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Building partnerships for mapping of archaeological sites impacted by climate change 25 August 2023
In July 2023, Leiden University conducted another phase of its ongoing archaeological collaboration with the Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean islan...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023
Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Pubs, the beach and study spots: students get to know The Hague 21 August 2023
Almost a thousand students started HOPweek in The Hague on Monday morning. During this introduction week bachelor’s and master’s students get to know ...
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science 21 August 2023
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands...
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How does our physical environment affect our health? 17 August 2023
The Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) has received a 4m grant for the ECOTIP project. In this project researchers will study how our physical en...
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New IB student member Pablo wants to engage students more closely with the institute 15 August 2023
Pablo Pandocchi succeeds Thirza van ‘t Rood as the student member of the Institute Board for the next academic year. The Institute Board is responsibl...
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Room for everyone at a sun-drenched EL CID 14 August 2023
Thousands of first-year students and hundreds of mentors kicked off the EL CID on Monday morning. This year for the first time, the introduction week ...
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Workshop Exploring the Role of Hype in the Future of Quantum Technology 11 August 2023
Telling sensationalised stories, exaggerating benefits and understating the risks: creating ‘hype’ about something doesn't sound like something a resp...
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Ieke de Vries: 'We're expecting too much from minors and young adults if we think they can protect themselves from sexual exploitation.’ 11 August 2023
What starts off gently may end dramatically. Many young people these days fall victim to sexual exploitation. How can we prevent this suffering? Ieke ...
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Partnering the Leiden Leadership Programme: ‘Students ask the honest questions’ 10 August 2023
“A group of students does trigger something different than a research agency,” says Sophia de Rooij, chairman of the board of the Amstelland Hospital ...
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Ukrainian student: ‘The dream of studying abroad kept me going’ 10 August 2023
Ukrainian Yana Rudenko lived through the Russian occupation of Bucha in March 2022 and the following year came to Leiden to study for a Master’s in Pu...
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‘Building bridges between scientists: that's what we're good at’ 09 August 2023
Two directors. Both professors of mathematics, but one of them is a biologist. One comes, and the other goes. Roeland Merks will succeed Arjen Doelman...
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Research: Points system makes neighbourhoods nicer to live in 07 August 2023
A lot of municipalities work with a points system to encourage construction projects to take biodiversity and creating green areas into account. But t...
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Richard Karlsson Linnér: ‘I expect a future where a genetic test will be as much a no-brainer as getting X-rayed.’ 07 August 2023
Assistant Professor Karlsson Linnér, who works at the Department of Economics, is one of the recipients of a Veni grant. His research on the accuracy ...
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Michiel Hogerheijde new Programme Director at Leiden Observatory 03 August 2023
Michiel Hogerheijde will be the new Programme Director of the bachelor Astronomy starting 1 October. The appointment is for four years. Hogerheijde su...