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Dreaming of a start-up? These students are taking the plunge: ‘Just do it and see where it goes’Master Honours Challenge 04 July 2025Many students dream of running their own business. But where to start? The Master Honours Challenge ‘Entrepreneurship’ helps students figure things ou...
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This course brings opera into the classroom: ‘Many themes are still relevant today’Honours Challenge 13 June 2025What can opera tell us about societies in the past and present? Leiden honours students went looking for an answer, together with students from the Du...
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Why do a Master Honours Challenge? ‘Step away from your own square millimetre’24 September 2024Learning how to work with people from different disciplines, that’s what Master Honours Challenges are all about. In teams, students address a challen...
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Cycling away from inequality22 April 2024A bike tour is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about inequality. However, students of a Master Honours Challenge came up...
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Future Foresight: how to anticipate future challenges08 February 2024At the end of January, students of the Master Honours Class ‘Future Foresight’ had their final session. Students gained new perspectives, resilience a...
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Planet in Peril: the relationship between mankind and the planet24 July 2023What is the relationship between humans and nature like? And how can we use it to tackle climate problems? In the Master Honours Class ‘Planet in Peri...
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The academic life dissected22 June 2023Every student learns about science, but those of the Master Honours Class ‘The Academic Life’ went an extra mile. They learned all the ins-and-outs of...
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Two new Impact Challenges at KPN for Leiden University students21 September 2022Just like last academic year, students from Leiden University will get the chance to gain practical experience at KPN. In cooperation with the telecom...
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A more sustainable Leiden through citizen science15 September 2022In the Leiden Municipality Challenge, 25 students investigated how Leiden could become more sustainable. In doing so, they enlisted the help of the ci...
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‘If I had put my story in a paper, nobody would have read it'20 June 2022During a closing exhibition, participants of the Master Honours Class 'Leiden: City of Refugees?' present their invitation to an imaginary group of 'o...
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From climate to security: 'Students present perspectives I was unfamiliar with'07 February 2022Cooperation is the solution to international problems, demonstrated the final seminar of the Master Honours Class ‘Smart Regional Integration’ – even ...
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Master Honours Class 'Leiden Revisited': making an impact with art13 July 2021To achieve societal impact, you need to do more than solely writing academic articles. That's the idea behind the Master Honours Class 'Leiden Revisit...
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This honours class makes you date your problem11 May 2021Theoretical research does not always give us the right solution to a problem in society. This message, loud and clear, is delivered during the final p...
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Working on sustainable solutions: ‘Beware of the pitfalls’31 May 2020The world’s population is expected to rise to 9 billion people in 2050. At the same time, climate change urges us to dramatically reduce our use of re...
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Tackling corona challenges by understanding the other27 May 2020How to address loneliness during quarantine, keep healthcare workers healthy, and deal with social distancing in a person’s final hours? Before we can...