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Erwin Muller appointed Vice-Rector of Organisational Development 17 April 2024
Leiden University’s Executive Board has appointed Erwin Muller as Vice Rector of Organisational Development. In this role, he will help further profes...
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Calling on universities and funders: make research information open 16 April 2024
Crucial information about research, funding or how university rankings are created is often not freely accessible. The Barcelona Declaration on Open R...
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Important findings in plain language: Leiden University introduces lay talk 05 March 2024
PhD ceremonies in the Academy Building will be much easier for family, friends and other non-specialist audience members to follow after the summer. T...
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Not only full professors: the entire examining committee can now wear academic dress 15 February 2024
The varied mix of dress styles and many shades of black will no longer be seen at PhD ceremonies: permission was recently given for all members of the...
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Leiden University to limit fossil fuel ties 13 February 2024
Leiden University no longer wishes to collaborate with fossil fuel partners that are not demonstrably committed to achieving the Paris Agreement targe...
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Leiden University celebrates curiosity at 449th Dies Natalis 08 February 2024
How has evolution shaped our curiosity? And how does that curiosity ensure that we now have the technological ability to discover whether we are alone...
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Interview with Rector Hester Bijl: ‘There is no place for antisemitism here’ 30 January 2024
Leiden University is under fire: it is allegedly doing too little to tackle antisemitism. Rector Hester Bijl responds to this accusation and to a vide...
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Keuzegids consumer guide: six top programmes at Leiden University 30 November 2023
Leiden University has six top bachelor’s programmes, according to Keuzegids universiteiten 2024 consumer guide to universities published on 30 Novembe...
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Executive Board column: Come to the debate on our ties with the fossil fuel industry on 27 September 12 September 2023
Our students and staff have strong feelings and deep concerns about the ties between Dutch universities and the fossil fuel industry. It’s a thorny is...
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Opening of Academic Year on sustainability: optimism and criticism go hand in hand 04 September 2023
The theme of the Opening of the Academy Year on 4 September was sustainability and how the university could take the lead as a change agent. How is it...
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Executive Board column: Working on internationalisation with European universities 13 June 2023
Our university recently joined the European university alliance Una Europa. Staff from the 11 affiliated universities met in Leiden last week to discu...
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Researchers from Leiden visit Indonesia on knowledge mission 23 May 2023
A delegation from Leiden University recently embarked on a knowledge mission to various NGOs, universities and government organisations in Indonesia. ...
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Cabinet proposal for binding study advice: not a wise plan 09 May 2023
On 9 May, Minister Dijkgraaf of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), announced his plans for amending the Binding Study Advice (BSA). If the Minister...
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Alumni meet up in Japan. ‘Finally the chance to speak Dutch again’ 01 May 2023
An impressive 60 alumni recently came to the Dutch Embassy residence in Japan to meet, network, see friends and practise their languages.
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Executive Board column: How we are tackling the smarter academic year 24 April 2023
Research by The Young Academy on the length and intensity of the Dutch academic year has given us food for thought. Do our staff have enough time and ...