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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development 13 November 2023
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. They think that more insects can change their...
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Closing the Gap 2023 is just around the corner: three questions about this conference 13 November 2023
On Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December, the third edition of the Closing the Gap conference will be held in The Hague, hosted by EU Cyber Direct. Thre...
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André van der Laan appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime 13 November 2023
André van der Laan has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime at Leiden University, a chair established by t...
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Clevering...
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Luning and Hein receive LUF grant to carry out research on infrastructure projects in Ghana and Morocco 13 November 2023
Infrastructure projects such as ports, highways and railways are intertwined with geopolitics, economic systems, political interests and cultural valu...
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’ 13 November 2023
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic a...
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Investigating obsidian sources in Honduras with a Corrie Bakels Grant 13 November 2023
Obsidian, a volcanic glass-like material, is often used for making tools by Mesoamerican societies. In Honduras, certain obsidian artefacts do not yet...
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Marco Beijersbergen fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering 13 November 2023
Cosine Marco Beijersbergen has been appointed as one of the distinguished 62 fellows of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). With these fello...
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Leiden University’s intake numbers are stable, also for international students 10 November 2023
The number of students enrolled at Leiden University remained stable this year. As at other Dutch universities, the growth in recent years seems to ha...
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Study associations sign covenant: limit your alcohol consumption and look after each other 09 November 2023
Opting more often for mocktails or soft drinks rather than beer or wine, talking to others about their drinking and pointing out the ban on drugs. Lei...
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology 09 November 2023
Quantum technology is the future, but not without skilled people. For this reason, the Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Delft/Leiden has been establishe...
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Call for nominations Jewish Studies Thesis Prize 2023 09 November 2023
The Leiden Jewish Studies Association is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the "Best Thesis in Jewish Studies" produced at Leiden Univers...
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In ‘Learning Behind Bars’, Leiden students study with inmates 09 November 2023
Prison and student life are worlds apart. But in the Learning Behind Bars project, Leiden criminology students get the chance to study inside prison w...
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Arnold Tukker appointed as a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy 09 November 2023
A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Eco...
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Siggie psychologist Dominique and a student talk about loneliness: ‘Everyone experiences loneliness from time to time’ 09 November 2023
The student navigator ‘Find your way’ helps students find their way around the university. Siggie, online coaching for students, can also be found on ...