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Podcast: A changing view on Psychedelics 16 December 2022We talk with Michiel van Elk, about his research into mapping what effects psychedelics have on the human brain and what this means for the possible c...
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The career choices of cells 16 December 2022How does an embryonic stem cell decide if it becomes a heart cell or a kidney cell? That’s the question computational biologist Maria Mircea studied f...
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‘Migration’, ‘migrazione’ and ‘migracja’: Free teaching modules on migration in six languages 16 December 2022How can teachers have a balanced conversation in the classroom about migration policy, asylum seekers or ethnic discrimination on the labour market? S...
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Slavery excuses: 'Cabinet created its own problem by rushing in' 15 December 2022The excuses for the slavery past? It would have been better if the cabinet had taken some more time on that, thinks university lecturer and Atlantic s...
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Inventors with a nose for technology 15 December 2022Amidst the lathes and welding machines of the Fine Mechanics Department, Emiel Wiegers is working concentratedly on a metal cylinder. He and his colle...
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Ellen de Bruijn about the social context of making mistakes and learning from it 15 December 2022During the event 'Fout?' by De Jonge Akademie, Ellen de Bruijn held a lecture about the social context of making mistakes and the psychological elemen...
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AI application in pathology reveals novel insights in endometrial cancer diagnostics 15 December 2022Research at the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Department of Pathology shows the power of artificial intelligence (AI) applied to endometrial...
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Paul van der Heijden arbitrator for new Free Trade Agreement between United Kingdom and Japan 15 December 2022Paul van der Heijden, professor emeritus International Labour Law, was recently appointed by the British Minister for Trade as an independent arbitrat...
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Reading list – Culinary culture and tasty tales 15 December 2022Are we going vegetarian this year? Shall we keep the dessert the same? Where do I find inspiration for a festive meal during the holidays? For readers...
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From inquisitive exchange student to Californian dream job 15 December 2022As an exchange student, alumna Jessica Ma was already looking for a bridge between statistics and the real world. In Leiden, she gained the experience...
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Jorrit Rijpma joins Round Table on the Instrumentalisation of Migration 14 December 2022On 6 December, the Clingendael Institute on international relations, organised a round table on the occasion of the publication of its report on the i...
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Rector Magnificus presented with long list of missing Iranians 14 December 2022Hester Bijl, the Rector Magnificus of Leiden University, was handed a ‘shockingly long list’ of names of missing Iranians in her office at the Adminis...
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Anne-Laura van Harmelen about resilience research and public engagement on Dutch radio programme Sleutelstad 14 December 2022In a one-hour interview on Dutch radio programme Sleutelstad, Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about her research into the role friendships in adolescent...
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New step in development of Humanities Campus: Urban development plan available for viewing 14 December 2022Leiden University has designed a new Urban Development Plan for the Humanities Campus. This plan incorporates participation from the immediate environ...
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Tanja Masson-Zwaan on crowds on the moon: can anyone simply go there? 14 December 2022It has been a coming and going of satellites and spaceships near the moon. It has not been this busy in years. There are currently more than ten moon ...