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Indonesia and Leiden University have a shared history – and a shared future19 June 2019Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will head a delegation that is visiting Indonesia at the end of June. The visit is to celebrate the 50th anniversary o...
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Join the Population Health Management Summer School Fundamentals29 April 2019An aging population, rising healthcare costs and technical developments in the medical sector. Do you want to know the best way of dealing with curren...
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Young Academy Leiden: bursting with youthful zeal21 March 2019Great things are expected of Young Academy Leiden. The first 13 members of this society for young researchers will provide the Executive Board with fr...
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Master’s Open Day: ‘I’ve mainly come to ask a lot of questions’18 March 2019It was a soggy Friday, but the visitors to the Master's Open Day were made of sterner stuff. Bachelor's students from all around the world defied the ...
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Record number of visitors to Bachelor's Open Day: ‘My mum misses me already’25 February 2019What can you expect from studying in Leiden or The Hague? Which programme should you choose? Should you join a student association and will you need t...
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How can we make Leiden a really 'healthy university'?18 October 2018At the initiative of several of its professors, Leiden University has joined the international Healthy Universities network. Surrounded by space hoppe...
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Open Day for international students: ‘I like the Leiden canals’16 October 2018On Saturday 13 October the historical city Leiden was crowded with prospective students visiting the Open Day. They all came to Leiden to orientate th...
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Senior Teaching Qualification for first ten lecturers15 October 2018The Senior Teaching Qualification is for experienced lecturers who have done more than lecturing alone. Ten quotes from the first ten lecturers to re...
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There could be surprises at the Healthy University workshops02 October 2018From exercises for working more healthily to practical tips about getting a good night's sleep. Students and staff who take part in the Healthy Univer...
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Inspiring and scientifically proven health advice at 'Healthy University' days24 September 2018Leiden University is the first Dutch university to join the Healthy Universities international network. Lifestyle workshops, rewards for good behaviou...
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‘I build my lectures around the questions students ask.'16 August 2018Lecturers should take something of a back-seat role so that there is more opportunity for discussion among students. That is what cell biologist Rolan...
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Students hunting for breakthrough in antibiotics resistance14 August 2018Bacteria that fluoresce green, blue or red may play a role in combatting resistance against antibiotics. Under the motto of 'Say yes to stress', thir...
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Enthusiastic start to EL CID13 August 2018More than 3,500 enthusiastic Leiden first-years, 80% of them coming to Leiden University, gathered on Monday morning 13 August at the Lammermarkt for...
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Tapping new markets for rapid DNA unraveller19 July 2018Researching DNA material for genetic disorders using the most powerful apparatus. This is what GenomeScan, a company on the Leiden Bio Science Park, d...
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From practical cookbook session to practical research session24 May 2018How do I conduct research? How do I structure, conduct and record what I’ve thought of and done? The Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences Programme didn’t just...