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Grand opening of the 444 cycle route 16 May 2019Leiden University is 444 years old, and to celebrate 220 cyclists took to the saddle on 11 May and followed the new 44.4 km route around Leiden, The H...
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New Rembrandt Route takes in seven Leiden University buildings 13 May 2019Seven large reproductions of works by Rembrandt on seven Leiden University buildings reveal the relationship between the painter and the University. R...
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Leiden psychology student is distant relative of Rembrandt 23 April 2019Benson van der Bij is a family member of Holland's most famous master: Rembrandt van Rijn. What does he think of this relationship? And did he know th...
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Residents and researchers explore plastic and psychology in the city 16 April 2019This year will see the start of not one but two citizen science projects in Leiden and The Hague. This is the outcome of a large survey among residen...
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Podcast: A plunge into the cesspits of Leiden 15 April 2019Archaeologist Roos van Oosten is studying Leiden's medieval cesspits. And on the basis of her work she reaches a surprising conclusion: the Middle Age...
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University meets local entrepreneurs 12 April 2019It was a unique meeting at the Academy Building on 10 April. Around 200 local entrepreneurs came to a networking event hosted by Leiden City Centre Ma...
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Over 50 citizen science ideas 01 April 2019From how litter spreads to which languages are spoken in Leiden and The Hague: over 50 interesting, surprising, complex and entertaining questions wer...
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Female professors from the present and the future 08 March 2019Role models are key to inspiring the next generation. Fifteen female professors therefore celebrated International Women's Day with girls aged between...
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Podcast: studying far-right extremism 04 March 2019PhD-student Nikki Sterkenburg studies far-right extremist groups. But how does she get in touch with these groups? And what do you do if you stumble u...
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Wanted: research questions for citizen science 11 February 2019How many species of butterfly are living in my garden? Do I recognise the Leiden dialect? What is the air quality like in my area? Do you have a quest...
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Festive celebration International Day of Women and Girls in Science in Leiden 09 February 2019On Saturday 9 February 2019 we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2019 in Leiden! View the photos of this festive day, wit...
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Leiden University celebrates 444th birthday with residents of Leiden and The Hague 08 February 2019Leiden University celebrated its 444th anniversary with a historical procession on 8 February. It celebrated this year’s Dies Natalis in time-honoured...
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Robbert Dijkgraaf: ‘Diversity improves science’ 08 February 2019His Leiden honorary doctorate, the future of scientists, and diversity in science. Robbert Dijkgraaf tells about it in one of the classical rooms of t...
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A real professor in front of the class 08 February 2019A lesson about aerodynamics from Vice-Rector Hester Bijl, about child rights by UNICEF professor Ton Liefaard, or about muscles by LUMC professor Ann...
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Lyonne van Gaalen: ‘444 is an opportunity to show what Humanities represents’ 07 February 2019In September 2017, immediately after graduating in Cultural Anthropology and Media Studies, Lyonne van Gaalen (25) became a trainee at LDE (the strate...