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Statistical literacy: ‘It’s about how we teach, not what we can teach’ 28 November 2023Assistant Professor Lucie Zicha at Leiden University College (LUC) in The Hague is on a mission to bring statistical literacy to all undergraduate stu...
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...
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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias 16 November 2023White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant...
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‘Exploring this country has been the experience I didn’t know I needed’ 15 November 2023Friday 17 November is International Student’s Day, a day dedicated to showcasing the international experience of international students in the Netherl...
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‘During my internship, I learned how theory is applied in practice’ 09 November 2023Elise Darras studies at Leiden University College (LUC) where she specialises in Earth, Energy and Sustainability. She decided to do a month-long inte...
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Transition from fossil to clean energy will reduce global mining activities 26 October 2023A wide range of metals need to be mined for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Researchers from Leiden University have shown that this 'concer...
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What does a student counsellor do? Rianne explains 19 October 2023Because it is sometimes difficult to find your way within the university, the student navigator 'Find your way' has been created: a handy road map sho...
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‘Try to connect with as many people as possible during your internship’ 16 October 2023Micah DenBraber studied at Leiden University College in The Hague while pursuing an internship at the World Resources Institute (WRI), a self-proclaim...
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Zelensky addresses students: 'Live your own life, but do so together with others' 12 September 2023A standing ovation. A wave and a smile from the president. A final selfie. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed students in the Netherland...
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Hanne Cuyckens and Daan Weggemans appointed Teaching Fellow 11 September 2023Four fellows are selected from a list of the Leiden Teachers' Academy nominees every year. This year, two teachers from FGGA were included in this sel...
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria 24 August 2023Georgia, Ukraine, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Suriname and Brazil: Leiden University has secured...
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Veni grant for Nikki Ikani and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida 03 August 2023Nikki Ikani, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) and Bernardo Ribeiro de Almeida, Assistant Professor at the Le...
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Veni grants for 16 Leiden researchers 03 August 2023Sixteen researchers at Leiden University are to receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). These awards off...
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'The bachelor Public Administration made it easier for me to understand complicated topics' 27 June 2023Nienke Weijermars studied Public Administration at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. While doing her bachelor’s, she enrolled in the minor...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers 27 June 2023Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...