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Brief summary of our approach to our ties with Israeli institutions 16 May 2024
During the last couple of months, Leiden University has conducted many constructive discussions with the University Council and many other experts and...
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Concern about provisional government deal 16 May 2024
We are concerned about our research and teaching cuts announced in the provisional deal between the Dutch coalition parties. This will have a profound...
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Design METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope finalised 16 May 2024
The design for the METIS instrument for the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is final. The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has given the green ligh...
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University 15 May 2024
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including...
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How do you evaluate quality of teaching? 14 May 2024
What do we really know about educational quality and its measurement? This was the subject of the first Higher Education Knowledge Café.
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Advisory report on unacceptable behaviour published 13 May 2024
Today, 13 May 2024, Leiden University’s Executive Board is publishing the advice of the committee that investigated reports of unacceptable behaviour ...
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Walkout on 13 May 13 May 2024
A national walkout will be staged on Monday 13 May. The aim is to express support for the pro-Palestine protests and to speak out against police viole...
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Shadowing a municipality manager for a week: 'I saw him mostly putting out a lot of fires' 08 May 2024
After a week of shadowing for her master's degree Management of the Public Sector, it has become very clear to student Loes what a manager's day looks...
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'Elections are in the air here in Brussels, the energy is surreal' 08 May 2024
German-American Mia Müller (26) has been working at the European Parliament for three years now as Press Officer at The Greens/EFA Group. She was stil...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024
Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transforma...
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Final Kiem symposium on interdisciplinarity and decompartmentalisation 06 May 2024
How do you set up successful interdisciplinary collaborations? That is the central question of a triptych of Leiden symposia in 2024. The final part, ...
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‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’ 02 May 2024
It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily ...
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Programme directors meet again: ‘We are all working towards the same goal: good teaching’ 30 April 2024
They are responsible for a wide range of bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes but have more than enough in common to discuss: the programme direc...
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world 30 April 2024
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example....