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Cut fossil ties? The whole room votes in favour (but the result is ‘not binding’)
What to do with the ties between the university and the fossil industry? The attendees of Wednesday’s debate on that very question unanimously agreed: sever them immediately. ‘If we continue to work together, we are complicit in the destruction of life.’
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No prostate, no prize: why academic awards are overrated
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Leiden University, save your reputation and cut fossil ties
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This couple got their PhDs together on the same dissertation: ‘I can’t imagine doing it alone’
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Me(me), myself(ie) & I: the effect of digital doppelgängers
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We cannot speak loud enough about suicide
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Another acquittal: how Richard Gill once again saved a nurse from bad statistics
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Iranian Aryans

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Student assistant: an honourable job that doesn’t always pay
It seems like an honourable job, but some student assistants complain that they have to grade exams unpaid, or wait months for their salary. ‘My employer is my thesis supervisor.’
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Yasmijn is in a wheelchair: ‘I was completely forgotten during the fire drill’
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Pop-up HPV vaccination at Plexus proves popular: ‘We vaccinated 63 students in just one hour’
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Housing hunt drives internationals to despair: ‘Quitting is not an option, I have to find something’
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Lecturers report ‘alarming’ numbers of students with problems (and sometimes take on the role of therapist)

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How children find food in the Congolese jungle
Why do humans have such large brains? To answer that question, two biologists travelled to the Republic of Congo to see how children gather food in the jungle. ‘It’s impossible to survive on your own.’
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Tagging along with the climate activists of Extinction Rebellion
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Automatic citation? No, thank you
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Are your doctors listening to you? Well, they should!
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Your online fears are being watched

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Sustainable science or greenwashing?
During the opening of the academic year, critics of the university’s ties with the fossil industry also got the chance to have their say.
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Pride predicaments: Bringing banners results in beatings
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Did professor, co-author AND husband know Colzato was committing fraud? Leiden doesn’t want to know
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Yet another discussion on Palestine cancelled: ‘It’s as if the university treats us differently’
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Students unfairly excluded from exams: ‘Those duped by MyStudymap should complain’