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Thesis on animal welfare wins second prize at Leiden University award ceremony 22 February 2024
Did you know that each year 18 billion animals die without making it to someone’s plate? Governance of Sustainability alumna Juliane Klaura has won th...
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What does biodiversity mean to us? Honours students produce podcasts about extinction 20 February 2024
For the Bachelor Honours Class 'Mass Extinction', students produced podcasts about the past, the present and the future of mass extinctions. What exac...
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‘We even found a diaper’: mapping Leiden through a different lens 19 February 2024
Getting up at 5 AM, strolling through rain and looking at a dirty diaper: students of the Honours College Archaeology endured it all. For their class ...
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Why do vulnerable groups miss out on benefits? Research nominated for thesis prize 19 February 2024
Why do vulnerable groups fail to make use of benefits that they are entitled to? This is what Max ten Velde researched in his Master’s in Management o...
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Leiden labour law students visit Czech Labour Inspectorate in Prague 13 February 2024
During the recent study trip that Sine Labore Nihil (the labour law study association) took to Prague, Leiden’s labour law students visited the Czech ...
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Annemarie Drahmann and Joris Larik receive Senior Teaching Qualification 13 February 2024
On 22 January, 15 inspirational lecturers – including Annemarie Drahmann and Joris Larik from the Institute of Public Law – received the Senior Teachi...
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More than 100 students and colleague attended the inaugural LJSA conference 'Jews at Home: From Creation to Corona' 13 February 2024
More than 100 colleagues, students and friends attended the first annual Leiden Jewish Studies Association conference 'Jews at Home: From Creation to ...
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Honours College Law expansion: inclusive, personal, collaborative 09 February 2024
The Honours College Law (HC Law) is soon going to look very different. What does the HC Law currently do, and what’s going to change? Why should you a...
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Meet the professor: ‘Can my sister be prosecuted for stealing my eraser?’ 08 February 2024
On the university’s birthday, professors traditionally teach a class of 10 and 11-year-olds during Meet the Professor, and this year was no different....
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Future Foresight: how to anticipate future challenges 08 February 2024
At the end of January, students of the Master Honours Class ‘Future Foresight’ had their final session. Students gained new perspectives, resilience a...
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How oak seedlings teach us more on dune restoration 08 February 2024
What is the best way to restore dune ecosystems? The project TERRA-Dunes researches the role of soil microbes in the development of natural dune areas...
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Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale 06 February 2024
The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her the...
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Fifteen lecturers gain Senior Teaching Qualification 05 February 2024
Fifteen passionate lecturers earned their Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO) on Monday 22 January. Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl congratulated them i...
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Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law 05 February 2024
The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law...
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Leah wins FGGA thesis award: ‘I was able to be creative in my research’ 01 February 2024
Every year during the Dies Natalis, the Leiden University Thesis Prizes are awarded. Each faculty selects its best thesis for this purpose. FGGA's bes...