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Uta Wehn new professor by special appointment for Citizen Science and SustainabilityAppointment 09 January 2025As of 1 December 2024, Uta Wehn is professor by special appointment of the chair 'Citizen Science and Sustainability' within the Focal Area Engagement...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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The Austria Centre Leiden Supports the Czechoslovak New Wave Film Festival in Rotterdam06 January 2025On December 4, 2024, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey gave a short lecture before a film at the Czechoslovak New Wave Film Festival in Rotterdam. The festival ...
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Study “Toward a Climate and Energy Union: The constitutional basis for a sustainable transformation” published24 December 2024A team of researchers at Leiden University’s Europa Institute authored an extensive study on the potential for a Climate and Energy Union within the E...
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IPBES: Positive outcomes for people and nature are feasible, but we must act now20 December 2024Changes to halt further biodiversity loss are more urgent than ever and feasible, says IPBES, the United Nations biodiversity panel. In two reports re...
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Serious gaming helps students and locals in the Hague to discover hidden injustices in the energy transition19 December 2024On the 6th of December, Buurtlab 070 and the Leiden University Green Office (LUGO) hosted an event at the Spinozahof in the Stationsbuurt, bringing st...
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty18 December 20242024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the ke...
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 202417 December 2024Connecting scientific fields, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind in...
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Love, war and... football: 2024 in Leiden stories16 December 2024A new government, conflicts around the world and obviously a lot of science: these are the five stories about Leiden University that you enjoyed readi...
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Open Science as the standard: ‘You don’t do science for yourself’16 December 2024Open Science is changing how people work together and share research. Anna van ’t Veer won the Leo Waaijers Open Science Award for a career full of Op...
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Beatrice de Graaf in Huizinga Lecture: ‘History is necessary in times of crisis’13 December 2024Professor Beatrice de Graaf held the 53rd Huizinga Lecture on Thursday 12 December. In front of a a sold-out Stadsgehoorzaal, she spoke about how his...
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7 Podcast Tips for the Holidays12 December 2024Over the past few months, students and staff from the Faculty of Humanities have produced many wonderful podcasts - perfect for listening during a lon...
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A suitcase containing a quantum light source: QuanTour visits Leiden12 December 2024A suitcase covered with stickers from various universities, containing a quantum light source. Since April 2024, this suitcase has been visiting scien...
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Mark Klaassen advocates for effective family reunification rights at Red Cross event11 December 2024Mark Klaassen presents at the Reuniting Families: From Access to Integration event organised by the EU office of the Red Cross in Brussels.
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Leiden Bio Science Park fastest growing of the larger campuses in the Netherlands10 December 2024Of the 900 new companies that have set up shop on the Netherlands’ largest campuses since 2018, 194 chose Leiden. This makes the Leiden Innovation Dis...