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How do we deal with rising tensions? ‘The choice is talk or fight’ 12 February 2024
‘A Muslim and a Jew in the house of God.’ This is how historian Nadia Bouras introduced her recent conversation with colleague Sara Polak in Leiden’s ...
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In conversation with Ben Smulders: from Leiden Law School student to top civil servant at European Commission 09 February 2024
Alumnus Ben Smulders has worked for the European Commission for the past 33 years. ‘The discipline and depth that I experienced during my student days...
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Medical anthropology in Indonesia: a lively discussion on impact and society 09 February 2024
How can anthropological insights most effectively contribute to addressing societal questions on health and care? On Friday the 15th of December, the ...
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With these small adjustments we can reduce nitrogen loss in peat meadows 09 February 2024
Relatively simple adjustments can reduce nitrogen losses on dairy farms in peatland areas. That’s the conclusion of the PhD research by by Leiden envi...
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Honours College Law expansion: inclusive, personal, collaborative 09 February 2024
The Honours College Law (HC Law) is soon going to look very different. What does the HC Law currently do, and what’s going to change? Why should you a...
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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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Meet the professor: ‘Can my sister be prosecuted for stealing my eraser?’ 08 February 2024
On the university’s birthday, professors traditionally teach a class of 10 and 11-year-olds during Meet the Professor, and this year was no different....
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Future Foresight: how to anticipate future challenges 08 February 2024
At the end of January, students of the Master Honours Class ‘Future Foresight’ had their final session. Students gained new perspectives, resilience a...
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Dehumanising: how students reject candidate housemates 08 February 2024
Being rejected always hurts, but so does having to reject someone. Social psychologists have discovered that at interviews to select suitable housemat...
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New professor Alwin Kloekhorst: 'The origin of your language also says something about you' 08 February 2024
Where does Dutch come from? Newly appointed Professor Alwin Kloekhorst looks for an answer to that question in millennia-old languages from Anatolia, ...
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How oak seedlings teach us more on dune restoration 08 February 2024
What is the best way to restore dune ecosystems? The project TERRA-Dunes researches the role of soil microbes in the development of natural dune areas...
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Margot Kaminski presenting at eLaw on 6 March 08 February 2024
On Wednesday 6 March, eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies will be hosting Professor Margot Kaminski, an eminent scholar from Colorado Law...
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Plant-based diet can help unlock technology to harness huge CO2 removal 07 February 2024
Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a promising method for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and simultaneously gener...
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Helping people live healthier lives? A game may be the answer 07 February 2024
The LUMC, Leiden University and The Hague University of Applied Sciences want to help health professionals support behaviour change in the population....
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Simone van der Hof and Ton Liefaard collaborate on UNICEF Safer Internet Day symposium 07 February 2024
On Safer Internet Day (Tuesday 6 February), UNICEF Netherlands organised a symposium on the theme of 'Children's rights in the digital world' in colla...