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Maritime archaeologist Martijn Manders on National Geographic channelOn Sunday August 19, the National Geographic channel programme 'Drain the Oceans' will focus on Martijn Manders' excavation of the Dutch VOC ship De R...
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Opening Beehive Student Centre in The HagueThe student centre will be opening its doors in stages starting from 1 October. The Student Centre The Hague will be called Beehive, from now on. Beeh...
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‘I try to make my sudents enthusiastic about the subject’‘My lectures have to be as enjoyable as possible for the students, even when they're about the drier parts of maths.' Robert-Jan Kooman is one of the ...
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Frederik Behre teaches at the IN SITU Summer School in HannoverOn 3 August Frederik Behre, PhD candidate at the Europa Institute, taught an international group of students and practitioners at the annual Summer Sc...
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Opening of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic CultureWith the launch of the Al-Babtain Leiden University Centre for Arabic Culture, Leiden University and the AbdulAziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation...
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Han de Winde steps down as vice-dean of Faculty of ScienceHan de Winde will step down as a member of the faculty board of the Faculty of Science from 1 September 2018. De Winde had been vice–dean at the facul...
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Sarah de Rijcke wins ERC Starting GrantWith a success rate of approximately one in ten, receiving an ERC Starting Grant is a notable achievement. Recently, the European Commission announced...
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‘I take my students with me up the mountain’It's good to have high expectations of your students, says public administration lecturer Maarja Beerkens. ‘But I don't stand at the top of the mount...
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New Student Wellbeing task force kicks off with mental healthStress among students is a growing problem. A new Student Wellbeing taskforce will be looking at the mental health of students at Leiden University.
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Students hunting for breakthrough in antibiotics resistanceBacteria that fluoresce green, blue or red may play a role in combatting resistance against antibiotics. Under the motto of 'Say yes to stress', thir...
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Enthusiastic start to EL CIDMore than 3,500 enthusiastic Leiden first-years, 80% of them coming to Leiden University, gathered on Monday morning 13 August at the Lammermarkt for...
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Bringing an album full of photos to Leiden University CollegeLeiden University College is buzzing with life again. On 13 August, this year’s new crop of students moved into their rooms. For more than two hundred...
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A step closer to sustainable energy from seawaterThe research group headed by Leiden chemist Marc Koper has discovered a catalyst that minimizes the production of chlorine gas during salt water elect...
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Augustinians reveal recipe for close friendships
It is a holy grail among behavioural scientists: can you predict how close a group will become? An international research team from Leiden, Oxford and...
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Hortus botanicus first Dutch garden to receive accreditation from Botanic Garden Conservation InternationalHortus botanicus Leiden is the first Dutch garden to receive an accreditation from Botanic Gardens International (BGCI). The Conservation Practitioner...