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Poetry Translation Competition: Fun and Games with Language31 January 2025In November, Leiden organized a book presentation to celebrate the first Dutch translation of the collected works of the twentieth-century poet W.H. A...
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Video | Heritage in the Himalayas: The Karakorum Rescue Project30 January 2025The Leiden Archaeology Social Media Team (LUFASM) proudly presents their second mini-documentary in the series on Leiden Archaeology projects. The Kar...
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Leiden University College celebrates 15 years of ‘global challenges, local impact’29 January 2025This year, Leiden University College (LUC) celebrates its 15th anniversary with the theme ‘Global challenges, local impact’. This theme highlights how...
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Podcast: Starting the conversation on trauma and suicidalityTrauma 28 January 2025What do you do if you suspect someone around you is struggling with suicidal thoughts but you aren’t sure how to bring it up? And how can we support l...
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Join the organisation of the Just Peace Festival 2025!A yearly event dedicated to reflect about peace and justice 27 January 2025We are excited to announce the Just Peace Festival 2025, a vibrant platform for dialogue, collaboration, and action on the pressing global challenges ...
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New project seeks best collaboration methods for creating carbon-neutral neighbourhoods27 January 2025How do you get citizens more involved in energy transition projects? This is the central question of the new transdisciplinary research project EmPowe...
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‘If we want to be really inclusive, we need to step outside our comfort zone’D&I symposium 24 January 2025The experiential expertise of people with a disability needs to be integrated in diversity & inclusion policy. This message was the common thread at t...
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying pictureThe Loyalty Trap 23 January 2025It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinska...
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‘It’s a great motivator if your research can be life-changing in the real world’21 January 2025Our university labs are bursting with cutting-edge research, but how do you commercialise these inventions and discoveries or translate them into outc...
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Grants boost collaboration between university and The HagueCampus Den Haag 21 January 2025How can we make our cities greener and more people-friendly? Two Campus The Hague projects have secured a grant from the Municipality of The Hague. Th...
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A suitcase containing quantum inspiration on a trip across Europe: ‘We gained new insights’16 January 2025A suitcase as a messenger of quantum science. That is the idea behind QuanTour, a project connecting researchers from 12 European universities. In Dec...
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Military intelligence needs an overhaul because the threats are becoming more complexRussian threat and NATO 13 January 2025Many intelligence services have an outdated view of the world while the threats they should protect us from are becoming more complex. Serviceman and ...
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Uta Wehn new professor by special appointment for Citizen Science and SustainabilityAppointment 09 January 2025As of 1 December 2024, Uta Wehn is professor by special appointment of the chair 'Citizen Science and Sustainability' within the Focal Area Engagement...
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Leiden University 17th in global sustainability ranking08 January 2025Leiden University has taken 17th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Over 1,400 universities from all arou...
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The Austria Centre Leiden Supports the Czechoslovak New Wave Film Festival in Rotterdam06 January 2025On December 4, 2024, Prof. dr. Sarah Cramsey gave a short lecture before a film at the Czechoslovak New Wave Film Festival in Rotterdam. The festival ...