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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias 16 November 2023
White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant...
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‘Handboeken Veiligheid’ are well known: 'Very special that this series has been running for almost 25 years' 15 November 2023
For almost 25 years, ‘de Handboeken Veiligheid’ have been a phenomenon. Who does not have a copy on their bookshelf? In 2024, the series will be celeb...
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Adapting to climate change: mutation enables flour beetles to speed up their development 13 November 2023
Leiden biologists have found a mutation in flour beetles that allows them to speed up their development. They think that more insects can change their...
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André van der Laan appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime 13 November 2023
André van der Laan has been appointed Professor by Special Appointment of Juvenile and Adolescent Crime at Leiden University, a chair established by t...
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’ 13 November 2023
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Clevering...
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Luning and Hein receive LUF grant to carry out research on infrastructure projects in Ghana and Morocco 13 November 2023
Infrastructure projects such as ports, highways and railways are intertwined with geopolitics, economic systems, political interests and cultural valu...
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’ 13 November 2023
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic a...
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Marco Beijersbergen fellow of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering 13 November 2023
Cosine Marco Beijersbergen has been appointed as one of the distinguished 62 fellows of the Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE). With these fello...
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Vocational education and university join forces for quantum technology 09 November 2023
Quantum technology is the future, but not without skilled people. For this reason, the Talent & Learning Centre (TLC) Delft/Leiden has been establishe...
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Siggie psychologist Dominique and a student talk about loneliness: ‘Everyone experiences loneliness from time to time’ 09 November 2023
The student navigator ‘Find your way’ helps students find their way around the university. Siggie, online coaching for students, can also be found on ...
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Video: Does our democracy need an upgrade? 09 November 2023
In a lecture for the University of the Netherlands, Reijer Passchier, assistant professor in constitutional and administrative law, speaks about the s...
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Ionica Smeets to give Iris Medal prize money to students 09 November 2023
Ionica Smeets is planning to give the prize money that she won with the Iris Medal, a prize for excellent science communication, to student projects. ...
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‘During my internship, I learned how theory is applied in practice’ 09 November 2023
Elise Darras studies at Leiden University College (LUC) where she specialises in Earth, Energy and Sustainability. She decided to do a month-long inte...
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Knowledge exchange LDE & University of Indonesia 07 November 2023
In the context of urban challenges, multidisciplinary knowledge adds value. The idea is that urban planners, sociologists, economists, and historians ...
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A lifeline for Leiden research – TB solution a step closer thanks to this Indonesian university 07 November 2023
Herman Spaink knows of many substances that may help combat tuberculosis. Lab space to study them safely is very limited in Leiden. A brand-new lab at...