News
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Wijnhaven: where you can get to know the world 10 February 2017
On 10 February Leiden University celebrated the official opening of Wijnhaven, the University's newest premises in The Hague. Everyone present emphasi...
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Sugoi! Start of Leiden Asia Year 07 February 2017
Throughout the coming year, all attention in Leiden will be on Asia. This special year, featuring numerous Asian events, conferences, exhibitions and...
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Working with a disability 31 January 2017
What will the future be like? This is something that every student wonders about as graduation approaches. What will I do? How can I find a good job? ...
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10 February: wear something warm! 18 January 2017
The University is taking part in the National Warm Sweater Day on 10 February and the heating will be turned down in many buildings. Make sure you wea...
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New MOOC Security & Safety Challenges in a Globalized World, starting 23 January 2017. 12 January 2017
Security and safety challenges are at the top of the list of the most pressing issues of contemporary society.
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Almost twenty new MOOCs have started 10 January 2017
Nineteen new Leiden University MOOCs have started this January. Anyone can take part in these online courses varying from combatting terrorism to kid...
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Rush hour in the Academy Building: record number of PhD defences 15 December 2016
A record number of 417 PhD candidates defended their theses in 2016. How many of these were cum laude? What were their propositions? The advantage of ...
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Read the online magazine on diversity and inclusiveness 13 December 2016
How can we make sure that everyone feels welcome at our university? Read the highlights from the conference on The Making of an Inclusive Leiden Unive...
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Predictive policing wins group presentation in CSM elective Governance of crime and social disorder 02 December 2016
If you know a crime is about to occur, should you be able to prevent it before it has even happened? This was one of the questions that was posed in l...
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MOOC: EU Policy and implementation: making Europe work! 29 November 2016
What’s your experience of European policy? Does it make your life better? If not, how can we change it?
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Doctors and citizens under fire in conflict zones 25 November 2016
It is time for the international community to put a stop to war crimes – especially against medical personnel, argued international chair of Doctors W...
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10 years old and already starting university? 22 November 2016
On Saturday 19 November 2016 the students (9 – 12 years old) and several parents of the Transvaal University visited the Leiden University College (LU...
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‘The sky is not the limit for Honours students’ 16 November 2016
Making Mars suitable for human habitation or giving first-year lectures as a student. For the past three years, 150 bachelor’s students have followed ...
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MOOC The Changing Global Order 14 November 2016
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) addresses questions like how are international power relations changing and how can global peace and stability b...
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Master's Day: What visitors had to say 07 November 2016
The Master's Day on 4 November was very busy. Prospective students visited the many presentations and bombarded the guides with their questions.