day full of (fake) skeletons, mammoth teeth and Roman pottery 02 March 2023
The Faculty of Archaeology turns 25 this year. To celebrate, it opened its doors to the public on 1 March. ‘We want to be an institution that not only...
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This is roughly what the new University Sports and Exam Centre will look like (and where it will be) 28 February 2023
The new University Sports and Exam Centre is another step closer. Bigger sports and exam halls, plenty of room for meeting people, an open feel that i...
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A quick call with Tanja de Bie about the Sustainability Network 28 February 2023
Would you like to take concrete steps toward a sustainable university or do you have a broad interest in sustainability? Over 200 staff members have a...
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Executive Board column: From the outside looking in (and vice versa) 28 February 2023
We know more together than alone. To increase our university’s impact on the region, we have to be open to the world outside. This is how we strengthe...
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Interdisciplinary minor ‘Violence Studies’: ‘It felt like we were going to fight a group of people’ 27 February 2023
The interdisciplinary, English-taught minor ‘Violence Studies’ looks at violence from very diverse scientific perspectives. What are the benefits of t...
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Put away those textbooks and relax: the Living Room is open 23 February 2023
Leiden University opened the doors of its new Living Room on Thursday 16 February. The Living Room is a home from home where Dutch and international s...
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture 23 February 2023
Every year Leiden University holds the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March. This year’s lecture will be g...
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Four Vici grants for Leiden University researchers 23 February 2023
Four researchers from Leiden University have been awarded prestigious Vici grants the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has announced. The honoured applica...
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Interdisciplinarity offers ‘golden opportunities’ but not without big changes 23 February 2023
How should we organise interdisciplinary work within Leiden University? This was the key question at a symposium organised by the Liveable Planet inte...
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Spinning marathon and Turkish pizzas: USC raises money for earthquake victims 22 February 2023
On Wednesday 15 February, the University Sports Centre raised money for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The total currently stands ...
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Turkish and Syrian students talk to Rector about possible support 22 February 2023
A group of Turkish and Syrian students from the university are raising money for victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Two of them met Recto...
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Discussing the Personnel Monitor with your team: ‘Grab some post-its and go for it!’ 21 February 2023
It will be on the agenda of many a team meeting these coming weeks: how can we act on the results of the Personnel Monitor? We asked two managers how ...
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New network ‘Young Liveable Planet’ looking for young Leiden researchers 20 February 2023
The interdisciplinary research programme ‘Liveable Planet’ has created a new network, aimed at all young Leiden researchers working on sustainability ...
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier 15 February 2023
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to pro...
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Electric boats will make University construction projects cleaner 15 February 2023
No more smelly lorries disposing of building waste or delivering building materials to the centre of Leiden. That’s Leiden University’s ambition for i...