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Alumnus Charlotte Poot developed a hospital app for children 14 February 2024Charlotte Poot (31) is co-founder and chair of Hospital Hero, an app that prepares children for a hospital visit. She studied and obtained her PhD at ...
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In conversation with Ben Smulders: from Leiden Law School student to top civil servant at European Commission 09 February 2024Alumnus Ben Smulders has worked for the European Commission for the past 33 years. ‘The discipline and depth that I experienced during my student days...
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Exploring Leiden University College: A personal journey with alumna Georgina Kuipers 29 January 2024It has been just over a decade since the first students graduated with Leiden University’s unique Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor degree. We caught...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 23 January 2024The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2024. ...
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Thesis on research on the intergenerational transmission of trauma wins FSW thesis prize 2023 17 January 2024With research on the intergenerational transmission of trauma, Tamara Compagner (right) has won the FSW Thesis Prize 2023. The thesis was written as p...
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Thesis on public policy in vulnerable neighbourhoods wins FSW thesis prize 2023 15 January 2024With 'The unruly reality of a new government: Navigating between networks and serving in a 'vulnerable' neighbourhood', Mony Klaus has won the FSW The...
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Emmy Andriesse's captivating photographs now available in the public domain 12 January 2024Hundreds of beautiful and timeless photos by Emmy Andriesse, one of the most important Dutch photographers of the twentieth century, are now freely ac...
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Depressed adolescents gain little benefit from eye contact with their parents (although connection is so very important) 10 January 2024Eye contact between parents and children improves their mood and increases feelings of connectedness on both sides; but not in the case of depressed a...
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In the pressure cooker that is the National ThinkTank 08 January 2024The National ThinkTank believes in the fresh eyes of young thinkers and doers. This year 20 such thinkers and doers, including Leiden alumnus Bernice ...
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Taking Brussels by storm – the EUS 2023 study trip 20 December 2023Every autumn EUS students take the train down to our southern neighbours to learn the secrets of European Union institutions. They get to hear tips ab...
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From studying international law to touring with your own theatre show 19 December 2023Graduating in international law and fulfilling a childhood dream by performing your own theatre show. Alumna Fleur Verhoeff has achieved both. How did...
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‘I chose Political Science with journalism in mind’ 18 December 2023Alumnus Stan van Haasteren went to Northern Ireland in 1995 as a freelance journalist with a guitar strapped to his back and recently wrote a book abo...
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What impact does communication have on individuals dealing with advanced cancer? Looking for participants 18 December 2023This study is important because it seeks to uncover whether clinicians' communication influences neurobiological and physiological outcomes for patients.
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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...