1,492 search results for “life” in the Student website
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Children pay more attention to art when descriptions are playful and interactive
The description of a painting directly affects how children look at that artwork. This was discovered by psychologist Francesco Walker in the Rijksmuseum. Another finding presented in his article in Nature - Scientific Reports is that giving children information intended for adults has the same effect…
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Dozens of massive stars launched from young star cluster R136
Astronomers have used data from the European Gaia Space Telescope to discover 55 high-speed stars launched from the young star cluster R136 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. This increases tenfold the number of known “runaway stars” in this region. The team of astronomers,…
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics
Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid changes that have taken place since the fall of the Iron Curtain. Ola Gracjasz's research shows that people are redefining their national identity, blending…
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Faculty Opening of the Academic Year: ''Navigating complexities''
The social sciences are vital in navigating complexities, fostering understanding and bridging divides. This was celebrated during the faculty opening of the academic year.
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo effect. However, this sensitivity comes with a silver lining.
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Circularity not yet a priority in energy transition and construction
Are we on the right track towards a circular economy in 2050, with fully renewable energy technology and circular construction? The CML of Leiden University, together with the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), TNO, Utrecht University and RIVM, is investigating what is needed to achieve…
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ERC Starting Grant for research on Climate citizenship
"Climate citizenship” explores how adapting environments to climate change can change the way people interact with each other and with government. It focuses on nature-based or 'green' climate infrastructure projects that make use of natural entities or dynamics. With an ERC grant, anthropologist Andrew…
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Research offers surprising insights into historical crime in The Hague
Theft, prostitution, fortune-telling or murder. Historian Manon van der Heijden and a group of students are researching court records from The Hague from 1600 to 1800. They are tracing crimes and offenders and shedding new light on The Hague’s Gevangenpoort (or Prison Gate). Among their many discoveries…
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Jasper's day
Jasper Knoester is the dean of the Faculty of Science. How is he doing, what exactly does he do and what does his day look like? In each newsletter, Jasper gives an insight into his life.
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Purple Friday (POPcorner FSW)
Study support
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UL x IFFR presents College Tour 2024
Arts and culture
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Speed dating with traineeships
Course
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Opening of the Academic Year at the Faculty of Science
Lecture, Opening of the Academic Year
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Leiden University's world-renowned collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Lecture, Studium Generale
- Well-Being Moment: Workshop Perfectionism: break the cycle of never good enough
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Nuna Nalluituq / The Land Remembers
Lecture, Digital Archaeology Group
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Honours College Science, Society and Self
Information session
- Leiden Teachers' Academy Education Festival 2023
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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On not seeing like a state: How archaeology can inform critiques of the inevitability of hierarchy, dispossession, and disconnection of the human
Lecture, Faculty Lecture
- The global cosmopolis. Past, present and future of the city of Alexandria
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MA International Relations: Alumni Career Networking Event 2023
Career event
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Joint Lectures on Evolutionary Algorithms (JoLEA)
Lecture
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For Posterity
Conference
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What Do We Mean When We Say “Academic Freedom”?
Lecture, LUCIS Keynotes
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Student-Alumni Career Networking Event 2022
Alumni event
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Career Talk with Wim Klop
Debate, Career Talk
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UBH 2022 - Upsetting Binaries & Hierarchies
Conference
- Under Pressure – A Conference about (Dealing with) Stress
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Working at the heart of international Counter Terrorism: A senior detective’s journey
Lecture
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
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Public lecture: 'The ocean’s role in mitigating climate change'
Lecture
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Inspiration workshop – motivation and learning
Study support
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Singing themes: Christmas Carols
Arts and leisure
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Pedagogies of Occupation: Free Time, Professionalization and Protest in Urban Brazil
Lecture, Research Seminar
- Well-being Wednesday | Workshop: Karate to unwind and relax
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CCLS Seminar Vincent Merckx
Lecture, webinar
- Leiden City World Walks
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Perfectionism – not a perfect strategy
Course
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POPTalk: Spoken Word
Arts and culture
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Papyrus, roses and a sea cat: the Leiden Dioskurides
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Opening Student Plaza FSW
Festival, Opening
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Academy Tour with Rutger Bregman
Debate
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CareerTime: CareerMarket FSW
CareerTime FSW
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Public Lecture on Palliative Care
Lecture
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CareerTime: CareerMarket FSW
Career and apply for jobs
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Reading Group: Things Fall Apart
Course | Reading Group
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Global Challenges: The Regime of Lukashenka
Lecture
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Dutch Bio Science Week
Event