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Koen Caminada appointed Dean of FGGA 02 September 2024
The 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 2024
The 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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Modern Literature from the Middle East - The Reading List 02 September 2024
The Middle East has a rich literary tradition, which is steadily gaining a foothold in the West. Modern literary works deal with contemporary issues, ...
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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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The Dutch government wants to declare an asylum crisis, but what does that mean? 29 August 2024
More people seeking asylum, overcrowded asylum accommodation and asylum procedures that take years because of a lack of capacity. The current governme...
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A growing Europe Hub: research and collaboration network continues to attract scholars 28 August 2024
The Europe Hub connects researchers across various faculties, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaborative projects. This expanding research comm...
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Partner organisations in Leiden: ‘Leadership is responding to the needs of others’ 27 August 2024
An 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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Sign up for the Opening of the Academic Year on 2 September 27 August 2024
The 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 2024
With its FestivOWL theme, Orientation Week Leiden (OWL) promises to be one big festival for new international students in Leiden. During this introduc...
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RARE-NL: LUMC joins consortium to find treatments for rare diseases 26 August 2024
RARE-NL, a new collaboration between university hospitals, hopes to find treatments for rare diseases. Professor Teun van Gelder is representing the L...
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Five tips for The Night of Discoveries 26 August 2024
Discover budding creators, artists and researchers at the Night of Discoveries art and knowledge festival. And many researchers from Leiden University...
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Sun, sea, city and campus: 850 first-years get to know The Hague 19 August 2024
From chilling on the beach to a speech by the mayor. HOPweek is a speedy way for hundreds of ‘Leiden’ students who are going to be studying in The Hag...
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Wim Voermans appointed Distinguished Professor 19 August 2024
The Executive Board has appointed Wim Voermans to the position of distinguished professor. This is a unique role that allows professors to take the le...
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Funding Advisor Jekaterina Savicka helps researchers break new ground 13 August 2024
Jekaterina Savicka is Leiden Law School's funding advisor. She is part of the Department of Research, which is responsible for organisational and poli...
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Heated debate about combatting bankruptcy fraud: should the trustee have the final say? 12 August 2024
Bankruptcy fraud is not being combatted effectively. When the trustee finds irregularities, the fraudster is not always punished. Politicians and the ...