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Honours Conference 2024: why listening is valuable 11 April 2024
An event where students from all honoursprograms meet, learn from each other and gain inspiration. That is the idea behind the Honours Conference, whi...
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant 11 April 2024
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathem...
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Blogpost by Christa Tobler on Swiss direct democracy and state old-age pensions 11 April 2024
On 3 March 2024, the Swiss electorate decided in a sensational referendum in favour of an increase in the state old-age pension.
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Call for Abstracts: Conference on Counterclaims in International Law 11 April 2024
We are pleased to invite abstracts for a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ to be held at Leiden University on 27 June 2024, in collab...
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The energy transition under the nanoscope: Gravitation funding for ANION project 11 April 2024
Bringing together chemists and physicists to thoroughly investigate how electrochemical processes work on the smallest scale. That is the goal of the ...
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Will AI be listening in on your future job interview? On law, technology and privacy 11 April 2024
The law and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications need to be better aligned to ensure our personal data and privacy are protected. PhD candidate A...
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Leiden University/LUMC to drop cum laude honour for Master’s in Medicine 10 April 2024
As of 1 September 2024, the cum laude honour will no longer be awarded for the Master’s in Medicine. The Executive Board recently decided to grant an ...
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Religious Studies students "learn with the city": bridging the gap between religion and society 10 April 2024
Three students in Elpine de Boer’s class “Practicing Religious Studies” have been working together on a “Leren met de Stad” (“Learning with the City”)...
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Menu of active working methods: enrichment through activation 10 April 2024
A new step towards the implementation of the Kernvisie! We’re proud to present the menu of active working methods. We’d also like to give you some mor...
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Minister Van Leeuwen gives guest lecture on current global developments 09 April 2024
On Monday 8 April, a high-profile guest visited Leiden Law School. Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Geoffrey van Leeuwen g...
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The quantum computer: it doesn't exist yet, but still we understand increasingly better what problems it can solve 09 April 2024
How do we know what a quantum computer is good for when it hasn't been built yet? That's what PhD candidate Casper Gyurik investigated by combining tw...
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KNAW grant awarded for ‘People-centered constitutional law’ research project 09 April 2024
Recently, Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security...
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Marhold and Voermans discuss legal aspects of a European war economy 09 April 2024
On 4 April 2024, a meeting of the standing committee of the Dutch House of Representatives was held. At this meeting, Anna Marhold, Assistant Professo...
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There are many types of leadership: Femke van der Meulen at the LLP 09 April 2024
Last Thursday, Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) students were once again introduced to a big name with tons of leadership experience. This time, Femk...
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Francien Dechesne presents at NWO ICT.Open 2024 09 April 2024
On April 10 -11, the annual national event NWO ICT.Open 2024 takes place in the Beatrix Theater in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The event brings scientis...