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Susanne Deen Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator at Leiden Law School and FGGA 08 April 2021On 15 April Susanne Deen will start as Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator for Leiden Law School and the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. The a...
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Death of former Librarian Jacques van Gent 30 March 2021Jacques J. M. van Gent (8 June 1932 - 26 March 2021) was director of Leiden University Library from 1983 to 1993. He was librarian in a time of transi...
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Ludo Waltman awarded the Derek de Solla Price Medal 30 March 2021Ludo Waltman, professor of Quantitative Science Studies at Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), has been awarded the Derek de Solla Price...
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Film by Visual Ethnography alumna selected for the RAI Film Festival 19 March 2021'Don’t Let the sunny weather fool you' a film made by Visual Ethnography alumna Guusje Meeuwissen has been selected for the RAI film festival in Londo...
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The coding sociologist John Boy developed Textnets: software to make large amounts of text visually comprehensible 17 March 2021Software development is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a sociologist. Three years ago, John Boy began developing hi...
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Leiden research into Dutch parliamentary elections – a reading list 11 March 2021On 17 March, the Dutch may go to the ballot box to choose a new parliament. What are the most pressing issues, trends and traditions defining these el...
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Saskia Gieling new managing publisher of Leiden University Press 09 March 2021As of April 1, 2021, Dr. Saskia Gieling will be the new managing publisher of Leiden University Press (LUP), the academic press of Leiden University. ...
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Open science means better science 19 February 2021Leiden University has an active open science community. Open science means transparency in all phases of research by precisely documenting every step ...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection 18 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict ...
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All university buildings closed on Monday morning 15 February 14 February 2021The KNMI has issued a code red weather warning because of slippery conditions. This applies from 03.00 on Monday 15 February. All university buildings...
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Team with staff from Leiden wins important open science prize 11 February 2021A team including staff from Leiden University won the Open Initiative Trophy on 11 February, a prize for the best open science initiative in the Nethe...
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Open Science stimulus: Call 'Citizen Science voor Gezondheid en Zorg' 11 February 2021On 11th February 2021 ZonMw and Health~Holland jointly launched the call 'Citizen Science voor Gezondheid en Zorg (CS4GZ)'.
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Populism: democracy under pressure – a reading list 03 February 2021The storming of the United States Capitol in January 2021 showed people disrupting democratic procedure in the name of ‘real democracy’. Both elected ...
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Old printed works and special editions in Digital Collections 01 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made approximately 2300 old printed books and special editions available online through Digital Collections. Wit...
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Leiden publications now available in improved Scholarly Publications Repository 25 January 2021From now on publications of Leiden researchers can be found in the fully renewed Leiden University Scholarly Publications Repository. This newest vers...