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Sarah Wolff: 'Doing research and teaching are inseparable' 24 January 2024
Sarah Wolff has been professor of International Studies and Global Politics since 8 January. Time for a brief introduction about her field and academi...
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Buddy Programme seeks new mentors: 'There’s more to being a buddy than just helping others' 24 January 2024
Making friends in a new city can be difficult, which is why the Humanities PopCorner has created the Buddy Programme. The idea is to give internationa...
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Michiel Hogerheijde temporary programme director MSc Astronomy 24 January 2024
Michiel Hogerheijde has been appointed temporary programme director of the Astronomy master's programme from 1 January to 1 September 2024. He takes o...
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Drugs for our immune system in the right place at the right time 24 January 2024
Immunologist Leender Trouw specialises in the complement system, which is part of the immune system. In some diseases drugs help activate or inhibit t...
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Marcello is the new scientific director of LIACS: 'It's time to give something back to the institute' 23 January 2024
He came to the Netherlands for three months and never left. Marcello Bonsangue is the new scientific director of the Leiden Institute of Advanced Comp...
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'There's nothing more we can do for you': new publication on harmful communication in oncology 23 January 2024
PhD student Janine Westendorp and her colleagues conducted literature research on what patients with cancer and their loved ones perceive as harmful c...
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What makes a good leader? 'An insecure person is much more interesting' 23 January 2024
With thunderous applause, Elanor Boekholt-O'Sullivan is received at the Lorentz Hall of the Kamerlingh Omnes Building. She gazes into the hall with a ...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 23 January 2024
The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2024. ...
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PhD candidates deserve special attention: their new confidential counsellor Annemarie Meijer explains why 23 January 2024
She studied biology in Leiden and never left. Now, as Professor of Immunobiology, Annemarie Meijer has taken on the role of the new confidential couns...
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art 23 January 2024
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Kors...
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Call for Papers: "Voices of resistance in and against Dutch empire" 23 January 2024
For the upcoming conference "Voices of Resistance in and Against the Dutch Empire, 1600-2020s" on September 12 and 13, 2024, at Utrecht University, pr...
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Cisca Wijmenga new member of Board of Governors 22 January 2024
The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that Professor Cisca Wijmenga has been appointed by outgoing Minister of Education, Culture and Science ...
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Serious game helps people with acquired brain injury to relearn how to navigate 22 January 2024
When trying to find their way, some people pay attention to the surroundings while others remember where they need to turn left or right. People with ...
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Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa 22 January 2024
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Develop...
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In memoriam Jan Zaanen 1957-2024: The universe in a speck of rusting copper 22 January 2024
This Thursday, January 18th 2024, our esteemed colleague Jan Zaanen passed away. Jan was one of our star scientists, larger than life, with an unabash...