News
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Czech Ambassador to The Netherlands visits Leiden to mark the 20 year anniversary of European Enlargement 16 May 2024
On Tuesday, April 16, 2024, students, instructors, staff and other guests gathered at the Faculty Club for an exciting event: a discussion entitled “T...
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Stiffness and viscosity of cells differ in cancer and other diseases 16 May 2024
During illness, the stiffness or viscosity of cells can change. Tom Evers demonstrated this by measuring such properties of human immune cells for the...
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Ecocide in the Dutch criminal code: a good idea or justified concerns? 15 May 2024
Former Member of Parliament Lammert van Raan (PvdD) and alumna Eva Floris gave a guest lecture on the 13th of May on the Ecocide penalisation initiati...
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King of Sweden visits Leiden University 15 May 2024
Collaborating in drug discovery and health research was the goal of a visit to the Leiden Bio Science Park on 14 May by a Swedish delegation including...
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Dr. Naomi Truan delivers lunchtime talk at Austria Centre Leiden 15 May 2024
Dr. Naomi Truan, Assistant Professor of German Sociolinguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics delivered a lunchtime talk sponsored b...
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Alumnus Dave Wesselink: lawyer and professional bobsledder 15 May 2024
Leiden Law School alumnus Dave Wesselink began his career as a lawyer in 2022. He’s also a professional bobsledder. ‘When you’re tearing round a bend ...
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Esther Captain, Gert Oostindie and Valika Smeulders win Die Haghe Prize 2024 14 May 2024
Researchers Esther Captain, Gert Oostindie and Valika Smeulders have won the Die Haghe Prize 2024. They were awarded the prize for their book The colo...
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Vici for Victoria Nyst: 'The history of sign language contributes to identity formation' 14 May 2024
Victoria Nyst's love for sign language was sparked when she accidentally ended up at a deaf school while studying African linguistics. The university ...
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How do you evaluate quality of teaching? 14 May 2024
What do we really know about educational quality and its measurement? This was the subject of the first Higher Education Knowledge Café.
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‘Some think I’m too lightweight, others too highbrow’ 14 May 2024
Cornald Maas was able to ‘pioneer’ in Leiden. This Dutch Studies graduate, presenter, programme maker and publicist combined an active student life wi...
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Sticky insects: plants protected with biological glue 14 May 2024
Drained leaves and plants stripped bare. Insects can completely destroy crops. Soon, these situations may be behind us, with the new pesticide develop...
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In memoriam: Carla Risseeuw, Professor emerita of CADS (1947 - 2024) 13 May 2024
It is with great sadness that we share the news that on Friday, May 3rd 2024, Carla Risseeuw, Professor emerita of CADS, passed away. Carla Irene Riss...
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Verena Meyer at the Sanubari Nuris Bali International Webinar 13 May 2024
On Saturday, May 4, Dr. Verena Meyer delivered opening remarks at the International Webinar 'Santri, Literacy, and Indonesia', organized by the Bali S...
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Looking for love: how we can fool ourselves when we are into someone 13 May 2024
Can we truly assess whether someone finds us attractive? Cognitive psychologist Iliana Samara conducted her PhD project on romantic attraction and dis...
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CML REV Editorial Board meeting at Lake Como 13 May 2024
In early May, the Editorial Board of the Common Market Law Review spent three days at Lake Como discussing issues of editorial policy and ongoing and ...