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5 FGGA lecturers awarded Senior Teaching Qualification 16 December 2019
With the end of the year coming to a close, it is time for a celebration. Twenty driven lecturers, among them 5 academic staff members of the Faculty ...
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Twenty lecturers awarded Senior Teaching Qualification 12 December 2019
It was time for a celebration in the Faculty Club on 11 December. Twenty driven lecturers were awarded their Senior Teaching Qualification by Vice-Rec...
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Eventful opening of academic year: minister in the church, protest on the square 02 September 2019
Not one but two openings: the minister who defended her plans and many who emphasised the importance of standing together with the arts and social sci...
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Inspiring Education Festival brings together students and lecturers 14 May 2019
How small steps can lead to big change: that was the theme of the Leiden Education Festival. Students and lecturers came to Scheltema on 9 May to shar...
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New Career Platform for young researchers 13 March 2019
Leiden University has launched a new online platform for young researchers. The website helps PhD candidates and postdocs explore their career options...
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Positive assessment of teaching quality at Leiden University 22 February 2019
Leiden University has received a positive assessment in the Institutional Quality Assessment audit (ITK). This is the second time that quality assuran...
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Cucurachi, Behrens and Matthee are teacher, discoverer, and PhD candidate of 2018 08 January 2019
Environmental scientists Stefano Cucurachi and Paul Behrens and astronomer Jorryt Matthee have received prizes during the New Year's reception of the ...
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New BA Urban Studies: How to keep cities liveable 04 September 2018
By 2050, 70 per cent of the world's population will live in cities. This has major consequences for the lives of city-dwellers and for the environment...
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Seeking balance in a changing world and university 03 September 2018
The world around us is changing. What does that mean for the future of Europe, on this turbulent world stage? And what does it mean for our teaching, ...
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Festive opening of the college year in The Hague: strong ambitions for the new year 31 August 2018
How can we make sure that The Hague becomes even more of a city of education and knowledge? This was the theme during the festive opening of the colle...
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‘Meeting Point is my GPS’ 21 June 2018
From help with filling in complex forms to a buddy who will introduce you to student life. The Meeting Point for refugee students meets many needs. Th...
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Well-attended Education Festival on innovation 20 June 2018
The eight ambitions of Leiden University's vision on education - Learning@LeidenUniversity - were the key theme of the packed Education Festival on ...
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To anglicise or not to anglicise? 14 May 2018
This variation on Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ is exercising the emotions of the academic world in the Netherlands. Leiden's Vice-Rector, professors ...
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A spam box full of opportunities 23 November 2017
The certificate award ceremony of the Honours College took place in the Hooglandse Church in Leiden on Tuesday 21 November. During the ceremony, two s...
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Vice-Rector Hester Bijl: 'More personalised learning' 06 March 2017
She has held office for over a hundred days, and is enthusiastic about what she has seen of the University thus far. Bursting with energy, she has pla...