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Jaira Sona Chin: ‘My goal is to help families break out of the circle of poverty’Jaira Sona Chin (24) is a second-year student of the bachelor’s programme International Studies in The Hague. Three years ago, she founded her own NGO...
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How a very international archaeologist was bornFrom mandrill teeth to the microstructure of bones: archaeology alumna Simone Lemmers (31) is determined to reveal the past by studying old remains. H...
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Business & Liability Research Network proudly presents its 2018 Annual ReportAfter a successful launch in the beginning of 2018, the Business & Liability Research Network proudly presents its 2018 Annual Report.
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EU awards COFUND grant for 18 Post-docs working on the Origin and Evolution of LifeThe European Union has awarded a COFUND grant to a consortium of researchers from the universities of Groningen, Leiden and Eindhoven for a collective...
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Crowdfunding for Nieuwscheckers a huge success: ‘Fact checking matters more than ever’Nieuwscheckers, the fact-checking initiative at Leiden University, will check the claims made by politicians during the European elections. Lots of in...
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Rowie Stolk visiting researcher at UCLA School of LawRowie Stolk, PhD candidate at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law has been admitted as a visiting researcher to UCLA School of Law...
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Dutch involvement in labour exploitation in North Korea, China and PakistanClothes by big Western brands that are on sale in Dutch shops are sometimes made by North Korean workers. The Dutch state is co-financer of a motorway...
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‘Debating is about being a good listener’Apprentices in the art of debate: that is the best description of the group of secondary-school pupils from Pre-University College who battled it out ...
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Discover Leiden science history through Atlas ObscuraThe Leiden wall formulae, Einstein's sink or the signature wall of Ehrenfest. It are just a few of Leiden's hidden science treasures. Alumnus from t...
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Three Leiden lecturers win Comenius grantsThree lecturers from Leiden University have each been awarded a €50,000 Comenius Teaching Fellows grant to implement an educational innovation project...
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City photographers create exhibition about Europe in LeidenWhat does the European Union mean for people living in Leiden? As part of the Leiden European Festival, and in collaboration with the municipality of ...
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Mayke Vereijken appointed Fellow of the Higher Education AcademyMayke Vereijken (ICLON) has been appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
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‘We have world-class expertise on the circular economy’The province of Zuid-Holland faces a wide range of global sustainability issues caused by urbanisation, intensive horticulture and industry. The unive...
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These are the five Leiden highlights of ICT.OPENThe ICT.OPEN conference had no less than five Leiden highlights. PhD candidate Anna Louise Latour won the pitch prize of 500 euros and PhD candidate C...
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Over 50 citizen science ideasFrom how litter spreads to which languages are spoken in Leiden and The Hague: over 50 interesting, surprising, complex and entertaining questions wer...