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Annual report for 2019 publishedLeiden University has published its annual report for 2019. The report is a testament to everyone’s hard work and creativity and shows just how much w...
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Looking for a job with impact – Check the webinar!Marliese Vollebregt (BA International Studies, MA International Relations) works at JINC, a Dutch NGO focusing on equal opportunities for children. Af...
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Aukje Nauta at the BBC about working from homeSocial and organisational psychologist Aukje Nauta, who is researching how companies can enhance individuals in a dynamic work context, believes that ...
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Anna van Duijvenvoorde receives Heineken Young Scientists AwardThe Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has awarded the Heineken Young Scientist Award 2020 in the Social Sciences to developmental ...
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Hackers and Designers Summer Academy 2020Hackers and Designers Summer Academy 2020 will take place remotely from July 20-25
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Restless Horizon, Richard Barrett and Milana Zarić in concertOn June 7 Restless Horizon, a composition by Richard Barrett and Milana Zarić, premiered online.
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New professor fosters multidisciplinary approach to arthrosisArthrosis needs a multidisciplinary approach, says Professor Jaap Harlaar. He brings experts from different university medical centres together to unr...
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New scanning method turns objects inside out at high speedWhat if you could watch a CT scan live, instead of analysing the images afterwards? If it is up to the Leiden mathematician Jan-Willem Buurlage, that ...
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Crete as melting pot: New opportunities for archaeological research of ancient GortynJoanita Vroom and Mink van IJzendoorn have been awarded a grant of the Chastelain‐Nobach Fund, enabling them to continue their work at Gortyn, Crete. ...
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New technique offers chemists unprecedented control in drug researchLeiden chemists have developed a new technique with which they can determine the role of kinases – a group of proteins – in a living cell. This techni...
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Korean Studies student receives 2020 Global Korea ScholarshipMaureen Kuijs, third-year BA Korean Studies student, has received the 2020 Global Korea Scholarship and is the only Dutch student to do so. With this ...
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Pieter Tops appointed Professor by Special Appointment Organised and Subversive Crime Studies Leiden UniversityThe Dutch Police Academy funds several specials chairs in order to further its research position and form a closer alliance with the academic world. S...
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Jelle van Buuren Explains American Boogaloo BoysA particular group of counter protesters have been sighted at numerous Black Lives Matter protests that were held in the United States. An extreme rig...
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Josephus Scaliger: famous scholar and grouchJosephus Justus Scaliger was one of the most famous scholars of his time and yet today his name is likely to be met with blank looks. His corresponden...
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Leiden University places sixth in QS Ranking Classics and Ancient HistoryThe faculty of Humanities scores well in the anual QS World Universities Ranking By Subject list. This year we have placed sixth in the category Class...