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Cleveringa Lecture moved because of demonstration in Academy Building26 November 2025A small group of Students for Palestine demonstrators occupied the Academy Building on Rapenburg in the afternoon of Wednesday 26 November. The Clever...
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Care and social-work professionals need to collaborate better – and reflect morePromotion 26 November 2025Many people in the Netherlands experience physical, psychological and social problems at the same time. They therefore rely on support from multiple p...
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A peek inside the life of extremist families26 November 2025PhD candidate Layla van Wieringen examined how extremist beliefs are passed on within households. In her dissertation ‘Rotten Trees, Bad Apples? Under...
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Looking back on the Research Day 2025: It Takes a Village – Shaping Interdisciplinary FuturesCollaboration between FSW and FGGA 26 November 2025'Let's make this a twice-yearly tradition!'– a feeling shared by many after the vibrant Research Day. Engagement started early, with participants conn...
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Two new programme directors to start in the new yearApointments 26 November 2025In early 2026, two new programme directors will begin their roles at FWN. Joost Broekens will take charge of the bachelor’s programme in Data Science ...
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From lone genius to cocreator: how AI is changing the role of composersVideo 26 November 2025Who is the real creator when a musician uses AI? This was the burning question for Adam Lukawski, himself a composer. During a fascinating premiere at...
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Nearly 200 million for new research buildings and facilities25 November 2025The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is investing 197 million euros in 11 infrastructure projects that will be of great value to science and society. Leid...
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What if life turns out completely differently than expected?Interview 25 November 2025Jantien Hadders (50), head of Education and Research Policy at FGGA, lost the love of her life and, to her great sadness, did not become a mother. It ...
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Arrival of cryostat marks milestone on the road to the world’s largest telescopeINSTRUMENTATION 25 November 2025After years of development, the moment has finally arrived: a massive cryostat, a highly advanced freezer that keeps the sensitive components extremel...
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Occupation makes for eventful Cleveringa Lecture: ‘Protect free spaces for debate’Cleveringa Lecture 25 November 2025Despite an eventful afternoon – with Students for Palestine occupying the Academy Building – political scientist Hélène Landemore gave her Cleveringa ...
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Consensus, bias and polarisation: How mathematicians study opinionsCOMPLEX NETWORKS 25 November 2025How do opinions form and change in large groups of people? That's not just a sociological question, it's a mathematical one. PhD candidate Federico Ca...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants25 November 2025The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 February 202...
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TNO, HUM and the ISSC are jointly developing an ethical chatbot: ‘It is important that communication is tailored to the user’Interdisciplinary collaboration 25 November 2025The ISSC's ICT helpdesk receives dozens of questions from staff and students every day. A collaboration between TNO, LUCL and the ISSC aims to determi...
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Word by word, the first modern Japanese-Dutch dictionary is nearing completionImpact 25 November 2025It was more than twenty years ago that the plan for a Japanese-Dutch dictionary was born. Now it contains over 65,000 words, and completion is tentati...
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HEAR ME NOW: exhibition on the impact of sexual misconduct25 November 2025Portraits that gaze at you and have moving stories to tell: HEAR ME NOW says what usually remains unsaid. The exhibition in our Wijnhaven building bre...