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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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When will the salary increase be paid? And six other questions about the CAO 17 August 2023In July, the unions and universities reached a definitive CAO agreement (Collective Labour Agreement), with commitments on higher pay, more permanent ...
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Room for everyone at a sun-drenched EL CID 14 August 2023Thousands of first-year students and hundreds of mentors kicked off the EL CID on Monday morning. This year for the first time, the introduction week ...
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Exhibition on art, culture and architecture along the Silk Road 14 August 2023Ornately decorated head pieces and jewellery, images of imposing mosques and photos of local people. The 'Splendours of the Silk Roads' exhibition dep...
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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in 07 August 2023A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But t...
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Michiel Hogerheijde new Programme Director at Leiden Observatory 03 August 2023Michiel Hogerheijde will be the new Programme Director of the bachelor Astronomy starting 1 October. The appointment is for four years. Hogerheijde su...
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Space telescope Euclid makes first test images - astronomers are full of anticipation 01 August 2023The two instruments of ESA's space telescope Euclid have taken their first test images. The first images indicate that the space telescope will achiev...
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What was there first? Water or planets? 28 July 2023Could water be present in planet-forming disks before the formation of rocky planets? The James Webb Space Telescope may have found evidence for that....
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Tracking the origin and evolution of molecules in space 28 July 2023How do molecules originate and evolve in space? And how does that ultimately determine the chemical composition of planets and their atmospheres? The ...
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What happens on the schoolyard? Sensors on clothing reveal painful patterns 21 July 2023The design of school playgrounds partially influences whether children play together. This is particularly relevant for more vulnerable students, such...
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On the road with museum lover Jelte Liemburg: ‘I finally got to hold a mammoth tooth’ 20 July 2023Former student of history at Leiden Jelte Liemburg, aged 29, has set himself the unusual challenge of visiting every single one of the 500 museums in ...
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Award of 33 Kiem grants for new interdisciplinary initiatives 17 July 2023No fewer than 55 applications were submitted for a Kiem seed grant, an initiative for developing new interdisciplinary, interfaculty research partners...
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‘Make science communication more work and less hobby’ 14 July 2023Young researchers met this month for the fifth Science Communication Summer School. ‘This is the first time some participants get to meet other resear...
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Moving forward together with the personnel monitor: 'Make sure it’s not just a one-off conversation’ 11 July 2023If you want to stay fit, you have to go to the gym regularly, and – hopefully - cleaning our teeth is something we do at least twice a day. So, why sh...