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Nutrition and fasting for the brain: why the Keto diet shows promise 03 June 2024
Autism, Alzheimer’s, and bipolar disorder: can the development of these mental health conditions be influenced by the ketogenic diet? Increasingly, re...
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A chat with FGGA students: 'I also really found out this year how important a good 'work-life-balance' is' 03 June 2024
The sun is fortunately shining more and more, and students are working hard to complete their final tasks before the holidays. We asked a few students...
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10 years of Humanities Lab celebrated in style at Capstone conference 03 June 2024
Last week, Humanities Lab honours students presented their research through creative posters pitches at the Capstone Conference in PLNT Leiden. It was...
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Ten years of PRINS: Students give practical advice to organisations 03 June 2024
Students in the third year of the BA International Studies programme follow the Practicing International Studies (PRINS) consultancy course. They cond...
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Petra Sijpesteijn elected Corresponding Member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences 03 June 2024
In its session of 15 April 2024, the Austrian Academy of Sciences elected professor Petra Sijpesteijn as one of its new Corresponding Members.
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Comenius Teaching Fellowship for Eun-ju Kim 03 June 2024
Dr. Eun-Ju Kim (LIAS) has been awarded a Comenius Teaching Fellowship 2024 from NWO. The title of her project is "Leveling the reading and learning en...
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International students explore the archaeology of Oss: ‘I was responsible for finding 50% of the pottery sherds’ 31 May 2024
The Municipality of Oss is a household name in the world of Dutch archaeology. For fifty years, Leiden archaeologists, in collaboration with residents...
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African Child Policy Forum and Leiden Child Law Department join forces to advance children’s rights in Africa 31 May 2024
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – Leiden, Netherlands – Leiden Child Law Department at Leiden University in the Netherlands formally entered into a Memorandum o...
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Stereotypes and Misconceptions about the Middle East - The Reading List 31 May 2024
The perception of the Middle East is riddled with stereotypes that have had dire consequences on its people. What is myth and what is reality? How did...
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Gianclaudio Malgieri speaks at the PLSC Conference in Washington DC 31 May 2024
Gianclaudio Malgieri, Associate Professor of Law and Technology at eLaw, spoke on May 30 at the Privacy Law Scholarship Conference in Washington, D.C....
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Planting polder rice barefoot in the mud: ‘Searching for the agriculture of the future’ 30 May 2024
After decades of intensive farming, the peatland area is under pressure. Researchers, farmers and policymakers work together in the Polderlab to ident...
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‘Ties with Leiden University important for prospective prime minister Dick Schoof’ 30 May 2024
Dick Schoof can also be called the neighbour of the faculty in The Hague. Especially from his role at the NCTV, he worked together a lot with Leiden U...
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Simona Demková speaks at the 2024 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference 29 May 2024
The 2024 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference taking place in Brusselson 22-24 May, featured a presentation from Simona Demkova of...
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Citizen Science Netherlands network officially launched 29 May 2024
The Citizen Science Netherlands (CS-NL) network was officially launched this month with the aid of an Open Science NL grant. The new vision for this n...
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ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy and Young Scholar's Conference 2024 29 May 2024
One of ECSL’s most successful activities is the ESA/ECSL Summer Course on Space Law and Policy, which is open to students of all levels of study, as w...