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Right brain hemisphere also important for learning a new language16 October 2017Novel language learning activates different neural processes than was previously thought. A Leiden research team has discovered parallel but separate ...
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A farewell interview with Gerard Peroon11 October 2017Gerard Persoon received his bachelor and master degree in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CA/DS) from Leiden University. After his gr...
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First School Psychology graduate at Leiden University21 September 2017On Wednesday September 20th, Diamanto Fragkiadaki received her MSc degree in Psychology. She is the first student to complete the master’s specialisat...
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Succesful webinar MSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology14 September 2017Online Open Days are increasingly gaining popularity. On 13 September 2017, Dr. Erik de Maaker, Jule Forth and Tarini Shipurkar from the Institute of ...
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Festive opening of Asian Library by Queen Máxima14 September 2017On 14 September Queen Máxima symbolically opened Leiden’s new Asian Library. In a Pieterskerk filled with international guests, the queen received the...
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Politics and International Relations at Leiden score highly in THE World University Rankings12 September 2017Leiden University continues to do well in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the subject area Politics and International Relati...
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Plastic Soup Surfer calls for sustainable academic year04 September 2017One person can already make a difference, and if all students and academics were eco-friendly, the world would be a much more sustainable place. Plast...
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Florian Schneider wins LUS Teaching Prize04 September 2017Florian Schneider has earned the title of Leiden University Lecturer of the Year. Sinologist Schneider was nominated by his students and crowned winne...
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A thousand new students discover The Hague29 August 2017The number of students at Leiden University in The Hague is growing every year. From 21 to 25 August more than a thousand new students were given an i...
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‘A good relationship is a teacher's best asset'28 August 2017
During the opening of the academic year, true to tradition the LUC Teaching Prize will be awarded to the best lecture at the University. Get to know t...
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Four reasons to visit the Night of Art & Sciences24 August 2017On 16 September, the Rapenburg canal will be the setting for the Night of Art & Sciences. There will be plenty of things to do, including for internat...
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Live supervision of training in clinical psychology therapeutic skills15 August 2017Anne Krause and Niki Antypa received a facultairy 'Grassroots' subsidy of 1.000 euros for education innovation. They're going to implement live super...
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‘New students, tomorrow's world needs you!14 August 2017'Today is the start of EL CID, the first of three introduction weeks at Leiden University. A new influx of students is ready and waiting, eager to get...
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Queen Máxima to open Asian Library06 July 2017Queen Máxima will open Leiden University's new Asian Library in a ceremony in the Pieterskerk on 14 September. The Library houses important collection...
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SSC expands03 July 2017