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Webb data suggest potential atmosphere around rocky exoplanet 08 May 2024
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope may have detected atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years ...
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'Elections are in the air here in Brussels, the energy is surreal' 08 May 2024
German-American Mia Müller (26) has been working at the European Parliament for three years now as Press Officer at The Greens/EFA Group. She was stil...
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Leiden archaeologists held an open day in Oss to celebrate 50 years of collaboration 08 May 2024
On May 4, 2024, from 10.00 to 16.00 hours, a festive day took place in Oss, celebrating the fact that staff and students of the Leiden Faculty of Arch...
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives 08 May 2024
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden...
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Leiden University team European runner-up in Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition 07 May 2024
The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition was held in Vienna between 8 and 12 April 2024. This event was organised by the European Centre for...
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Gatekeepers of the internet: Why there’s no such thing as ‘free’ internet 07 May 2024
Whether you’re apping someone or scrolling through Instagram… all your online behaviour is being monitored. In fact, others decide what you actually s...
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Leiden conference seeks out emerging trends in global governance 07 May 2024
Global challenges require global governance answers. That’s why on 5 - 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Gov...
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Radio astronomers bypass disturbing Earth's atmosphere with new calibration technique 06 May 2024
An international team of researchers led by astronomers from Leiden University (the Netherlands) has produced the first sharp radio maps of the univer...
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Education through a cultural lens 06 May 2024
Teachers viewed multicultural classes with VR glasses and discussed that for the study 'Culturally responsive teaching in multicultural classes'.
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Leiden symposium on science-practice collaboration 06 May 2024
How do you set up successful interdisciplinary collaborations? That is the central question of a Leiden symposium. On 6 June, we look at cooperation a...
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In search of hidden voices 06 May 2024
Nearly all documents from the 16th and 17th centuries were written by more than one person but attributed to only one author. Professor Nadine Akkerma...
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Call for Papers: Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies 02 May 2024
We are pleased to invite paper proposals for the 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop: “Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration polici...
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Professor Pieter ter Keurs: 'People collect to function' 02 May 2024
Professor Pieter ter Keurs has spent his entire career studying collecting. Now, he is retiring. ‘I hope the focus on collections will carry on.’
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Just to be sure... At any cost? 01 May 2024
Security seems to most people a basic necessity of life, a prerequisite for a good life. But if you think about it a little longer and deeper, as poli...
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Knowledge event on the gender pension gap 01 May 2024
On Friday 19 April, Netspar (Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement) and Network Vrouwen FNV held a knowledge event at Madurodam in The...