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Shower of prizes at the World Cultural Council ceremony in Leiden 09 November 2017
Leiden University celebrated the annual prize ceremony of the World Cultural Council (WCC) on 8 November with lectures by leading scientists in a fes...
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Innovation in medical education: from study books to VR glasses 30 October 2017
Leiden University experiments with Virtual Reality as a learning experience.
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Interview with Huub de Groot for Leiden Open Access Blog 25 October 2017
Open Access means shared responsibility for research programs. An interview with Prof. Huub de Groot for the Leiden Open Access Blog in the scope of t...
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International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect in The Hague 04 October 2017
On 2 and 3 October 2017, a delegation of the Child Law Department has participated in the 15th European regional conference of the International Socie...
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International press attention for the Agta 27 September 2017
For years, Leiden anthropologists are doing fieldwork among the Agta, a hunter-gatherer group of the Northern Philippines. A new government road, whic...
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Politics and International Relations at Leiden score highly in THE World University Rankings 12 September 2017
Leiden University continues to do well in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. For the subject area Politics and International Relati...
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'Leiden' identical twins on national tv at Vroege Vogels. 05 September 2017
Biology PhD student at Leiden University Kevin Groen and his identical twin brother Marvin Groen (a biology student as well) will be on Dutch Televi...
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Hundreds of Stone Tombs Discovered in Land of 'Dead Fire' 13 July 2017
The faculty has been investigating hundreds of ancient stone tombs in Jordan’s Black Desert.
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Rebecca Schaefer on 'Learning with music can change brain structure' 10 July 2017
Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important part of the brain, according to a new study co-authored by Leiden psyc...
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Engie Algae in Singapore 19 June 2017
Together with 4 other students and ENGIE, Hein Laterveer, a Public Administration student, won the Rotterdam100, a talent contest for young entreprene...
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Interview with European Youth Award winner Matteo Consonni 31 May 2017
Matteo Consonni, Public Administration graduate at Leiden University won the European Youth Award (EYA) in 2015. In this interview with EYA, he tells ...
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Former Chemistry PhD student Tiddo Mooibroek nominated for New Scientist Talent prize 29 May 2017
Former Chemistry PhD student Tiddo Mooibroek is one of the 25 nominees for the title New Scientist Science Talent 2017. Nobel prize winner Ben Feringa...
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SBB team wins Philips Innovation Award 12 May 2017
On Monday May 8th, two Leiden Startups took part in the finals of the Philips Innovation Awards. One Leiden venture, Levels Diagnostics, was selected ...
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Experiences of a PhD: the influence of leadership on security. 08 May 2017
After his retirement, security expert Victor Roggeveen became dual PhD at the Dual PhD Centre. He now translates the knowledge he gained as security e...
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Leiden University’s Learners around the World 26 April 2017
The United Nations’ fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning ...