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Hour of Remembrance on 4 May: ‘We commemorate war victims and draw links to the present’19 April 2022During the ‘Hour of Remembrance’ on 4 May, the University community remembers its students and staff who were killed in the Second World War. It also ...
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Executive Board column: Hester Bijl on research and the pressure to win funding05 April 2022Giving lectures, marking exams, essays or theses, supervising students and PhDs, doing research and, as if that wasn’t enough, also trying to raise th...
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Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl on Palestine event: ‘Let’s have an academic debate with room for different perspectives’21 March 2022There’s been a lot of commotion about the ‘Apartheid in Israel’ panel discussion being cancelled. The organisers, Students for Palestine, wanted to h...
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Grand opening of POPcorner The Hague17 February 2022With an opening speech, a panel discussion on the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven and a push on the red button outside the building itself, POPcorner The H...
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Dies Natalis all about innovating and connecting08 February 2022‘We could share our knowledge more with others and apply it more widely,’ said Annetje Ottow, President of the Executive Board, while presenting the n...
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‘Value to society has our full attention’07 February 2022Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl can see dilemmas but above all opportunities in the search to increase the societal value of research in Leiden.
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Symposium on technology and trust: ‘Think about privacy and security before introducing new systems’03 February 2022From scanners in lecture halls to systems for working from home: the discussion about new technology is being held on various fronts. That is why the ...
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New interactive book helps motivate young people and tackle bullying01 February 2022How do you deal with bullying? How can you motivate young people? At the NeurolabNL symposium a multidisciplinary research team launched an interactiv...
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Symposium on technology and privacy should offer new insights19 January 2022Video conferencing from your sitting room and algorithms on social media that know your interests: new technology is an increasingly integral part of ...
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‘Learning with the City’ opens its doors in Leiden-Noord26 October 2021Bringing the community together, doing up the community centre or researching how to make gardens greener. Students now have a base in Leiden-Noord wh...
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Opening of the Academic Year: ‘Take care of each other’06 September 2021After a turbulent Covid year, the well-being of our students and staff has the highest priority. How can we prevent physical and mental health problem...
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Hester Bijl: ‘On-campus teaching is a big step forward, so take care’31 August 2021‘We’re going to see each other again on campus. We’re so pleased, but we do have to say safe.’ Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl is looking ahead to the n...
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Visit of Rector Magnificus and chair Executive Board: 'We would have preferred to do this physically as well'14 June 2021On 3 June, Annetje Ottow (chair) and Hester Bijl (rector magnificus) met the Humanities faculty. Although a physical introduction was preferred, this ...
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Rector Hester Bijl on education in times of corona: ‘We have high hopes, but we are also realistic.'06 April 2021The Dutch universities as a whole are lobbying for a 'normal' academic year from the end of August, where on-campus teaching will be possible. It's a ...
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New Executive Board at Leiden University09 February 2021Leiden University has a new Executive Board. Since 8 February 2021, Annetje Ottow has been the new President and Hester Bijl the new Rector Magnificus...