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'Hello World!' lecture, by Frans W. Saris
Lecture
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Leiden University during the Second World War
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"Hello World!" #4 - Lecture by Zane Kripe
Lecture
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Het grenzeloze leven: de fascinerende wereld van celwandloze bacteriën
Inaugural lecture
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Reality or coincidence? We need to move from probability to evidence.
In studies, it is an old acquaintance, the p-value. But mathematician Peter Grünwald wants to get rid of it. The p-value is too susceptible to fraud and can lead to a distorted picture of reality and chance. That is why he wants to work with the e-value. De Volkskrant spoke to him about it.
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Historian Gert Oostindie the new Cleveringa Professor
Gert Oostindie, Emeritus Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, is this year’s Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University. He was appointed by the University on 4 October. In his inaugural lecture on 24 November, entitled Courage and Disregard, he will talk about (academic) freedom in relation…
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Historian Frank van Vree is the new Cleveringa Professor
Frank van Vree, Emeritus Professor of War, Conflict and Memory Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UVA), is the new Cleveringa Professor at Leiden University this year.
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Urgent shifts in building practices are needed to tackle the global sand crisis
A rapid increase in the demand for construction sand is driving shortages and inequality around the world. Researchers from the Institute of Environmental Sciences at Leiden University have mapped the growing need for sand, as well as the bottlenecks and possible solutions. They have published their…
- In Praise of Solidarity - World Refugee Day 2024
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Child rights activist Graça Machel speaks in Leiden on justice between generations
Mozambican politician and child rights activist Graça Machel speaks October 27 at Leiden University about her work.
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Exploring Open-World Visual Understanding with Deep Learning
PhD defence
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Exploring Strange New Worlds with High-Dispersion Spectroscopy
PhD defence
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Trading Responsibility: Navigating national burdens in a globalized world
PhD defence
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
p.j.j.meel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2654
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Luisteren naar en ondervragen van de natuur, om te begrijpen, te bezinnen, en te beschermen
Inaugural lecture
- Scholarships
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Dive into the origins of the International Labour Organisation and the League of Nations
The Leiden interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) and the Embassy of Ireland are jointly organising a special book launch in The Hague. On 13 November, Gerry Finnegan, author and a former director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), will…
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What is there to do at Leiden University in 2023? Six events to look forward to
From sponsored runs to festivals and from open days to concerts: Leiden University hosts lots of events each year. We are highlighting six of them for 2023.
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Vanessa De Malmazet De Saint-Andeol
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
v.de.malmazet@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9348
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Nuno De Mesquita César de Sá
Science
n.q.de.mesquita.cesar.de.sa@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Royal honour for Gert Oostindie
Gert Oostindie, Professor of Colonial and Postcolonial History, has been made an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. He was awarded the royal honour by Leiden mayor Henri Lenferink after giving his valedictory lecture, ‘The future of the colonial past’, in the Academy Building of Leiden University…
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Kurt De Belder
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
k.f.k.de.belder@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2831
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Jessalyn De Vine
Science
devine@strw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5737
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Federico De Musso
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.de.musso@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Boudewijn de Jonge
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
b.de.jonge@law.leidenuniv.nl |
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Sabrina De Oliveira
Science
s.de.oliveira@lacdr.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Stijn De Cauwer
Faculty of Humanities
s.w.m.de.cauwer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1990
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Wook de Ligny
Science
h.w.de.ligny@hortus.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5144
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Hannah De Mulder
Faculty of Humanities
h.n.m.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7563
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Jasper De Paepe
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.de.paepe@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Ancois De Villiers
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.c.de.villiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Geert De Breucker
Faculty of Humanities
g.e.e.de.breucker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Droovi de Zilva
Science
d.b.k.de.zilva@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kristen De Joseph
Faculty of Humanities
k.h.de.joseph@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Alessandra De Mulder
Faculty of Humanities
a.de.mulder@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1636
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Eric De Brabandere
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.c.p.d.c.de.brabandere@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9044
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Marleen De Meyer
Bestuursbureau
m.j.c.de.meyer@nvic.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Join a study association: ‘It expands your worldview’
A discount on textbooks is always welcome. But for these students joining a study association has meant much more than that alone.
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50 jaar MRI: Hoe het LUMC dit betaalbaar maakt
50 years ago Lauterbur published the basic principle of MRI. Sine then MRI has become more expensive. Professor Andrew Webb describes what is needed to make MRI available for everybody.
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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‘Poorer people often bear the brunt of sustainability initiatives’
The effects of sustainability projects on poorer, marginalised people should be considered at a much earlier stage. This is the opinion of Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainable Development and Livelihood, who will give her inaugural lecture on 25 February.
- FSW Education fair 2024
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Sheltering 10 billion people in a warming and resource-scarce world: challenges and opportunities
PhD defence
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Freedom: what does it mean?
On 5 May we celebrate freedom, a basic human right that should not be taken for granted. We asked international students and staff what it means to them.
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Societal impact
You can apply various means to increase your societal impact: through interaction with professionals, the commercial sector or general audiences. The University can support you in this process in a number of ways.
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Liveable Planet Interdisciplinary Collaborations: Jessica Kiefte-De Jong (LUMC) and Paul Behrens (FWN) on Food & Sustainability - Discussion
Lecture
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In Memoriam - Joan van der Waals
On 21 June, our beloved colleague Joan van der Waals passed away after a long and rewarding life.