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A cocktail of chemicals in surface water is more toxic than each substance individually14 October 2024Pesticides can form a toxic cocktail when they occur in combination in surface water. This is the finding of research that Leiden University and the D...
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Flash interview with alumnus Kees van der Staaij: I’m still a lawyer at heart14 October 2024Kees van der Staaij started studying Law at Leiden University in 1986, specialising in Constitutional and Administrative Law. He graduated in 1991.
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Children pay more attention to art when descriptions are playful and interactive09 October 2024The description of a painting directly affects how children look at that artwork. This was discovered by psychologist Francesco Walker in the Rijksmus...
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Honorary doctorates for Eliot Higgins, Kelly Chibale and Bonnie Honig08 October 2024Leiden University will be conferring three honorary doctorates in its special anniversary year. They will be awarded to Eliot Higgins, truth finder an...
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Hundreds of visitors learn about Leiden University science during 3 October University07 October 2024Glorious sunshine, dozens of enthusiastic academics and huge numbers of Leiden residents ensured that this year’s special jubilee version of 3 October...
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Herta Mohr: Headstrong female scientist in a man's world07 October 2024As a twelve-year-old girl, Nicky van de Beek became intrigued by the tomb chapels in Saqqara, Egypt. Now she is doing her PhD on them, just like anoth...
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Celebrating female computer scientists: ‘Computer science is for everyone’01 October 2024Four female computer scientists share a common goal: to showcase the significant contributions of women in computer science and inspire their students...
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Researchers and members of the public bring a sustainable world a little closer01 October 2024Researchers, civil servants and local residents met on 27 September to talk about partnering for sustainability. What were the results? In a green ‘ci...
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Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss01 October 2024Princely graves, swords, pots or just soil discolouration. Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists ...
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Leiden students research the Relief of Leiden: ‘It was a divided city’30 September 2024If you do research on Leidens Ontzet in Leiden, you can count on a lot of interest. But Leiden Kennisstad interns Marieke Nolten and Alexander Nuijten...
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Dean Koen Caminada on budget cuts: ‘There’s nothing we can’t handle’25 September 2024It’s still difficult to estimate what the consequences of the announced budget cuts will be. A week after Prinsjesdag, Dean Koen Caminada can already ...
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Come to the (science) fair on 3 October!24 September 2024Want to find out how to assemble a human skeleton? Do you know what chemistry can be found around you? And are you easily fooled by fake news? Discove...
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The long-awaited UN Summit of the Future has ended − what are the results?24 September 2024Many saw the UN Summit of the Future as the moment of truth for the United Nations and its plans for the world. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Co...
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Public Administration celebrates its anniversary, professors reflect: '40 years young!'23 September 2024Public Administration has been around for 40 years, and that deserves to be celebrated. Before the festivities begin, four figures from the Institute ...
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A new songbook for Leiden’s 3 October festival: why you should come to the singsong in the park19 September 2024After a long night of partying, hundreds of people head to Leiden’s Van der Werfpark early on 3 October for a good singsong. Lecturer in Dutch literat...