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Leiden University was founded in 1575 and is one of the leading international research universities in Europe. The University has seven faculties: Law, Archeaology, Social Sciences, Humanities, Medicine, Natural Sciences and Governance & Global Affairs, spread over campuses in both Leiden and The Hague. Our motto is Praesidium Libertatis – Bastion of Freedom.

Leiden University harbors pioneering research and teaching based on a wide diversity of academic disciplines. The university has excellent research facilities and renowned collections, and a strong and intricate knowledge infrastructure. Over 33,000 students and almost 8,000 staff members form an open, active and engaged University community, with a deep-rooted academic freedom and an intrinsic international orientation. They are driven by the desire to know, understand, interpret and create. They work together to answer the questions of today and keep an eye to the questions of tomorrow.

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Artist reconstruction of Alienacanthus malkowskii, a 365-million-year-old placoderm fish from Poland and Morocco. (Beat Scheffold & Christian Klug)

A 365-million-year-old fish with an extreme underbite showcases vertebrate diversity

What paleontologists had believed to be spiny fins turned out to be elongated jaws. New examination of fossils that were 365 million years old revealed a fish with a remarkable lower jaw.
L'avocat Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (en casquette) reçoit un accueil de héros à l'aéroport international Oliver Tambo à son arrivée de La Haye. Alaister Russell / AFP via Getty Images.

Le procès pour génocide intenté contre Israël est le moment le plus glorieux de la politique étrangère de l'Afrique du Sud depuis trois décennies

La uestions palestine demeure le seul dossier de libération d'un peuple sur lequel le soutien de l'Afrique du Sud a été indéniablement constant.
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, SC, receives a hero’s welcome at Oliver Tambo International Airport on arrival from The Hague. Alaister Russell / AFP via Getty Images.

South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is the country’s proudest foreign policy moment in three decades

Palestine remains the single issue on which South Africa’s support for a people’s struggle has been unquestionably consistent.
Misinformasi tidak hanya berpotensi merugikan ODGJ tapi juga merusak integritas dan kepercayaan masyarakat terhadap pemilu. Black Salmon/shutterstock.

Kenali jenis-jenis misinformasi Orang dengan Gangguan Jiwa (ODGJ) ketika pemilu

Maraknya misinformasi tentang ODGJ saat Pemilu dapat berakibat pada hilangnya hak dasar mereka untuk ikut serta dalam memilih. Apa saja jenis misinformasi ini?

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