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Leiden University 14th in global sustainability ranking 18 December 2023Leiden University has taken 14th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,000 universities from all arou...
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What impact does communication have on individuals dealing with advanced cancer? Looking for participants 18 December 2023This study is important because it seeks to uncover whether clinicians' communication influences neurobiological and physiological outcomes for patients.
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UN Special Rapporteur visits Leiden: ‘Suspend the supply of arms to the warring parties’ 14 December 2023Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, visited Leiden Law School on 8 December within the...
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How slower breathing really helps against stress 12 December 2023People who are often stressed can feel calmer by making certain adjustments to their breathing. Possibly this also positively affects concentration an...
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’ 12 December 2023What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the Europ...
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Textbooks not inclusive: roles are stereotypical, heterosexuality is the norm 11 December 2023Mum works in healthcare, dad in engineering and everyone is straight: many textbooks still show men and women in stereotypical roles, PhD candidate Te...
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CAIRELab event results in three potential collaborations between AI experts and LUMC 11 December 2023SAILS and CAIRELab, the LUMC’s AI expertise centre, recently held an event that gave healthcare professionals and computer scientists the chance to me...
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Purple Friday: ‘I try to give the community some support’ 08 December 2023Purple clothing and a pride flag flying from all University buildings: Leiden University is once again taking part in Purple Friday. How do people exp...
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Navigating the Energy Transition: A Call to Consider the Citizen Perspective 07 December 2023A wind turbine near your home? The energy transition is not seen as just by all parties concerned. It’s essential to involve local residents, argues E...
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards 06 December 2023Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for he...
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Psychology Connected on work pressure: 'Ask people around you to help you say 'no''' 06 December 2023Work might not always be enjoyable, but what if just a glance at the to-do list brings on a sense of dread? To initiate the conversation about this, t...
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Minecraft in Morocco: virtual building blocks bring the past to life 05 December 2023Getting young people excited about history is quite possible without books. Researchers from Leiden travelled to Morocco to work with schoolchildren o...
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Which MPs have Leiden roots? 05 December 2023Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who...
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Who will pay for our energy transition? 01 December 2023The Dutch Development Bank's new SDG loan fund for green energy in the global south may not be as positive as it seems. Anthropology professor Marja S...
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Jeroen Touwen joins Campus The Hague Board 01 December 2023Jeroen Touwen officially joined the Campus The Hague Board on 28 November. Together with Jan Crijns, he has been responsible for the education portfol...