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Professors from The Hague in the classroom: ‘Why do you have to wear such a long dress?’Meet the Professor 11 February 2025The celebration of the university’s 450th anniversary is not confined to the walls of the university. For the 7th time, professors stood in front of t...
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Police face complex challenges: ‘Uphold the rule of law’Inaugural lecture Monica den Boer 10 February 2025The Dutch police face complex challenges, from organised crime and polarisation to digitalisation and new forms of crime. To deal with this effectivel...
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Lecture by Eliot Higgins: from conspiracy theories to profiting from false information10 February 2025'The way we consume information has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years. You're no longer just a receiver; you participate, create, and s...
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Thesis on homeless people's gendered experiences wins FSW Thesis Prize 202407 February 2025With her thesis 'Gendered Experiences and Homelessness Trajectories: An Anthropological Fieldwork Study in The Hague, the Netherlands', Elleke Schreur...
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Choose a Language! Afternoon: ‘Great that it's more than learning words’06 February 2025The lecture halls in the Lipsius were full of curious secondary school students in January. During a special profile selection afternoon, they were in...
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From celestial bodies to plant bodies: exhibition brings together worlds of plants and planetsLeiden Observatory and Hortus botanicus 06 February 2025The Plants & Planets exhibition brings two worlds together in a dazzling mix of science, nature and art. It opens at Old Observatory Leiden and Hortus...
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Exhibition honours Niels Stensen, pioneer in medicine and geologyExhibition at Oude UB 05 February 2025Seventeenth-century Danish scientist Niels Stensen made groundbreaking discoveries in the anatomy of the body and of Earth. This Leiden alumnus’s theo...
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Improved safety needed in women’s prisonsReport and recommendations 05 February 2025A report by Leiden researchers Esther van Ginneken and Yara Abbing claims that boundary violations and discrimination are a structural problem in wome...
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Podcast 'Mind the Gap' bridges the gap between graduating and finding a first jobMind the Gap 04 February 2025This week, we are launching the new podcast Mind the Gap, an initiative that helps students navigate the transition from graduation to their first job...
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Cheaper, more accurate DNA sequencingDutch Research Council grant 03 February 2025A new graphene-based method could make for faster, cheaper and more accurate DNA sequencing, say a group of Leiden physicists and chemists. They have ...
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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language31 January 2025In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. A...
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Video | Heritage in the Himalayas: The Karakorum Rescue Project30 January 2025The Leiden Archaeology Social Media Team (LUFASM) proudly presents their second mini-documentary in the series on Leiden Archaeology projects. The Kar...
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Leiden University College celebrates 15 years of ‘global challenges, local impact’29 January 2025This year, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme ‘Global challenges, local impact’. This theme highlights how...
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Podcast: Starting the conversation on trauma and suicidalityTrauma 28 January 2025What do you do if you suspect someone around you is struggling with suicidal thoughts but you aren’t sure how to bring it up? And how can we support l...
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Join the organisation of the Just Peace Festival 2025!A yearly event dedicated to reflect about peace and justice 27 January 2025We are excited to announce the Just Peace Festival 2025, a vibrant platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action on the pressing global challenges ...