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Professor Geert de Snoo Appointed New Director of Research Policy at KNAW 05 July 2024
Geert de Snoo is making the transition from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology to the management of KNAW. Starting 1 October, the professor of Envir...
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New student accommodation in Oegstgeest a step closer 05 July 2024
The construction of 285 student studios on land owned by Leiden University is a step closer. On Thursday, student housing organisation DUWO and the Re...
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Comenius grant for more diverse ancient history: 'Especially in the first year of the bachelor, the impact of a project is great' 05 July 2024
The History programme has been working for several years to make the curriculum more diverse and inclusive. With a Comenius grant, university lecturer...
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Innovation in the shade: the difficulties for secret services 04 July 2024
‘Intelligence and security services need to adapt urgently to their constantly changing environment,’ says Professor by Special Appointment Bas Rietje...
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Robert Smit receives his PhD with distinction. ‘I am happy to be back in the lab’ 04 July 2024
An all-optical transistor, a molecule-sized sensor and a new kind of single-photon source for quantum communication. All dreamed applications of funda...
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Losing count: the mathematical magic of counting curves 04 July 2024
How can you figure out which points lie on a certain curve? And how many possible curves do you count by a given number of points? These are the kinds...
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Esteban Szmulewicz speaks at Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw 03 July 2024
As part of his PhD trajectory, Esteban Szmulewicz was invited to give a presentation at a seminar titled 'Challenges of representative and participato...
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uMail for alumni to be discontinued to reduce data usage 03 July 2024
Do you still use the uMail address from your alumnus account? Then it is important to know that this mailbox will be discontinued. This is because jus...
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State Commission on the Rule of Law presents advisory report 02 July 2024
On 10 June 2024, the Dutch State Commission on the Rule of Law presented its advisory report to citizens and the three state powers. Fatma Çapkurt, a ...
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Tax law student organises guest lecture by State Secretary Van Rij on tax law and sustainability 02 July 2024
Outgoing State Secretary for Tax Affairs and the Tax Administration Marnix van Rij gave a guest lecture on tax law and sustainability on 17 June 2024 ...
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CPL Director Emmely Benschop: 'It’s sciences' responsibility to keep people on track' 02 July 2024
Emmely Benschop (41) has been working as the new director of the Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) in The Hague for several months now. She sees ...
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KIEM grant for 'Networking Heritage at Leiden University’ 02 July 2024
Erik de Maaker (CADS), Sybille Lammes (Art History), Anke Klerkx (Grand Development) en Michiel van Groesen (History) have received a KIEM grant of 10...
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Kristof Gombeer speaks on the Protection of People at Sea at 81st Biennial International Law Conference, Athens 02 July 2024
On 28 June 2024, Dr Kristof Gombeer spoke on State jurisdiction and the protection of people at sea at the 81st Biennial Conference of the Internation...
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched 02 July 2024
The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl a...
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Schoof I cabinet: These cabinet members studied in Leiden 02 July 2024
It took a while, but the new cabinet has now finally been appointed. Four members of Schoof I studied in Leiden. Who are they?