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Whale poop reveals plastics problem: three million microplastics per day 01 December 2021
Whales in the vicinity of the city of Auckland, New Zealand consume large amounts of microplastics every day. A team of international researchers reac...
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education 29 November 2021
Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Deniz Rana Kuseyri (Rana for short) and Ruşen Koç are two of the si...
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LUC The Hague receives 'Top rated Programme' seal for the ninth time in a row 11 November 2021
Leiden University College The Hague received the 'Top rated Programme' seal from the Keuzegids Universiteiten 2022 (Dutch University Guide). It is the...
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Declining trust in government: the low-trust society 01 November 2021
The Netherlands in September 2021 could be characterised as a low-trust society. Trust in the government has declined significantly in the past one-an...
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‘Colourblind parenting is a myth’ 01 November 2021
We should mention differences in skin colour to our children because only then can we talk openly about prejudice and racism – and how to prevent them...
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Spinoza and Stevin Prizes for three Leiden professors 14 October 2021
Three Leiden professors have recently been awarded the most prestigious scientific accolade in the Netherlands: Maria Yazdanbakhsh and Marc Koper have...
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National ThinkTank: ‘A school trip that never ends’ 16 September 2021
The clever young people at the National ThinkTank who tackle an urgent societal problem each year include two Leiden alumni this autumn: Jiao Harmsen ...
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Teaching Prize winner Ayo Adedokun: teaching is a calling 09 September 2021
‘Teaching is not merely a profession; it’s a calling.’ These were the words of Ayo Adedokun on winning the LUS Teaching Prize at the opening of the ac...
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Judi Mesman awarded Stevin Prize for research on upbringing and diversity 03 September 2021
What influence do children’s upbringing and education have on their world view? This is the question Professor Judi Mesman is trying to answer. For he...
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Forging Global Citizens: Part 2 01 September 2021
The Aernout van Lynden Global Citizenship Award award is a recognition given by the LUC community. Each year a student who has demonstrated the qualit...
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'Very honoured': Els de Busser and Ayo Adedokun thrilled with nominations 01 September 2021
Two of the three nominees for the Leiden Education Prize, or best teacher of 2020-2021, work at FGGA: Els de Busser (ISGA) and Ayo Adedokun (LUC). Bot...
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An Early Start: Welcoming the Class of 2024! 25 August 2021
Although the official start of the academic year has to wait for another fortnight, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) welcomed the Class of 20...
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Forging Global Citizens: Part 1 25 August 2021
The Aernout van Lynden Global Citizenship Award award is a recognition given by the LUC community. Each year a student who has demonstrated the qualit...
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LUC The Hague: Celebrating Class of 2020 ½ and 2021 14 July 2021
Last Friday, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2020 ½ and 2021. The 186 students received their Bach...
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Getting students away from screens... and into the landscape 30 June 2021
Leiden University's International Honours College, Leiden University College The Hague (LUC) experienced empty halls and empty classrooms this past ye...