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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’ 31 August 2021
‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the n...
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Visit of Rector Magnificus and chair Executive Board: 'We would have preferred to do this physically as well' 14 June 2021
On 3 June, Annetje Ottow (chair) and Hester Bijl (rector magnificus) met the Humanities faculty. Although a physical introduction was preferred, this ...
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.' 06 April 2021
The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a ...
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New Executive Board at Leiden University 09 February 2021
Leiden University has a new Executive Board. Since 8 February 2021, Annetje Ottow has been the new President and Hester Bijl the new Rector Magnificus...
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Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis 08 February 2021
No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies ...
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Digital education: what’s working well and what can we improve? 02 February 2021
Nearly a year since the abrupt switchover to mostly online learning, the Digital Education seminar gave teaching staff the opportunity to review their...
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship 22 January 2021
Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that ...
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Two psychologists on a date with the Rector 19 January 2021
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and ...
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Academia in motion: a different form of recognition and reward 18 January 2021
A better balance between teaching and research duties, greater recognition of team performances and the elimination of simplistic assessment criteria....
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Hello Leiden. How’s it going? Minister Van Engelshoven pays online working visit to Leiden University 13 October 2020
Teaching during the corona crisis, the high workload and the challenges faced by the Faculty of humanities. In an online working visit to Leiden Unive...
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‘Let knowledge flow through the neighbourhoods!’ 17 September 2020
Leiden during corona, loneliness in the elderly or making the city more sustainable. Students from Leiden University and Leiden University of Applied ...
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Carel Stolker: ‘Young researchers, you’re not alone’ 22 June 2020
Young researchers have been particularly affected by the coronavirus measures. They’re concerned about whether they’ll get their PhD or postdoc projec...
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‘We will offer a warm welcome to our students, both in person and online’ 17 June 2020
The University buildings are partially reopening to students. And first-years will be able to discover real-life Leiden or The Hague during the introd...
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In the media: Rector Carel Stolker on the new academic year 07 May 2020
How is Leiden University doing in these times of corona, and what kind of new academic year can we expect? Rector Carel Stolker was interviewed by Dut...
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‘The sun never sets on our university' 30 April 2020
Leiden University has partnerships in the local region, in the Netherlands, in Europe and with countries on almost all the world's continents. Student...