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‘It doesn’t feel like work’: what it’s like to be a mentor for Pre-University College 29 October 2024
Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of...
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Pre-University College celebrates 20th anniversary: ‘Still unique in the Netherlands’ 10 October 2024
Leiden University's Pre-University College is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The programme introduced hundreds of secondary school pupils to scienc...
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Exhibition featuring 50 years of Leiden’s archaeological excavations in Oss 01 October 2024
Princely graves, swords, pots or just soil discolouration. Leiden archaeologists have been conducting research with students and local archaeologists ...
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Why do a Master Honours Challenge? ‘Step away from your own square millimetre’ 24 September 2024
Learning 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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Active Acquaintance for new Archaeology students: ‘Wellbeing, study succes, and having fun is all connected’ 09 September 2024
Since 2023 the newly arriving Archaeology students are invited to join an active introduction day during which they get to know the Faculty and each o...
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Is ‘LDE Space & Society’ for me? (and 4 other questions) 02 September 2024
Bridging the gap between the space sector and society, together with students from other disciplines. That’s the aim of the LDE Space & Society Honour...
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What is the Leiden Leadership Programme? 'Rather an experience than a programme' 01 September 2024
What is the Leiden Leadership Programme? And why is it a worthwhile addition to your master’s? Alumnus Ruilin Ma gained more confidence in his capabil...
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Partner organisations in Leiden: ‘Leadership is responding to the needs of others’ 27 August 2024
An important part of the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP) is the practical assignment that students are given by a partner organisation. How does thi...
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Hard work pays off: a festive graduation of the LLP 18 July 2024
Early July was the graduation ceremony of the Leiden Leadership Programme,: a moment to reflect and celebrate the outcomes of eight months’ hard work....
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Excessive waste, harmful foods and too little greenery: these students worked on a solution 16 July 2024
For months, students dedicated themselves to a more sustainable world alongside their studies, as part of the LDE Sustainability Honours Programme. Wh...
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Archaeology brings 3D scanning into the classroom 26 June 2024
In the course 'From Ceramics to Plastics: The Mediterranean in 12 objects' students were taught to work with 3D scanning technologies. One of the unde...
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Video: Leiden archaeologists digging in Oss 26 June 2024
Leiden archaeologists have been digging into the municipality of Oss’s past for 50 years now and students have gained their first experience of fieldw...
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Bridging science, society and self: what honours education can look like 17 June 2024
How can I align science, society and myself to address today’s major challenges? That’s what students of the Honours College track ‘Science, Society a...
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Leiden archaeologists create open educational resources on agent-based modeling 13 June 2024
The past two years, Laura van der Knaap and Professor Karsten Lambers worked on creating open teaching materials on agent-based modeling, funded by Er...
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10 years of Humanities Lab celebrated in style at Capstone conference 03 June 2024
Last week, Humanities Lab honours students presented their research through creative posters and pitches at the Capstone Conference in PLNT Leiden. It...