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Our year in 12 Facebook posts 19 December 2017
From BBC film shootings to a video of snowy Leiden and from bikes in the canal to our birthday, the Dies Natalis. This was our year in 12 Facebook posts!
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This was the Leiden Asia Year 18 December 2017
2017 was the Leiden Asia Year. Leiden has had connections with Asia and built up extensive knowledge of the continent over many centuries. This Leiden...
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Forging ties abroad 15 December 2017
In 2017, Leiden University secured ties with numerous foreign partners. This is how we bring foreign talent to Leiden, and ensure our students and sci...
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LERU universities generated 100 billion euros for the European economy 01 December 2017
In 2016, the 23 members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) generated a collective economic value of €99.8 billion in Gross Value A...
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Two different approaches at the Diversity symposium 14 November 2017
One of the speakers at the Diversity symposium on 22 November is Estela Mara Bensimon, highly honoured professor of Higher Education in the US. A seco...
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Who are you without that cigarette? 10 November 2017
Do you want to be successful at stopping smoking? If so, the main thing is that you should see yourself as a non-smoker. Psychologist Eline Meijer has...
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‘Without Leiden University, I wouldn't now be living in Mexico’ 25 October 2017
When delegations from Leiden University visit foreign countries, they often arrange a meeting specially for alumni of the country. Mexico was no excep...
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Leiden expands collaboration with Mexico 25 October 2017
A delegation from Leiden University is currently visiting Mexico to initiate collaboration with universities and science funding bodies in the country...
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Delegation from Leiden University visits Mexico 20 October 2017
A delegation from Leiden University will be visiting Mexico from 21 to 25 October. The visit aims to strengthen the ties between Mexican universities ...
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Come to the award ceremony of the World Cultural Council 13 October 2017
Leiden University will be the stage of the annual award ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November. We answer the five key questions a...
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Joke Meijer on the Nobel Prize for the biological clock 10 October 2017
This year's Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to the three American researchers who have unravelled the mechanism behind the biological clock. Joke Meije...
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Brain changes underlying social anxiety: numbers count! 06 October 2017
In a recent mega-analysis, researchers from Leiden University aimed to clarify the contradictory findings of research into social anxiety disorder. Th...
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Summer in Leiden and The Hague through student eyes 29 September 2017
Over the summer, students – and a few members of staff – at Leiden University sent in their best photos to the University’s ‘Summer in Leiden and The ...
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Relief of Leiden: University closed 26 September 2017
On Tuesday 3 October we will celebrate the Relief of Leiden, so all Leiden University premises will be closed that day. The University premises at our...
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2017 Peace Run huge success 25 September 2017
The Peace Run was held in The Hague on 14 September as part of the Just Peace festival. The event aimed to gather funds for UNICEF the Netherlands. A ...