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Leiden University is travelling to the past and the future for its 450th birthday 14 January 2025Leiden University is celebrating its 450th anniversary in 2025 with a feast for the eyes, ears and spirit. The anniversary year opens with an extra sp...
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450 trees for Leiden: join us 14 January 2025Leiden University and Stadslab Leiden invite you to improve the Leiden and The Hague environment with 450 extra trees – a living reminder of 450 years...
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Update: Executive Board responds to government cuts 14 January 2025The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regul...
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The Comics Canon - Graphic Novels at Leiden University Libraries 14 January 2025Graphic Novels and Comics have developed from pulp status to an entirely self-contained medium. This form of storytelling is not limited to stories of...
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‘Geopolitical tensions call for extra vigilance when sharing knowledge’ 14 January 2025International collaboration is essential to research and teaching but it also brings risks. Such as sharing sensitive knowledge and technology or fore...
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Nine US presidents and their Leiden roots 13 January 2025There are many links between Leiden and the US. The highest office there has been held an impressive nine times by presidents with Leiden roots. This ...
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New Year's Reception 2025: the power of diversity and collaboration 09 January 2025‘Let us not forget the power of genuine engagement,’ dean Sarah de Rijcke stressed at the New Year's Reception on 7 January 2025, which was also atten...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking 08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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The foundation of the university: two friends, one success story 06 January 2025The university was a gift from William of Orange to the people of Leiden for their courageous resistance to the Spanish. We’ve all heard the story of ...
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now 20 December 2024Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports re...
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Leiden University will recognize and reward open science more 20 December 2024Leiden University has received a €50,000 grant from Open Science NL to develop a roadmap for integrating open science into the strategic priorities of...
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Who are the winners of the Psychology Prizes of 2024? 19 December 2024Psychology teacher of the year is Evelien Broekhof. The Master Thesis Awards are for Yanna Naeije and Arian Memarpouri. Mirjam Wever wins the PhD Pape...
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Keuzegids: six top bachelor's programmes at Leiden University 19 December 2024Leiden University has six top bachelor's programmes according to Keuzigids universiteiten 2025, a consumer guide to university programmes. This puts L...
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Leiden Research Support: transforming research findings into products that benefit society 17 December 2024How do our researchers and support professionals work together to ensure that groundbreaking innovations from the lab are given a place in society? Pr...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2024 17 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...