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Podcast: this is how you create a dictionary for an unknown Middle Eastern language 17 September 2024Leiden scholars succeeded in making Arabic accessible to Western academic communities as early as the sixteenth century. But how did they approach thi...
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‘Young Academy Leiden wants to stand up for young researchers, especially in difficult times’ 17 September 2024Young Academy Leiden (YAL) will change its board this month and welcome seven new members. Outgoing chair Julia Cramer and incoming chair Rachel Plak ...
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In Memoriam professor emeritus Victor Halberstadt (1939–2024) 16 September 2024It is with great sadness that we have learned that Professor Victor Halberstadt passed away on Friday 13 September 2024. He was Professor of Public Se...
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Marie Schwed Shenker to present at International Conference on Social Robots (ICSR 2024) 13 September 2024We are excited to announce that Marie Schwed Shenker's research paper, co-authored with Dr Eduard Fosch-Villaronga (Associate Professor at eLaw) and P...
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Marie Schwed Shenker attends Utrecht Summer School on Social Robots 12 September 2024Marie Schwed Shenker, PhD candidate at eLaw, has successfully completed an intensive summer school on Social Robotics at Utrecht University. The progr...
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Diabolical dilemmas in timeless theatre about the Relief of Leiden 12 September 2024What is freedom worth in times of hunger? ‘Beleg’ is a modern interpretation of Lucretia van Merken’s 1774 play. With five performances in Leiden’s Sc...
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Science for Sustainable Societies: a new interdisciplinary bachelor’s programme 12 September 2024How do you tackle environmental challenges and societal transitions from an interdisciplinary perspective? Starting from September 2025 students will ...
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University introduces lay talk and it looks like this 11 September 2024Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD ca...
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From judge to police officer: a lack of understanding for deaf people in legal proceedings 10 September 2024The cultural linguistic minority group of deaf people who communicate using sign language systematically experiences limited access to fundamental rig...
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Social environment can improve investigations into child sexual exploitation 10 September 2024The prevention, detection and investigation of child sexual exploitation can be improved by involving neighbours, classmates and other people within t...
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‘Lifelong development is the perfect way to connect science with society’ 10 September 2024As well as offering students a first-rate education, Leiden University provides a wide range of training for professionals, so they can be lifelong le...
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Learning by doing: how to take advantage of everyday growth opportunities 10 September 2024When a challenge or question presents itself, our first reaction is often: ‘Let’s organise training’. But is that always the best solution? The workin...
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Emotions in the courtroom: research into how victim impact statements affect judges 09 September 2024In court, victims of violent crime and sexual offences are permitted to comment on the defendant’s guilt and the sentence to be imposed. But legal exp...
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‘Partying is fine but we still need to protest’ 09 September 2024Leiden University was present for the second time at the second Leiden Pride on Saturday. With a boat with room for 60 students and staff, decorated i...
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Executive Board member Martijn Ridderbos to leave Leiden University 06 September 2024Vice-chairman of the Executive Board Martijn Ridderbos will leave Leiden University at the end of this year. As of 1 January 2025, he will take up a n...