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University Council opposed reappointment of Annetje Ottow following ‘worrying signals from the workplace’
This summer, the University Council opposed the reappointment of Executive Board president Annetje Ottow. The Council had received ‘worrying signals’: Ottow had allegedly ‘created a difficult working environment, particularly for subordinates’. The Board of Governors disregarded the negative advice.
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The misconduct within archaeology is structural
Devastating report: how archaeologist couple got away with misconduct, intimidation, alcohol abuse and theft

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Refugees in Leiden learn to live from day to day: ‘A bomb could be dropped on you at any moment’
Last week was World Refugee Day. Mare spoke to three refugees who work or study at Leiden University. Two are still waiting for a residence permit. ‘For a month, I did nothing but run away from the police.’
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Trouble in teacher’s tent: misconduct beyond the Hofman affair
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Evil at the Kunsthal: ‘The devil made me jump’
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Female archaeologists wonder: is there really systemic sexism within our faculty?
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The misconduct within archaeology is structural
Her reign of terror has been rightly condemned, but the dismissed professor of archaeology Corinne Hofman is certainly not the only one who is guilty of misconduct, writes a Leiden archaeologist. Misconduct has entrenched itself in the field and especially men act with impunity.
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Hofman case: Archaeologists’ freedom of informtion request unjustly rejected, say experts
Archaeologist couple Hofman and Hoogland want the university to disclose all information regarding the investigation report on their misconduct. Their request has been rejected by the Executive Board. Unjustly so, according to two experts. ‘This is unacceptable.’
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Counter-expertise on Hofman case: no breach of academic integrity found
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University deploys plain-clothes security: ‘Psst... there’s an undercover guard behind you’
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