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Archaeology alumna Oda Nuij wins Florschütz Thesis Award 03 March 2022
Annually, the Dutch Palynologische Kring invites nominations for the Florschütz Award for best MSc thesis in Palynology and Palaeobotany. This year, t...
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Nicole van Os wins Academy Kiss 01 March 2022
Nicole van Os won the Academy Kiss 2022. Van Os, study coordinator and advisor who also chairs the Delegation of Workers' Organizations in The Local C...
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Prestigious Gutenberg Research Award for archaeologist Wil Roebroeks 23 February 2022
Leiden archaeologist Professor Wil Roebroeks receives the 2021 Gutenberg Research Award of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). "By granting Wil...
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MasterMinds Challenge named best educational innovation 16 February 2022
The Master of Medicine at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has won the national biennial award for best educational innovation in medical teach...
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Archaeology alumna Elizabeth Hicks awarded first runner-up in thesis competition 15 February 2022
Elizabeth Hicks won first runner-up in the Netherlands Institute of the Near East (NINO) MA thesis 2021 competition at the end of January.
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PhD student becomes headwind cycling champion: ‘Just put your chin over the handlebars and pound the pedals’ 10 February 2022
With a headwind of 80 kilometres per hour, pouring rain and freezing temperatures, Jurjun van der Velde cycles down the Oosterscheldekering. On his tr...
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Charlotte van der Voort wins Leiden Thesis Prize 09 February 2022
The winner of the Leiden University Thesis Prize has made an original and substantial contribution to argumentation theory. This is what Annetje Ottow...
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting 08 February 2022
‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the n...
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Two AI Grants for Leiden University 07 February 2022
NWO (the Dutch Research Council) has granted more than 10 million euros for five human-centered AI research projects (2.1M€ each). Leiden University p...
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Sabine Wenzel wins first Surface Science Young Investigator award 02 February 2022
Ever did something for the first time and got an award for it? Sabine Wenzel did. Her research about the surface of zinc oxide won her the Surface Sci...
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Warja Tolstoj wins Ted Meijer prize 02 February 2022
Warja Tolstoj, alumna Art History, has been awarded the 2021 edition of the Ted Meijerprijs. Named after the former director of the KNIR (Royal Nether...
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What drives anti-immigrant sentiment among youths in Ecuador? 31 January 2022
Four researchers from Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science have been awarded a grant to jointly investigate attitudes towards Venezuelan...
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Four science professors receive Senior Teaching Qualification certificate 31 January 2022
Out of fifteen Senior Teaching Qualification certificates (SKO) awarded by the University this year, four go to the Faculty of Science. With congratul...
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Pieter de la Court Medal winners talk about accessibility and the conditions of education 26 January 2022
During the New Year’s Reception on 11 January 2022, the Pieter de la Court Medal was awarded to two students of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural ...
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Jongkind and Drahmann win AB prize for best annotation 2021 25 January 2022
At the Annual Meeting of the Tijdschrift Administratiefrechtelijke Beslissingen (AB) (Administrative Decisions Magazine) on Friday 21 January 2022, th...