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Carel Stolker: 'It's a no-brainer: the opportunity just has to be seized!' 18 May 2018Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) has been in existence for almost six years and will be entering its second phase in 2019. What course will the alliance tak...
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To anglicise or not to anglicise? 14 May 2018This variation on Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ is exercising the emotions of the academic world in the Netherlands. Leiden's Vice-Rector, professors ...
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The stories behind the women's portraits 09 March 2018An anatomical model of a heart, a mechanical digger or photos of mother and grandmother. Research interests and personal motivations have been given a...
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Fourteen women professors take over the Senate Chamber 07 March 2018Fourteen women professors are to be given a place in the classic portrait gallery in Leiden University’s Senate Chamber. The portraits will be unveile...
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Here’s to the next 443 years as a bastion of freedom 08 February 2018‘Praesidium Libertatis is a daily responsibility.’ These were the words of Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker on 8 February during the 443rd Dies Natalis...
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‘Japan and Leiden aren’t so far apart after all’ 04 December 2017A delegation from Leiden University visited Japan from 18 to 26 November to facilitate cooperation in research and teaching. The delegation also atten...
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A spam box full of opportunities 23 November 2017The certificate award ceremony of the Honours College took place in the Hooglandse Church in Leiden on Tuesday 21 November. During the ceremony, two s...
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Leiden expands collaboration with Mexico 25 October 2017A delegation from Leiden University is currently visiting Mexico to initiate collaboration with universities and science funding bodies in the country...
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Plastic Soup Surfer calls for sustainable academic year 04 September 2017One person can already make a difference, and if all students and academics were eco-friendly, the world would be a much more sustainable place. Plast...
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Leiden University wins award for diversity policy 08 June 2017Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker was presented with a 'Diamond' on 8 June in recognition of Leiden University's role as a 'shining example' of male/fem...
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Leiden builds stronger bonds with China and South Korea 09 May 2017‘China has become an academic powerhouse, which is good reason for Leiden University to expand our partnerships with universities there.' A delegation...
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LERU lobbies in Europe for fundamental research and innovation 09 March 2017LERU, the League of European Research Universities, celebrated its fifteenth anniversary on 7 March in Brussels. The network of leading European unive...
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Vice-Rector Hester Bijl: 'More personalised learning' 06 March 2017She has held office for over a hundred days, and is enthusiastic about what she has seen of the University thus far. Bursting with energy, she has pla...
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‘In the end, rector is just Latin for organiser’ 06 February 2017On the day of the Dies Natalis, Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker starts his second term of office. How does he look back on the first four years, and w...
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Leiden strengthens collaboration with two Chinese universities 23 November 2016Leiden University is working increasingly closely with Chinese universities. On 22 November the Rector signed a statement of intent to ratify the rela...