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Digging and tilling at the Hortus botanicus: SEA Community Garden officially opened 26 March 2024
Eight university vegetable patches will soon join the display at the Hortus botanicus. The sun shone down on almost 40 enthusiastic students and staff...
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Ronald Giphart writer in residence at Leiden University this autumn 25 March 2024
Writer in residence Ronald Giphart will explore a number of his own fascinations with Leiden students.
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‘Maybe interdisciplinarity could function as a way to change the university’ 25 March 2024
This year, in a three-part symposium series, we are exploring how interdisciplinary collaboration can be promoted at the university. In the second ses...
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Stunning James Webb images show birth and death of massive stars 25 March 2024
The James Webb Space Telescope continues to surprise us with stunning pictures, but of what exactly? Astronomer Nienke van der Marel shows with three ...
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Junior multidisciplinary workshop on Migration: three reasons why you should attend 25 March 2024
The Economics Department at Leiden University is pleased to announce a junior workshop focusing on The Economic, Social and Political Effects of Migra...
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Gravitation funding for five projects with Leiden researchers 25 March 2024
The Advanced Nano-electrochemistry Institute Of the Netherlands (ANION) consortium will receive 23.6m euros in Gravitation funding for research on imp...
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No hunger, and not too much global warming? Current UN plan misses opportunities 22 March 2024
The United Nations fall short in their recently published guide to address hunger without surpassing the 1.5-degree climate threshold. This initial ve...
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Leiden University and University of Edinburgh to deepen collaboration 22 March 2024
Joint masters and PhD programmes. A research and teaching hub. A delegation from the University of Edinburgh recently visited Leiden University to dee...
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Academic and non-academic staff do an exchange: ‘We don’t know enough about each other’s worlds’ 21 March 2024
At a work meal HR Policy Adviser Petra Boerlage and Associate Professor Robert Stein got talking about the ‘worlds’ of academic and support staff: are...
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Kim Duistermaat new Campus The Hague Director as of 1 April: ‘I like to be in the driver’s seat’ 21 March 2024
Kim Duistermaat will become the Campus The Hague Director on 1 April. In this new role, she will monitor Campus The Hague projects and drive them forw...
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Developer of new Indonesian capital to work together with Leiden-Delft-Erasmus 21 March 2024
Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN), which is in charge of developing Indonesia’s new capital city entered a Memorandum of Understanding with Leiden-De...
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Minor Violence Studies: interesting encounters and flying wooden blocks 21 March 2024
The English taught interdisciplinary minor Violence Studies looks into various facets of interpersonal violence. Is this minor for all Leiden students...
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New generation galaxy formation simulations on the horizon – Evgenii Chaikin received his doctorate with honours 21 March 2024
Simulations of galaxy formation provide much more information about galaxies than a telescope. Simulations have been improving significantly in recent...
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Quality of master’s programmes assessed in new guide 21 March 2024
The Air and Space Law (Advanced LL.M.) master’s programme at Leiden University is among ten ‘excellent master’s programmes’ at Dutch universities. Thi...
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Alumnus Emma Govaart is fighting for equal opportunities for young people 20 March 2024
Leiden alumnus Emma Govaart (24) wanted to make an impact on society, so she took a job in the non-profit sector after graduating. She now promotes eq...