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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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As old as the road to Rome: 'Fake news was already to be found in ancient times' 21 August 2023
Fake news a new phenomenon? Not according to Rens Tacoma and Indira Huliselan. In an NWO project, the associate professor and PhD student will delve i...
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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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Cattle, rather than geometric shapes, determine how the Hamar see the world 11 August 2023
Sara Petrollino, a university lecturer in linguistics, strongly believes that language influences the way we see the world. An NWO Open Competition (X...
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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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Rubicon grant for Remko Fermin: superconducting diodes for energy-efficient data centres 10 August 2023
How can physics help reduce emissions from energy-guzzling data centres? With a Rubicon grant, physicist Remko Fermin will conduct fundamental researc...
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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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Liberal immigration policies in autocratising countries? Systematic research awarded with Veni grant 03 August 2023
The world is autocratising. In 2022, a record number of states across all continents, including Europe, was shifting towards autocracy. But against th...
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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...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023
Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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Exotic alpine newts didn’t travel to the Netherlands themselves, but were released by humans 02 August 2023
Leiden biology students have determined the origin of exotic alpine newts in the Netherlands using a special DNA technique. The animals come from diff...
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Summer tours of the Academy Building: 'I can still see my own signature!' 28 July 2023
Are you curious about the Great Auditorium, the Robe Room or the famous Sweat Room? If so, between 25 July and 17 August you can have a free summer to...
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Ilse van de Groep receives Koningsheide prize for research on feedback 28 July 2023
Psychologist Ilse van de Groep found that people react more aggressively when receiving negative feedback. However, if people already exhibit persiste...