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‘A doctor! You?’ Three women on their PhD and career
Rietje Knaap’s (83) PhD was a real feat of endurance, but she persisted. ‘You’re married so you don’t need a pension, do you?’ What are the experiences of Knaap and women who followed in her footsteps? In the run-up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, three generations of female doctors look back…
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Utrecht: Unexpected allies and food activism in quarantine
This blogpost is a reflection of research assistant Marilena Poulopoulou on the food relief initiative she took part in between May and August 2020 in the city of Utrecht.
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Alumna Natacha Harlequin: ‘When it really matters, I’m a lion’
She stands out for the moderate tone she takes in discussions on Dutch talk shows. Without judgement you can have an open conversation, criminal lawyer Natacha Harlequin learned in her student days in Leiden. ‘What I personally think of the alleged act doesn’t matter so much.’
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Snow, a mini-cortège and a new rector: a special Dies Natalis
No procession of professors, just a handful of people in the church and snowdrifts outside Leiden’s Pieterskerk: 8 February 2021 was no ordinary Dies Natalis. Carel Stolker transferred the rectorate to Hester Bijl, and Annetje Ottow became the new President of the Executive Board. With an honorary doctorate…
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Social Science Matters: Wokeism
Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius recently warned against
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Carel Stolker: ‘Young researchers, you’re not alone’
Young researchers have been particularly affected by the coronavirus measures. They’re concerned about whether they’ll get their PhD or postdoc project finished on time, now their research has been at a standstill for months. What effect will such a delay have at the start of their academic career?…
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Three different perspectives on how the online world has fundamentally changed the way we live our lives
In the ESOF2022 mini-symposium organized by the Social Resilience & Security programme, international experts with a background in psychology, philosophy, and law discussed how the online world is related to adolescent mental health issues, moral and emotional awareness and children’s rights. In three…
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Josephus Scaliger: famous scholar and grouch
Josephus Justus Scaliger was one of the most famous scholars of his time and yet today his name is likely to be met with blank looks. His correspondence shows that this Leiden professor was also irritable to say the least. Kasper van Ommen will defend his PhD thesis on Scaliger’s legacy on 2 July. Find…
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Twinkle, twinkle, giant star
Up above the world so high a giant star twinkles. Could an 83-year-old astronomer unravel the mystery of this megastar? ‘At times I thought: that’s it! I give up! It’s beyond me.’
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University strengthens ties with Indonesia
The climate crisis, the return of TB and the digitisation of cultural heritage. The Netherlands and Indonesia face many of the same challenges. A visit by a delegation from Leiden University to Indonesia at the end of June highlighted the benefits of cooperation.
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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FGGA experts on freedom: 'We are only truly free when everyone feels free'
On 5 May, we celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and the fact that we have been able to live in freedom ever since. But what does freedom mean, and how does it relate to our safety? Various FGGA experts draw connections with their own fields of expertise.
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Narrative Democracy. Notes on the failure of Chile’s constitutional process
Lecture
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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Nation Building, Historiography, and School History in a Multi-Cultural Context: Ethiopia’s Enigma of Our Time
Lecture, COGLOSS lecture
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LCN2 Seminar October 2023
Lecture
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UMW Research Seminar
Lecture, UMW Research Seminar
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OSCL meets YAL: The challenges of working with an open science mindset in a business driven environment
Lecture
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Van Marum Colloquium: Fundamental Insights into Electrochemical Aldehyde Oxidation: Curiosities and Lessons for Novel Electrode Concepts
Lecture
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Speeddate Humanities
Study information
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LED3 Chemical Biology Talk:From Encoded Combinatorial Libraries to Clinical-Stage Targeted Therapeutics
Lecture
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Jan Sleutels
Lecture
- YAL and JUL Science meets Arts exposition
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3 October University 2024
Festival
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YAL and JUL Science meets Art Exposition
Exhibition
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Asia Academy #15: North Korea's Gamble
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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The history of the Perzian Book of Kings
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Chronicling novelty. An experiment in researching the reception of new knowledge by non-experts
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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LIACS Research Seminar - nr 1
Lecture
- ELS lab meeting - Methodology Session with Loran Kostense & Lisa van Roermund
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Harris or Trump? Implications for Asia (and beyond)
Lecture, Asia Academy
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Challenging Native Speakerism in Language Ideologies: Insights on German from the perspective of French speakers
Lecture, LUCL Sociolinguistics Series 2022/2023
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Adult language learners benefit more from education when first language and additional language are similar
Lecture
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A brief introduction to GPU programming and optimization
Lecture
- THNK – A science-based checklist for effective science communication
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The origin of Lithuanian DAUG ‘many’
Lecture, Comparative Indo-European Linguistics (CIEL) Seminars
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Live Q&A with OpenAI: AI and the Future of Humanity
Debate, Live Q&A
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EAMENA (Endangered Archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa): One database to rule them all?
Lecture
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Bas Haring
Lecture
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Social interaction meets technology
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
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FULLY BOOKED: Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event 2025
Alumni event, Brussels
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Geographies of Repression and Resistance
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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Anniversary activity: Leiden Marathon
450 years
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“If Naveeni akka can do it, you can do it too!”: Changing pragmatic conventions in the English-speaking Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora community
Lecture
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SAILS Workshop: AI and LLMs: Keeping the Linguist in the Loop
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Local and Transnational Activism and Solidarity
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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LED3 Lecture: Organoids to model human health and disease in vitro
Lecture
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Legal Intimidation against Environmental Defenders in the Southeast Asia Anthropocene
VVI Research Meetings 2022-2023
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Leiden Alumni in New York 2025
Alumni event, New York
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Solidarity and Racism in Europe [POSTPONED]
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel