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Hague campus to become international academic centre 09 June 2016
Within the next five years, Leiden University wants its campus in The Hague to become a leading international academic centre with research and teachi...
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Managing water is managing the future 15 April 2016
“A partnership based on water” summarised Gerhard van den Top the relationship between the Netherlands and the Philippines in the 4th Louwes Lecture....
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Leiden University launches Data Science research programme 14 April 2016
Leiden University is investing 4 million euros in a new Data Science research programme. This is a joint initiative of all the faculties, headed by De...
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Do birds of a feather really stick together? 14 April 2016
Young people choose friends with a similar background, such as ethnicity or behaviour. This is the conclusion drawn by education and child specialist ...
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Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate 05 April 2016
The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch S...
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Leiden Political Science and International Studies rank highly 24 March 2016
Leiden University’s Political Science and International Studies programmes continue to enjoy a solid academic reputation. In the 2016 QS World Univers...
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Inge Schilperoord nominated for the Dutch Libris Prize 2016 15 March 2016
Psychology alumna Inge Schilperoord works as a forensic psychologist in the Pieter Baan Centre, a psychiatric observation clinic. Her debut novel 'Mui...
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Master's Day attracts students from all corners of the world 14 March 2016
A young refugee who wants to give something back to the Netherlands; a Greek girl who wants to study in her mother's home country and, of course, a lo...
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Judi Mesman to become the new Dean of Leiden University College The Hague 01 March 2016
The Executive Board has appointed Professor Judi Mesman Dean of Leiden University College The Hague with effect from 1 July 2016. The Board of the Fac...
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5 figures about the Open Day on 5 March 01 March 2016
Thousands of curious students and parents are visiting the Open Day on 5 March. How do they get a good idea of the study programmes and the city?
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Graduate film Marleen Oostenrijk on local television 19 February 2016
‘Over leven in Aarlanderveen’ , the film that Master's student Marleen Oostenrijk made for her graduation project of Cultural Anthropology and Develop...
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Speckmann prizes 2016 16 February 2016
On Monday 15 February 2016 the annual Speckmann Prizes were granted at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. BA-studenten ...
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Is lack of sleep bad for study performance? 07 January 2016
The Netherlands Association for Sleep-Wake Research is studying this issue. Lead researcher Kristiaan van der Heijden, Leiden psychologist and sleep ...
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Leiden University to strengthen research on Africa 15 December 2015
The Leiden African Studies Centre (ASCL) will become part of the University from 1 January 2016.
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, a Healthy Faculty 04 December 2015
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences has become a lot healthier, thanks to the first Healthy Faculty event on 29 and 30 October, 2015. Healt...