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Research on the use of reviews following homicide in domestic settings 24 January 2025Domestic violence is a serious issue in the Netherlands, with fatal consequences each year. The impact extends beyond the victims themselves, also aff...
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‘If we want to be really inclusive, we need to step outside our comfort zone’ 24 January 2025The experiential expertise of people with a disability needs to be integrated in diversity & inclusion policy. This message was the common thread at t...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 24 January 2025The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2025. ...
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Hundredth Senior Teaching Qualification awarded 23 January 2025Twenty-one dedicated teachers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on 21 January. Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl congratulated them i...
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying picture 23 January 2025It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinska...
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Friendship crucial in intelligence service cooperation 22 January 2025Secrecy can be detrimental to a relationship, but in the intelligence world, it is actually a basis for trust. What do relationships and trust really ...
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Mayor Heijkoop feels like an ‘ambassador’ for the university 21 January 2025Leiden Mayor Peter Heijkoop visited the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the Faculty of Science on 20 January. He met various university...
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’ 21 January 2025Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outc...
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Princess Beatrix to attend 450th Dies Natalis 21 January 2025Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will attend the Dies Natalis ceremony at Leiden's Pieterskerk on Friday 7 February to celebrate...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The Hague 21 January 2025How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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From The Hague to Terschelling: how playing games at Oerol transforms education 21 January 2025Can playing games at the Oerol Festival enhance education? Anthropologist Caroline Archambault introduces playful innovation in her course, ArtWorks f...
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‘You don’t have to be a doctor or psychologist to talk openly about suicide’ 21 January 2025You might not have gone to medical school but you can still help someone with suicidal thoughts. This is what three staff members who took training fr...
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Research: Europe increasingly targeted by Russian sabotage 20 January 2025Since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been conducting a covert sabotage campaign against Europe. The ‘Bewaken en Beveiligen’ (Surveillance...
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The face of the city: university buildings in Leiden 20 January 2025The university has been shaping the city of Leiden for 450 years. A brief history of the university buildings that have helped define the city.
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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...