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Manager onboarding: finding your way as a new manager at the university 26 September 2024For new managers, the dynamic university environment can be a lot to contend with. A special induction programme comprising an online module, an intro...
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Responses to Mare newspaper report on University Council’s advice against reappointing Executive Board President 26 September 2024An article in Leiden University’s Mare newspaper on 24 September states that the University Council advised against reappointing President of the Exec...
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Animal-friendly and effective: Leiden students develop nanobodies using yeast 26 September 2024Yeast, alpacas, and antibodies. They may seem unrelated, but within the project of the Leiden iGEM students, they come together perfectly. For the int...
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Leiden University researchers tackle global challenges with Una Europa-Africa grants 26 September 2024Three international research projects involving Leiden University researchers will receive funding from the Una Europa university alliance. The projec...
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Leiden-Delft-Erasmus alliance signs collaboration agreement with Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture and Science 25 September 2024The Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) alliance signed a collaboration agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology on...
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Outer solar system possibly formed by a passing star 24 September 2024The many thousands of small celestial bodies beyond Neptune’s orbit may have ended up there due to a star that passed close to the solar system billio...
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Come to the (science) fair on 3 October! 24 September 2024Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discove...
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The long-awaited UN Summit of the Future has ended − what are the results? 24 September 2024Many saw the UN Summit of the Future as the moment of truth for the United Nations and its plans for the world. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Co...
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Student and staff representation in challenging times: ‘We need each other more than ever’ 24 September 2024The bodies representing student and staff interests met at the start of the academic year for a day of training. New and familiar faces had come toget...
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Leiden PhD candidate writes children’s book to get girls excited about technology 24 September 2024PhD candidate Karen van den Akker has written a children’s book to get young girls excited about technology. The picture book ‘Met mama naar Mars’ tel...
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Strength-based communication training: ‘It’s a great way to get to know yourself’ 23 September 2024Simple and effective communication with your colleagues is often easier said than done. The ‘Use your strengths to communicate’ skills lab helps you h...
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Three Leiden students in the running for an ECHO Award 23 September 2024Three Leiden students are in the running for the annual ECHO Award. This prize is for students from non-Western backgrounds who are actively engaged i...
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Leiden university is a member of Una Europa: ‘We’re much stronger when we work together’ 23 September 2024Many Leiden University staff members have already benefited from Una Europa, the alliance of eleven leading European universities: they have received ...
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Leiden chemists discover new ways in which single-celled organisms organise their DNA 23 September 2024It has only recently been discovered that single-celled organisms (bacteria and archaea) also have histones—proteins that structure DNA. Now, Leiden P...
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Discover 450 years of parades at Museum De Lakenhal 20 September 2024The exhibition ‘Leiden celebrates – 450 years of parades’ at Museum De Lakenhal shows how parades and society have changed through the centuries. Alum...