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Open Day Old Observatory
Festival
- Open Science Coffee intro to Github
- What's Next? Alumni speak about their research career
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Computational Biology Modeling with Tree Search and Learning
Lecture
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L.A.S. Terra Book Market
Book Market
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Experimental Days
Festival
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YAL members
Read all about YAL membership and the members of the Young Academy Leiden.
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Research on ancient southern Arabia: Current situation and outlook
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Social Science Matters: Wokeism
Minister of Justice Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius recently warned against
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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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Pilgrim Year: a commemoration rather than a celebration
Myths abound about the Pilgrims, the group of religious refugees from England who set sail for America in 1620. Did they really live in peace with the indigenous peoples of America? In an international conference, historians from Leiden will seek to draw attention to the more negative effects of the…
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
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Social Science Matters: The stressed society
Stress, burnout, depression – these conditions pervade all levels of our society. Children and students suffer from constant pressure to achieve; at the international level, tensions lead to short-sighted actions; and, at the personal level, stress affects our health and social environment. How do our…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lustrum: 75 years English Language and Culture programme
Alumni event, Lustrum
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Narrative Democracy. Notes on the failure of Chile’s constitutional process
Lecture
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Scientometrics Using Open Data
Research
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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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CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
Lecture, CMGI Brown Bag Seminar
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Anniversary activity: Leiden Marathon
450 years
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Prudent Resistance: Hezbollah's Endurance in a Hostile World
Middle East Studies Lecture
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Asia Academy #15: North Korea's Gamble
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Social interaction meets technology
Lecture, LUCL Colloquium - Series '24/'25
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LACDR Spring Symposium 2025
Symposium
- YAL and JUL Science meets Arts exposition
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Jan Sleutels
Lecture
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Leiden Alumni in New York 2025
Alumni event, New York
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Local and Transnational Activism and Solidarity
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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Geographies of Repression and Resistance
Lecture, Teach-In Series on Palestine and Israel
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The spread of clicks throughout the Sotho lexicon: borrowing, insertion, and just a hint of regular sound change
Lecture, Descriptive Linguistics Seminars
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Van Marum Colloquium: Tale of Two Beamers: results from recent improvements in two molecular beam scattering instruments
Lecture
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SAILS Workshop: AI and LLMs: Keeping the Linguist in the Loop
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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
- Open Science Week at FSW: Think before you submit
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LED3 Lecture: Organoids to model human health and disease in vitro
Lecture
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Cinquecento Medusae: jellyfish invasion with a climate change message
Exhibition
- Restrictions on the use of uSis
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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
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SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Bas Haring
Lecture
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Wiley workshop "Scientific publishing and presenting"
Course