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First experiences with digital testing platform Ans11 November 2024In the second semester of this academic year (February 2025), the Faculty of the Humanities will switch to Ans for digital exams. Several lecturers ha...
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European CLIL community gathers in Leiden08 November 2024Recently, ICLON welcomed some 75 colleagues from 15 European countries for a meeting on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in research an...
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Law track launched for master's in Governance of Migration and Diversity07 November 2024The master's programme in Governance of Migration and Diversity has expanded to include a Law track (LL.M.). Law students can now enrol in this master...
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Political scientist teaches VWO pupils: ‘some knew more than I did at that age’05 November 2024It is a full classroom: more than 30 pupils from 5 and 6 vwo are present to listen to political scientist Leila Demarest's lecture. She gives a brief ...
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MSc International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD): Visit to Brussels and EU Institutions04 November 2024Between the 16 and 18 October, 85 Advanced MSc International Relationsand Diplomacy first-year students accompanied by team members embarked on an aca...
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Claudia Robustella: 'I've learned to accept myself and my mental health issues'04 November 2024During her student years, Claudia Robustella struggled with her mental health. Thanks in part to the help of her study coordinator Rosa van Straten, s...
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‘You don’t need to be Greta Thunberg to make a difference’01 November 2024Sharing his passion for sustainability with students—that’s what Thijs Bosker enjoys most about his work. As an environmental scientist, he conducts e...
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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China31 October 2024Leiden University Libraries holds an internationally unique collection of unofficial poetry from China. Produced outside the System over the last fift...
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‘It doesn’t feel like work’: what it’s like to be a mentor for Pre-University College29 October 2024Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of...
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Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation28 October 2024This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almo...
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FGGA's Cyber Week: research and innovation for a better digital world25 October 2024During Cyberweek from 17-24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) spotlighted its research and teaching on cybersecurity, digit...
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FGGA's Cyberweek: education in cybersecurity and digitalisation25 October 2024
During Cyberweek, held from 17 to 24 October, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA) showcased its research and teaching on cybersecurity...
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to an AI model (and rightly so)24 October 2024Not experiments and lab coats, but computers and artificial intelligence: this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to the inventors of the groundbrea...
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What DNA in droppings can reveal about an animal’s diet24 October 2024Imagine scanning lion dung or a mouse dropping and instantly knowing exactly what and how much the animal has eaten. Thanks to new DNA techniques, thi...
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Mark Lindenberg and Ieke van Dam winners of the Metje Postma Awards23 October 2024'Echoes of the Silent Roots' by Mark Lindenberg wins the Multimodal Incentive Grant for Alumni of the Metje Postma Awards. His film is a touching auto...