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A summer abroad, but then virtually13 September 2021For many students, a summer school abroad is a fun and useful way to spend the summer. This year, because of the travel restrictions, many summer scho...
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Back to Faculty with Nikie Veld02 September 2021Nikie Veld is an education coordinator at Biology. Her job now mainly revolves around getting students back to the Faculty. ‘In the corona era, we wer...
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Master projects continue thanks to lab automation09 August 2021The fact that corona has created a wave of creativity is evident when walking around in the lab of pharmacologist Coen van Hasselt from the LACDR. Sud...
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Summer camp, but behind a laptop.21 July 2021From Monday 19 July onwards, eighteen children between the ages of 10 and 12 are learning the programming language Hedy. In the Snellius building of L...
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Post-lockdown ceremonies: corona-proof but festive nonetheless20 July 2021After the lockdown, it was again possible to receive graduates and guests at the University. In recent weeks, BSc and MSc graduates from various study...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for Linda Holtman15 July 2021Congratulations to Linda Holtman, lecturer at LACDR, for receiving her Senior Teaching Qualification (SKO).
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Artificial intelligence can discriminate. How can this be prevented?05 July 2021What do gender identity and digital technology have to do with each other? Together they are the subject of research at Leiden University. Researchers...
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Leiden students brew coasters from beer waste01 July 2021Turning beer waste into a useful, sustainable product. That was the mission of students from Leiden at the international BISC-E event. The biology stu...
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Virtual children help prevent withdrawal syndrome in real children25 May 2021When children wean off from heavy medication, they often experience withdrawal symptoms. The severity of these symptoms is often difficult to predict....
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Virtual preparation for lab practicals17 May 2021How can we better prepare students for their practicals, so that they learn more from them? Marjo de Graauw and her colleagues want to renew science e...
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Sustainable The Hague: Sustainable initiatives in your local area03 May 2021How can you do your bit for sustainability? Students from Leiden University have launched an interactive website with 150 sustainable initiatives in a...
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Project in The Hague tackles teacher shortage and inequality at the same time26 April 2021A The Hague-based project is aiming to tackle teacher shortage and socioeconomic inequality reflected in primary education – and the objective is to d...
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Digital guest lectures for high school students: 'Focus on what's really important'23 April 2021Developing a digital guest lecture for high school students. Jan Sleutels was immediately enthusiastic when he got asked to do this. The end result? T...
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Giant planet at large distance from sun-like star puzzles astronomers19 April 2021A team of astronomers led by Dutch scientists have directly imaged a giant planet orbiting at a large distance around a sun-like star. Why this planet...
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'With Urban Studies in Practice, we bring the outside world inside'01 April 2021Working for a social client during your studies: this is what happens at Urban Studies. For the course Urban Studies in Practice, third-year students ...