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Ancient Greek spelling mistakes shed new light on language development31 July 2025If you had something important to write down in ancient times, you would usually write in Greek in the eastern Mediterranean. University lecturer Joan...
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For city dwellers, even 15 minutes in nature can improve mental health30 July 2025Green spaces boost mental health—especially in busy cities. A new study from Leiden and Stanford University reveals how nature benefits urban well-bei...
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A ‘Rights’ way of learning: Leiden Law School and International School Wassenaar pilot innovative Children’s Rights moduleSecondary education 29 July 2025Students from the International School Wassenaar took part in piloting a Children’s Rights module designed by Leiden Law School. They learned about th...
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Anthropologist Sander Hölsgens on The Conversation on what schools can learn from skate cultureThe Conversation 29 July 2025Skateboarding philosophy can transform education in numerous ways. Together with colleagues, Sander researched the value of skateboarding in education...
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Infinite love in a finite life: why, according to philosopher Errol Boon, we promise each other ‘eternal’ love28 July 2025In love, we like to use great words. We promise to love each other ‘forever’ and praise the beloved as nothing less than ‘the one’ . Meanwhile, we kno...
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‘At first I didn’t understand anything, now I can explain it’LDE Space & Society Honours 24 July 2025Engineering, law, and business students came together in the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme to explore how space and society can mutually benef...
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Translating medical anthropological academic insights to policy recommendations24 July 2025How do we balance policy critique with constructive policy recommendations? How do we navigate power relations between policy makers and (disadvantage...
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Lessons from Nobel Laureates: curiosity, risk-taking and personal conversations24 July 2025What do you do when you get the chance to meet Nobel Prize winners in your field? You say ‘yes’, of course! Two young chemists from Leiden had the opp...
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Does your smartwatch say you’re stressed? It may often be wrong23 July 2025Consumer grade smartwatches may not be as accurate as promised when measuring tiredness or stress. That is the conclusion of researchers Björn Siepe a...
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Leiden University examines benefits and necessity of personal bankruptciesStart of research project 22 July 2025Not only companies go bankrupt, many people do too. Are bankruptcies beneficial for natural persons, and do they give people the new start they need? ...
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Word from the LUCSoR Chair: July 202522 July 2025It is mid-July and as I sit in my office in the Herta Mohr building, I notice how quiet it is around campus. Yet, this is in direct contrast with a fl...
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Astronomers and surgeons join forces in the operating theatreQuantum and space 22 July 2025Astronomers and surgeons from Leiden are collaborating with industry to develop an optical instrument that delivers faster, more accurate imaging of t...
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Large double planets without a star don’t actually existAstronomy 21 July 2025Large pairs of planets thought to orbit each other without a star, do not exist after all. That conclude Leiden researchers, after extensive computer ...
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This platform is making machine learning more transparent and accessibleChangemakers 21 July 2025What began as a PhD project has grown into a website with 120,000 unique visitors each year. With the platform OpenML, researcher Jan van Rijn is cont...
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LDE GMD Seed Grant for research on diasporic aid and care in crises21 July 2025Cultural Anthropologists of Leiden University and Development studies researchers of ISS-EUR have been awarded funding to explore how diaspora communi...