News
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Meet Dr. Jonathan Stökl, LJSA Member 17 November 2023Before coming to Leiden, Dr. Stökl was Reader in Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Kings College London.
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‘It is important for us young people to get involved in shaping our future’ 16 November 2023Alain studies Public Administration and is politically active in the city council in Capelle aan den IJssel and at the ‘Kiesmannen Academy’. He talks ...
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Joke Bouwstra is the first woman to receive the Dr Saal van Zwanenberg Honorary Prize: 'Wonderful to be in a line of distinguished scientists' 16 November 2023Emeritus professor Joke Bouwstra (LACDR) will receive this year's Dr Saal van Zwanenberg Ereprijs: a tribute to her years of fundamental research on t...
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Voice of the ocean 16 November 2023There are many tributaries to Rosalin Kuiper’s story and they all lead to the sea. The 28-year-old sailor was one of the five-person Team Malizia in t...
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‘In ten years’ time, we’ll ask ourselves how we can make the Netherlands more attractive for migrants’ 16 November 2023When politicians claim they can make major differences with their migration policies, they’re raising false expectations. The opportunities for the go...
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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias 16 November 2023White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant...
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Jayshri Ramadhin wins Moot Court Challenge Cup 16 November 2023This was the twelfth occasion that the Moot Court Challenge Cup has been awarded! This time for the best oral argument at the Moot Court held in the s...
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James Webb Space Telescope sees sand clouds on 'cotton candy planet' WASP-107b 16 November 2023A team of European astronomers has found a silicate-based weather system on a cloudy gas planet around the star WASP-107. It is the first time astrono...
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Trying to fight global warming with philosophy 16 November 2023In her inaugural lecture Susanna Lindberg will ask how philosophy should respond to global warming. She does not simply aim to apply existing philosop...
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Footballer and journalist Nikki IJzerman: 'I want to dive into the background of the news' 16 November 2023Give Nikki IJzerman a football and she’s happy. The midfielder was named Player of the Year by ADO Den Haag last season, as well as obtaining her mast...
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In 450 days... 450 years of Leiden University! 16 November 2023In exactly 450 days’ time, on 8 February 2025, it is the university’s 450th anniversary. We are going to celebrate this with our students, staff, alum...
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Researchers get free rein with new Social Sciences and Humanities Labs 15 November 2023There was a lot of interest. In front of nearly a hundred researchers, supporting colleagues and Martijn Ridderbos, the Vice-Chairman of the Executive...
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Council of Ministers of Curaçao invites Leiden University to present children’s rights research 15 November 2023On 1 November 2023, Professor Ton Liefaard presented research on the rights of undocumented children to the Council of Ministers of Curaçao.
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‘Exploring this country has been the experience I didn’t know I needed’ 15 November 2023Friday 17 November is International Student’s Day, a day dedicated to showcasing the international experience of international students in the Netherl...
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Ten questions for alumnus Dion Latten 15 November 2023Studying law and then working in sales … Dion Latten loves Leiden and he loves law, but what he loves most is working for BMW. Currently Legal Counsel...