News
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Back to the roots of Shia Islam: ‘We need to get the full picture.' 06 March 2024
When discussing the history of Islam, the focus is almost always on the history of the Sunni majority. University Lecturer in the history of Islam, Ed...
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A good pedometer encourages physical activity - but not for everyone 05 March 2024
eHealth can improve our lifestyle without the involvement of a healthcare provider. Talia Cohen Rodrigues investigated the possibilities for people wi...
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Skilled students: this is how the Science Skills Team supports you as a teacher 05 March 2024
Education is more than just knowledge transfer: students also develop numerous important skills. But which skills are addressed in which courses? And ...
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Ammodo Science Award to bring cultural heritage to life through play 05 March 2024
A team with Leiden researchers has won the Ammodo Science Award for innovative humanities research on perceptions of cultural heritage. They are resea...
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LUCSoR student perspectives on the Jewish Experience, in podcast form 05 March 2024
In her “Jews and Judaism” lecture class, Dr. Sarah Cramsey’s students produced 7-minute long podcasts instead of final papers.
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Bachelor's Open Day at Leiden Law School 05 March 2024
A day filled with sunshine and prospective students. On Saturday 2 March, Leiden University's faculties welcomed around 6,000 prospective students and...
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk 05 March 2024
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. T...
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Dutch people adapt their climate beliefs more easily than their behaviour 05 March 2024
Climate interventions do not lead to more climate action among Dutch, but they do raise awareness about climate change. That can be derived from the C...
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The whole world knows the way to the Leiden institute in Morocco 05 March 2024
A delegation from Leiden University visited the Netherlands Institute Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat at the end of February. For a whole host of disciplines...
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In memoriam: Dr Andrzej Antczak (1956-2024) 05 March 2024
On February 28th of this year Dr. Andrzej Tadeusz Antczak died of cancer after a long battle. Until his retirement in 2023 Andrzej was attached to the...
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New special chair in Educational Theory and Law 05 March 2024
Following a special donation, the Stichting Pro Juventute foundation is facilitating a new special chair in Educational Theory and Law. Through the ch...
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In memoriam: Juan José Jaime Aloísio Archidona Ramírez (1992 - 2024) 04 March 2024
On Monday 26 February the terrible news reached us that our gifted former Egyptology student – and former student assistant at the Leids Papyrologisch...
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Daniel Peat to speak at Inaugural NATO Mission Appeals Tribunal Conference 04 March 2024
On 8 March, Daniel Peat will speak at the 1st Annual Conference of the newly-established NATO Mission Appeals Tribunal (MAT), to be held in Naples.
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Students help make Maldives more fertile 04 March 2024
Its idyllic setting and white sandy beaches have made the Maldives a hotspot for tourists. This provides an income but is a problem for the fragile na...
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‘Language is part of your identity; we need to teach children this from an early age’ 04 March 2024
Language is omnipresent: when you talk, app or meet in Teams. Understanding how we communicate with one another and what communication does to us is e...