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Koos Biesmeijer and Claire van Megen nominated for Person of the Year 09 January 2024Koos Biesmeijer, Professor of Natural Capital, and Claire van Megen, an Educational and Child Studies student, are in with a chance of winning Leiden’...
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YounginLeiden helps young people feel more in control of their lives 08 January 2024Clear information about support services, a well-being self-test and advice on finding a room. YounginLeiden.nl helps students and other young people ...
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Each country interprets human rights differently. But why? 08 January 2024Why are universal human rights not applied in the same way across the world? This question has long been a topic of debate. Obiora Okafor, Professor o...
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Social Citizenship and Migration symposium - three reasons to come along 08 January 2024The Social Citizenship and Migration interdisciplinary research programme is holding its annual symposium on 17 January 2024. This is the chance for L...
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Video: Why more women have ADHD than you think 21 December 2023When we think of ADHD, we often think of highly creative, hyperactive boys rushing around and bouncing off the walls with a seemingly endless supply o...
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End of year message from the Executive Board for staff and students 21 December 2023With the holidays just around the corner in this dark month of December, when we light candles as a symbol of warmth and hope, we would like to take a...
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Workload measure: shortened blocks starting 2024-2025 20 December 2023
In the coming academic year, the Psychology programme will have 7 teaching weeks per block instead of 8. Also, the exam weeks will be shifted slightly...
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A new role for the lab coordinator 20 December 2023With the new SSH labs and their organisation, the lab coordinators will also fulfill a new role. An interfaculty workgroup -consisting of staff from P...
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2023? 20 December 2023Psychology teacher of the year is Marc Molendijk. The Master Thesis Awards are for Kim Houwaart and Linda Bomm. Hans van Lennep wins the PhD Publicati...
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University Council approves university budget 19 December 2023The University Council (UR) approved the outline of the University’s 2024 budget on 18 December 2023. It will also advise in favour of the 2024-2028 b...
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Hanneke Hulst new Scientific Director Institute of Psychology 19 December 2023Prof. Hanneke Hulst has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of Psychology by the Board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Scienc...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023 19 December 2023Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdiscipli...
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Dutch Research Council Open Science Fund grants for five Leiden projects 18 December 2023Five projects with a lead applicant from Leiden will receive an Open Science Fund grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). The applications come f...
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Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker first distinguished professors at Leiden University 18 December 2023The Executive Board has appointed Ineke Sluiter and Arnold Tukker as distinguished professors at Leiden University. They will be the first to give sha...
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Climate and elections: these were your top stories from 2023 18 December 2023The year 2023 saw the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, the Wagner Group rebellion and wildfires and floods as all the weather records were smashed. Our...