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‘Most students are convinced that statistics is not for them. I am here to convince them otherwise’ 07 December 2023
'Frans Rodenburg is an excellent teacher who is able to convey difficult information,' say his students. In his statistics classes, he wants to make s...
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‘Listen carefully when students ask a question, to hear the question behind the question’ 07 December 2023
‘Rudy van Vliet is always willing to go that extra mile to help us,’ is what students say about him. The lecturer in the Computer Science bachelor’s p...
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New LL.M. in Governance of Migration and Diversity (GMD-Legal) starting September 2024 07 December 2023
Starting in September 2024, the Europa Institute will host a new LL.M. on the Governance of Migration and Diversity [GMD].
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Vacancy student assistant Grotius Centre - Call for Application 07 December 2023
The Student Assistant (SA) will provide support to the Grotius Centre Project Managers in organising and coordinating the 2024 activities of the Centr...
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Navigating the Energy Transition: A Call to Consider the Citizen Perspective 07 December 2023
A wind turbine near your home? The energy transition is not seen as just by all parties concerned. It’s essential to involve local residents, argues E...
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Galaxies have bipolar gas outflows far into intergalactic space 06 December 2023
For the first time, astronomers have observed in three dimensions that gas from spiral galaxies is blown upwards and downwards at high speed, far out ...
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Preventing heart attacks by earlier detection of cardiovascular disease 06 December 2023
In the Netherlands, 1.55 million people suffer from cardiovascular diseases. Yet, acute cardiovascular events, such as a heart attack or stroke, often...
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Jan Vonk appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute 06 December 2023
As of 1 November, Jan Vonk has been appointed full professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). The institute is delighted with Jan’s ...
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New professor David Holmes engages with age-old counting problems 06 December 2023
As of 1 October, David Holmes has been appointed full professor of Pure Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute (MI). His work lies at the intersect...
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards 06 December 2023
Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for he...
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Rick Lawson delivers Cleveringa lecture in Rome 06 December 2023
On 26 November 1940, Professor Cleveringa – at the time the Dean of Leiden Law School – spoke out in protest against the decision of the Nazi Occupyin...
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LCCP Research Seminar Program Spring 2024 06 December 2023
The seminar is dedicated to the research and work in progress of Leiden Centre for Continental Philosophy staff and doctoral students. It also welcome...
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Leiden University College: Another quality seal for one of Europe's top Liberal Arts and Sciences programmes 06 December 2023
For the eleventh time in a row, Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences programme has been awarded the ‘Top Rated Programme’ quality seal...
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Hunting of European straight-tusked elephants was widespread among Neanderthals 125,000 years ago 06 December 2023
Finds uncovered in the east of Germany show that Neanderthals stored and preserved vast amounts of meat and/or temporarily aggregated in larger groups...
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Psychology Connected on work pressure: 'Ask people around you to help you say 'no''' 06 December 2023
Work might not always be enjoyable, but what if just a glance at the to-do list brings on a sense of dread? To initiate the conversation about this, t...