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Leiden University advises students to leave Hong Kong15 November 2019Leiden University is advising its students to leave Hong Kong and return to the Netherlands. This is due to the worsening situation there.
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Honorary doctorate for LUMC Dean Pancras Hogendoorn07 November 2019Pancras Hogendoorn, Professor of Pathology and Dean of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), received an honorary doctorate from Semmelweis Uni...
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First Vitality and Ageing master thesis published as scientific article30 October 2019Master Vitality and Ageing’s (V&A) alumnus Willeke Ravensbergen conducted for her master’s thesis research on the impact of combinations of future tre...
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What do you learn when attending an Open Day?22 October 2019The Open Day of Leiden University, on Saturday, October 19, 2019 was busy, in a pleasant way. More than 12,500 prospective students and supervisors vi...
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‘Alcohol should be the new smoking’21 October 2019It's time for alcohol to be discouraged as strongly as smoking. This is the message given by Professor of Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine Jeroen Jansen ...
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Public Lecture ‘The Role of the Humanities in an Information Age’ by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor18 October 2019Leiden University Libraries invites you to the public lecture by Ted Underwood, Visiting Scaliger Professor. This lecture will be held on Thursday 21 ...
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From refugees to expats: Dr Dennis helps them all17 October 2019Patients who can’t afford medicine. Refugees who need help. Expats who are ill. All alongside research into obesity. Having trained as a doctor, Denni...
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Meet the new V&A student ambassador: Merel Vangeel10 October 2019“I’m determined to innovate the healthcare system to suit the needs of an ageing population.” As the student ambassador, Merel Vangeel will be the fi...
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Prestigious award for pharmacologist Meindert Danhof09 October 2019Meindert Danhof is the 2019 recipient of the Høst Madsen Medal for his pioneering work in systems pharmacology. He received the award on 22 September ...
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Podcast: why night owls have more health risks27 September 2019Are you a night owl or a lark? Your lifestyle can affect your health more than you might think. PhD candidate Wietse in het Panhuis is researching thi...
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Save the Date! Vitality and Ageing Network event26 September 2019To bring the academic field closer to the professionals working in the field of Vitality and Ageing, the master’s Vitality and Ageing organises its fi...
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‘Too many or too few memories can be problematic’26 September 2019The Public Day of the Leiden Institute of Brain and Cognition (LIBC) has grown in recent years into one of the most popular popular-science events in ...
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Four perspectives on smoking and the tobacco lobby23 September 2019Doctors are entering the fray, court cases are being filed and smokers are becoming more of a pariah. From lobby expert to medical biologist: four Lei...
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‘It’s a real balancing act for doctors at gender clinics’16 September 2019Do young people who want to change gender have the unconditional right to medical treatment? Pediatric Endocrinologist Martine de Vries, who is also P...
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On the road with an International Credit Mobility grant09 September 2019Over the next three years, 92 students and researchers from Leiden University and its partner universities will be strengthening their research and te...