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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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‘The Kiem grant is a great way to develop an idea you really believe in’
Are you thinking of applying for a Kiem grant but still tinkering with your idea for an interdisciplinary project? Let Leiden colleagues from the first Kiem round inspire you! Lydie Cabane invited researchers from all over the world for a workshop entitled ‘Protecting against disasters’.
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Multilingualism in young children is a good thing: 'Languages support each other'
During Leiden City of Science 2022, Janet Grijzenhout and Hannah De Mulder will put multilingualism in the spotlight by organising multilingual storytelling afternoons. They hope to show parents that raising children multilingually is achievable as well as beneficial.
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Executive Board column: Spui building is a magnet for interdisciplinary collaboration
This month the University and several partners signed the rental contract for the brand-new Spui building. What will this location mean for the future of Campus The Hague, Leiden University and the population of The Hague? Martijn Ridderbos explains in his column.
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Richard Barrett: 'To me, music is a way of understanding the world'
A new chair has been added to the partnership between Leiden University and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague. Richard Barrett has been appointed Professor of Research in Creative Music (ACPA) as of 1 December 2020. 'For me it is important that music and academia are not placed in an ivory tower.'
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PhD candidate Didi van Trijp researches: When is a fish a fish?
Bird, butterfly, fish: when you look through a children’s book, you usually don’t think about the fact that humans divided these animals, depicted in bright colours, into categories. Yet, this division has been discussed for centuries. In her PhD dissertation, Didi van Trijp shows how natural scientists…
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‘Legal AI is a bit of a Wild West right now’
A growing number of AI tools are being developed for the legal sector, to help professionals search lengthy texts or check court rulings. Leiden SAILS researcher Masha Medvedeva, an expert on the technical development of these systems, warns: ‘Users should know what’s under the hood.’
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Test expert Coen van 't Veer: 'The Dutch final exam is a good measuring tool'
Not passed your Dutch exam? Then there’s no HAVO (Higher General Secondary) or VWO (pre-university) diploma for you, says the Inspectorate of Education's Inspector General. This comment fuels a discussion on an exam that is already under fire. The final exam for Dutch is said to be uninspiring, too…
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‘Islam is a constant in Europe’: new Humanities podcast delves into the history of Islam
‘Islam and Muslims are not something that happened to Europe; they are part of Europe. In fact, Islam is one the biggest constants in European history,’ argues Professor Maurits Berger in the new eight-part History of Islam in Europe podcast series of the Leiden University Faculty of Humanities.
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Students complete research traineeship: 'This is a good start for a career as researcher'
After seven months of hard work, the participants in the Research Traineeship Programme concluded their research on Friday 2 September with a pitch and a poster presentation.
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Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt: ‘This novel is a plea for human assistance’
Philosophy alumna Naomi Rebekka Boekwijt returns to Leiden University on 20 June to present her latest novel Stemmen (Voices) in Plexus. ‘I wanted to show that things could be done differently in psychiatric care.’
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PhD candidate Sinéad is a Europaeum Scholar: ‘There’s no other programme quite like this’
Sinéad Mulcahy recently started the Europaeum Scholars Programme, a two-year policy and leadership course for a group of thirty talented and committed PhD candidates from universities across Europe. She is already enthusiastic – both about the programme and her fellow scholars. ‘I would like to bring…
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Brand-new Ehrenfest car park at LBSP is a breath of fresh air
The new Ehrenfest multi-storey car park at the heart of the Leiden Bio Science Park was opened today by the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board of Leiden University, Martijn Ridderbos. The car park, an initiative of the University, should improve accessibility and quality of life on the campus.
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the new academic year, which begins on 6 September. No more 1.5m distancing, but we do have to take responsibility for other people’s safety.
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Lucien van Beek receives LUF grant: 'It is a great feeling to be able to work on my ideas'
University lecturer Lucien van Beek has been awarded a LUF Praesidium Libertatis Grant. He will use the sum of 75,000 euros to research the thinking of people in ancient and prehistoric times. To do that, he will look for unusual or striking metaphors in the earliest Indo-European languages.
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What is a ‘dialect’? What is ‘dialectology’?
Workshop Series
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A Langeveld
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.p.m.langeveld@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 3149
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A. Gerasymenko
Leiden Learning and Innovation Centre
a.k.gerasymenko@llinc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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A Gorter
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.gorter@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 8347
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A Jonker-de Roode
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.jonker-de.roode@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 526 3607
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A Mouret-Vein
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.a.vein@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 2895
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A Gerritsen van der Hoop
Faculteit Geneeskunde
gerritsen_van_der_hoop@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 6188
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Cees A. Swenne
Faculteit Geneeskunde
c.a.swenne@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 1972
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Augustinus Lycklama A Nijeholt
Faculteit Geneeskunde
a.a.b.lycklama_a_nijeholt@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 9111
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Maaike Lycklama à Nijeholt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.p.lycklama@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Daphne Wong-A-Foe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.l.wong-a-foe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aianle a Abdulahi
Science
a.a.abdulahi@science.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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PLNT
Langegracht 70, Leiden
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Data Science Research Programme
Universities, companies, organisations and societies are increasingly facing enormous quantities of data. It is a great challenge to transform these Big Data into knowledge, which is why Leiden University has launched a University-wide Data Science Research Programme.
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Matthias de Vrieshof
Matthias de Vrieshof 1-4, Leiden
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Rijnveste
Sandifortdreef 17, Leiden
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Rapenburg 38
Rapenburg 38, Leiden
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Modern Dance - Improvisation, Composition, Performance
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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CWTS Scientometrics Summer School (CS3)
Research
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Quiet room Oort
Oort, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA, Leiden
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Biological agents
Biological agents are micro-organisms such as bacteria, parasites, moulds, viruses and their waste products. This category also includes genetically modified variants (GMOs). These agents may form a risk for your health, which is why we apply a number of legal and other guidelines to prevent people…
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Quality of education
The quality of our programmes is monitored continuously. The assessments are conducted both by external experts and by our institutions and programmes. We use these evaluations of education to further improve our programmes.
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Blogging about your research
Communication, Outreach
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Role of the dean
The Dean is the most senior person in the faculty responsible for the smooth progress of PhD programmes. They are also the Dean of the Graduate School. In some faculties, the management of the Graduate School is delegated to another professor, who may or may not also be a member of the Faculty Board…
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Existing partnerships
All partnerships between Leiden and international partner universities are managed in a central database.
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Sharing and sending files
If you wish to share files with colleagues within or outside the university, you can save these files in the cloud. You can do this with Office 365 or OneDrive. If your files are too large to be send by e-mail, you can use SURFfilesender.
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Willem Einthoven
Kolffpad 1, Leiden
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Poortgebouw
Rijnsburgerweg 10, Leiden
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Online self-help for students
Leiden University is a member of the Caring Universities alliance. Their programmes are an easy way for students to work on their mental health. The platform Gezonde Boel also offers e-modules.
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De Kattekop Day Care Centre
Wassenaarseweg 8, Leiden
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Rapenburg 59
Rapenburg 59, Leiden
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GROW development menu
Would you like to develop your discussion skills? We provide a variety of training resources for staff members and managers. The topics covered include making a connection, listening, giving feedback and reflection.
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Restaurants en cafés
An overview of the University’s cafés and restaurants and their opening hours.
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Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration environment that can be used to host and schedule meetings (video calls), hold forum discussions, share – and collaborate on – documents and many other activities.
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Information and training
If we want to show the impact of our research, we can’t do so without science communication. But how do you go about communicating science? Where do you start as a science communication novice? And how do you take your communication to a higher level? On this page, you will find websites, articles,…