News
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YounginLeiden helps young people feel more in control of their lives 08 January 2024
Clear information about support services, a well-being self-test and advice on finding a room. YounginLeiden.nl helps students and other young people ...
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Each country interprets human rights differently. But why? 08 January 2024
Why are universal human rights not applied in the same way across the world? This question has long been a topic of debate. Obiora Okafor, Professor o...
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Social Citizenship and Migration symposium - three reasons to come along 08 January 2024
The Social Citizenship and Migration interdisciplinary research programme is holding its annual symposium on 17 January 2024. This is the chance for L...
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Looking over the shoulders of medieval readers 08 January 2024
What did medieval scholars think of the books they read? In her inaugural lecture on 12 January, Professor Mariken Teeuwen talked about the texts they...
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students 21 December 2023
With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a...
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This was 2023! An overview of Humanities in the news 20 December 2023
So much has happened this year! 2023 was an eventful year in which several wars raged about which our experts could offer interpretation. It was also ...
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University Council approves university budget 19 December 2023
The University Council (UR) approved the outline of the University’s 2024 budget on 18 December 2023. It will also advise in favour of the 2024-2028 b...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023 19 December 2023
Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdiscipli...
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Dutch Research Council Open Science Fund grants for five Leiden projects 18 December 2023
Five projects with a lead applicant from Leiden will receive an Open Science Fund grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The applications come f...
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Three awarded research projects in NWO-XS call 18 December 2023
Cryogenic memories, antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections and recycling plastic sustainably. These are the subjects of the three NWO-XS gr...
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Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker first distinguished professors at Leiden University 18 December 2023
The Executive Board has appointed Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker as distinguished professors at Leiden University. They will be the first to give sha...
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023 18 December 2023
The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our...
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Leiden University 14th in global sustainability ranking 18 December 2023
Leiden University has taken 14th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,000 universities from all arou...
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Work balance: 5 tips from education coaches 14 December 2023
Work balance is an important issue within the Faculty of Humanities. Education coaches Astrid Van Weyenberg and Maarten van Leeuwen also deal with thi...
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UN Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’ 14 December 2023
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the...