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Good party? Good cause26 June 2024A leaving do, birthday or other celebration? Many people like to ask for a donation to a good cause for their birthday or anniversary present. Leiden ...
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Kiem initiative culminates in plan to apply for larger grant26 June 2024The interdisciplinary Kiem project ‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ has resulted in a plan to apply for a large, yet-to-be-decided research g...
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Leiden: the heart of health and well-being24 June 2024The city of Leiden is enriched by a dense infrastructure of knowledge institutes, with a uniquely strong focus on health and well-being. This gives Le...
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Leiden University extends collaboration with Asian Development Bank21 June 2024Leiden University will expand its activities with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow and Zweta Manggaran...
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Spinoza Prize for Professor Bernet Elzinga21 June 2024How can parents avoid passing on stress and mental health problems to their children? Professor of Stress-Related Psychopathology Bernet Elzinga devel...
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Prisoner reintegration programmes do not work as they should20 June 2024For a successful return to society, incarcerated individuals must work on their reintegration during their sentence. But in practice, not all such ind...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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Ambassadors visit Leiden: ‘Knowledge knows no borders’19 June 2024Over 30 ambassadors strengthened their ties with researchers and university leaders in a recent visit to Leiden University. Cross-border collaboration...
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Professor and Knight: Joke Bouwstra Receives Royal Honor18 June 2024A memorable farewell symposium and a royal distinction: Professor Joke Bouwstra could not have completed her career at Leiden with more pleasure. On F...
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Academic freedom report: ‘This jewel in our crown deserves better care’18 June 2024What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its...
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What do maths and blood clots have to do with each other?17 June 2024Mathematics can help predict thrombosis. Mathematician Mark Alber has developed models that even aid in suggesting treatments. In the Kloosterman lect...
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Launch of The Hague Global Futures Hub: Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable Future13 June 2024The Hague Global Futures Hub was officially launched at the Wijnhaven building on Campus The Hague on 10 June. This collaboration between Leiden Unive...
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Kate Bellamy: ‘Exciting to put P'urhepecha community in touch with written heritage’13 June 2024Many members of Chicago's P'urhepecha community did not even know they lived a stone’s throw from some of their own historical heritage. Researcher Ka...
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Leiden archaeologists create open educational resources on agent-based modeling13 June 2024The past two years, Laura van der Knaap and Professor Karsten Lambers worked on creating open teaching materials on agent-based modeling, funded by Er...
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Arteriosclerosis and drug discovery: two young researchers win Krijn Rietveld Award for innovative research13 June 2024One discovered that arteriosclerosis resembles an autoimmune disease, while the other developed a system to aid in the search for new medications. For...