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Public leadership in a wider perspective: ‘Leadership is for everyone’ 10 June 2024The field of leadership suffers from ‘adjectivism’, says Professor Ben Kuipers. He immediately caveats this by saying that he too is going furnish the...
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‘The Kiem grant is a great way to develop an idea you really believe in’ 04 June 2024Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let Leiden colleagues from the firs...
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PhD candidate Sinéad is a Europaeum Scholar: ‘There’s no other programme quite like this’ 04 June 2024Sinéad Mulcahy recently started the Europaeum Scholars Programme, a two-year policy and leadership course for a group of thirty talented and committed...
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Cybersecurity and privacy campaign kicks off: ‘Only by working together can we keep our university secure’ 04 June 2024From choosing the right tools to locking your screen when you go to get a coffee: it’s often the little things that help you work securely. With our c...
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Citizen Science Netherlands network officially launched 29 May 2024The Citizen Science Netherlands (CS-NL) network was officially launched this month with the aid of an Open Science NL grant. The new vision for this n...
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Dura Vermeer to deliver new housing development in Oegstgeest part of LBSP 28 May 2024After an intensive tender procedure, Leiden University and the Municipality of Oegstgeest have chosen Dura Vermeer for a new housing development with ...
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From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery 28 May 2024Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. In their own wa...
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Playing cards? It’s a good way to learn about your own leadership skills 28 May 2024If we want to solve the complex issues now facing us as people and as an organisation, leadership is an absolute necessity: and then not only from sup...
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Leiden biologists find nanoplastics in developing heart 28 May 2024Nanoplastics can accumulate in developing hearts, according to a study by biologist Meiru Wang from Leiden University. Her research on chicken embryos...
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Need inspiration for a Kiem application? ‘Go big!’ 27 May 2024Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let your Leiden colleagues inspire ...
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Why search engines and chatbots are becoming more alike 24 May 2024Search engines are getting better at answering our questions. And chatbots are increasingly likely to search the internet for relevant sources. ‘Searc...
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Ministry of BZK establishes two new professor chairs for the Kingdom 23 May 2024The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) is establishing two new professor chairs for the Kingdom. There will be a political sciences/...
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Academic freedom, protests and a safe campus: where are we and how are we going to move forward? 22 May 2024Leiden University has had a turbulent week. There have been protests inside and outside our buildings that have evoked reactions, and students and sta...
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Construction Day: Time to come and take a look in the University’s new Spui Building 21 May 2024You might be wondering what the reconstruction of the former V&D store at Spui in The Hague looks like now. If so, you can come and find out for yours...