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Judi Mesman third distinguished professor at Leiden University 13 March 2024
The Executive Board has appointed Judi Mesman as Leiden University professor. This makes her the third to give shape to Leiden University's strategic ...
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Reconnecting and Reimagining: The MIRD Re-Connect Gala 2024 12 March 2024
On 17 February 2024, Leiden University's Scheltema building was abuzz with the energy of the annual MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) R...
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Six questions about the new minor ‘The (un)just society’ 12 March 2024
The new minor ‘The (un)just society’ will start in September 2024. This interdisciplinary minor will provide an in-depth and applied view of social ju...
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Honours College FGGA kicked off a new year: ‘Students choose Honours because they like the courses’ 12 March 2024
A new batch of students, a grant and a new course: there is much to celebrate for the FGGA Honours College, which welcomed new students on Tuesday 5 M...
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Stretching in the courtyard, yoga in the restaurant: how colleagues keep fit together 12 March 2024
It’s not healthy but we often do it anyway: sit hunched at our computer for hours on end. But exercising and relaxing at work doesn’t have to be compl...
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Lunch meeting on the rise of AI and challenges for governance 12 March 2024
Students and researches from all faculties at Leiden University are warmly invited to a lunch meeting on Monday 25 March, discussing the rise of AI an...
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Inclusion on International Women’s Day: pulling together for structural change 11 March 2024
How do you achieve the structural change needed for a more inclusive university community? What challenges do female staff face in their careers and w...
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Flentrop organ in Academy Building turns 25: ‘It’s a whole orchestra’ 05 March 2024
The organ in the Academy Building is 25 years old. University organist Jan Verschuren and tuner Bert Crama talk about the long history of university o...
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Concerns about sexual offences in Leiden 05 March 2024
Leiden University is deeply concerned to have learned that several women have recently been harassed and assaulted in the centre of Leiden. In one cas...
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk 05 March 2024
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. T...
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Dutch people adapt their climate beliefs more easily than their behaviour 05 March 2024
Climate interventions do not lead to more climate action among Dutch, but they do raise awareness about climate change. That can be derived from the C...
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Why take the AI & Society minor? These students explain 05 March 2024
The interdisciplinary AI & Society minor of Leiden University brings together students and lecturers from a wide range of disciplines. Together they l...
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Huge interest from prospective students (and their parents) on Bachelor’s Open Day 04 March 2024
Presentations, city tours, themed cafés and information fairs − there was plenty to discover on the Bachelor’s Open Day last Saturday. Around 6,000 pr...
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Students help make Maldives more fertile 04 March 2024
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile na...
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‘Language is part of your identity; we need to teach children this from an early age’ 04 March 2024
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is e...