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Leiden University extends collaboration with Asian Development Bank 21 June 2024Leiden University will expand its activities with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow and Zweta Manggaran...
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‘Scandals mean society is actually doing well’ 21 June 2024Whereas the Netherlands Court of Audit used to conduct an investigation once a year, the average civil service organisation now has a few per year to ...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga 21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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Minister Ollongren impresses with personal speech: 'Our strongest weapons are people' 20 June 2024After 2.5 years as defence minister, it is time for Kajsa Ollongren to hand over the baton. In front of a packed audience, she gave her farewell speec...
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Student Stan develops cybersecurity game: 'Become aware of online dangers' 20 June 2024Studying and being an entrepreneur at the same time? Stan (21), a master's student in Crisis and Security Management, is doing it. With the knowledge ...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’ 20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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Ambassadors visit Leiden: ‘Knowledge knows no borders’ 19 June 2024Over 30 ambassadors strengthened their ties with researchers and university leaders in a recent visit to Leiden University. Cross-border collaboration...
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Alumnus Anne Speckens opened a mindfulness centre in Nijmegen 19 June 2024Professor of Psychiatry Anne Speckens studied medicine in Leiden and did her psychiatry training there too. She discovered mindfulness in England and ...
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Outline agreement: we need one another 18 June 2024It has been preying on people’s minds: the outline agreement and its proposed cuts to higher education. Although the content is not yet set in stone −...
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Important collection of topographical images of the Netherlands available in Digital Collections 18 June 2024Castles, monasteries and bridges, but also city profiles, history prints and water management works. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) manages one of ...
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Academic freedom report: ‘This jewel in our crown deserves better care’ 18 June 2024What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its...
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LTA Education Festival: working together to find connection in education 18 June 2024Education never stops because society is always changing. It is up to students and lecturers to align learning and teaching with current demands. Duri...
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Leiden Research Support Network: invisible forces in science 18 June 2024They are not always in the spotlight but are essential to our scientific research: Leiden research support professionals. And their network is growing...
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Fed up with having to log in all the time? Here’s why it’s essential 18 June 2024It can be irritating, all that logging in to university systems: entering your password for the umpteenth time and confirming in an app or with a code...
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Leiden University fifth in SustainaBul sustainability ranking 17 June 2024Leiden University has secured fifth place in SustainaBul, the sustainability ranking for universities and universities of applied sciences in the Neth...