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‘Nature likes a mess’20 May 2020
Wouter Moerland is on a two-year secondment as ecology adviser at the Municipality of Leiden. This biology alumnus talks animatedly about his work. ‘W...
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Working in intensive care: ‘You can make a real difference here’16 April 2020
Many alumni are frontline health workers and are working day and night to treat thousands of corona patients. Intensivist Michael Frank (53) is one of...
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Lucia Langerak: ‘I'm not one to sit on the sidelines’19 March 2020
Lucia Langerak was awarded a Master’s degree in Egyptology with cum laude honours in 2018. Her bachelor’s degree was also with cum laude honours. ‘I’m...
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‘It affects me most when children are involved’20 February 2020
It doesn’t take long before Tim van Lit has told us what interests him: problems that shake the nation. This 28-year-old Criminology alumnus heads a t...
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Leiden University College The Hague Celebrates The Graduating Class of 2019 ½13 February 2020
On 5 February 2020, Leiden University College celebrated the graduation of its Class of 2019 ½. Referencing Aladdin’s ‘A Whole New World’, Dean Judi M...
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Celebrating its 1000th Graduate: Leiden University College The Hague12 February 2020
Leiden University College The Hague celebrates a milestone by seeing its 1000th graduate receive their diploma.
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Looking Back: Alumni on the Rise28 January 2020
Graduates of Leiden University College The Hague, Juliette Nicolai and Elena Venturoni on their recent win in the Global Health Case Challenge 2019, C...
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‘I want to do meaningful, intellectually stimulating work’14 January 2020
‘To be honest, I knew very little about the Netherlands when I arrived in 1998. But studying law in Leiden was a very enriching experience.’ Nathalie ...
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Faces of Leiden University College The Hague27 November 2019
Twenty-two year old student of Leiden University College The Hague, Sara Kemppainen on her role as European Union Delegate at the G(irls)20 Summit, fo...
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Thriller writer Jeroen Windmeijer: books have their own truth21 November 2019
With cultural anthropology alumnus Jeroen Windmeijer, Leiden has added another writer to the fold. Following the success of his religious-historical t...
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A Change of Course: When Will We Realise We Are All In The Same Boat06 November 2019
Part Three: A Change of Course
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Four pressured months trying to solve society’s woes05 November 2019
In the National Think Tank, 20 young academics spend four months mulling over a solution to a societal problem. Two Leiden alumni tell us more.
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Following the Journey: When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat?22 October 2019
Part Two: Land Ahoy! Casa Blanca
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From refugees to expats: Dr Dennis helps them all17 October 2019
Patients who can’t afford medicine. Refugees who need help. Expats who are ill. All alongside research into obesity. Having trained as a doctor, Denni...
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When Will We Realise We Are All in the Same Boat?02 October 2019
Part One: Casting off, Amsterdam