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Clémentine Escalas and Sem van der Tang win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 202616 October 2026Two Political Science bachelor students will look back on this year’s graduation ceremony with particular satisfaction: Clémentine Escalas and Sem van...
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How does a problem like shadow banking disappear from the political agenda?PhD defence 16 October 2026Researchers usually study what politicians say and do. But how do you investigate what they don't talk about? PhD candidate Yu-Sha Vergeer examined ho...
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Scientists and journalists in dialogue: What should we do about Trump?Expert meeting 15 October 2026Journalists and FGW researchers gathered at the Academy Building on Monday 5 October. During a round-table discussion, they sought an answer to the qu...
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Tea with Gert and Niels: ‘Positive developments at FGGA, but major constraints due to BAS’15 October 2026Over a cup of tea, Gert Renkema and Niels Laurens discuss the financial position of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. Their message is cle...
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How can we ensure that antibiotics remain effective?Inaugural lecture 15 October 2026Increasing resistance is making antibiotics less effective throughout the world, while they are indispensable for surgery and fighting infections. So,...
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Researchers discover differences in sound recognition between humans and songbirds15 October 2026Researchers at Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam have discovered that humans and songbirds recognise complex sounds differently. Zhi-Y...
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Aha! How a robot shows that it is learningrobotics 15 October 2026A learning robot that keeps making the same mistake may not seem very clever. But behind the scenes, it can still be learning all the time. Researcher...
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A new material that spontaneously moves back-and-forth, forming crystal-like patternsPHYSICS 14 October 2026A new material that produces movement patterns repeating in space ánd time, powered without external beat. A team of physicists from Amsterdam, Leiden...
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Marco Cinelli receives Bernard Roy Award 2026award 14 October 2026Researcher Marco Cinelli received the Bernard Roy Award 2026 for his work on Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA). The award honors researchers ...
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Impossible often simply means not yet made14 October 2026On Tuesday 13 October, we had a wonderful afternoon at Faculty of Science during a special Tuesday Talk celebrating 150 years of our Fine Mechanical a...
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Kickoff event interfaculty theme Migration on Monday 16 November14 October 2026The interfaculty theme Migration will hold a kickoff event on Monday 16 November, for all academic staff at Leiden University. The event is intended t...
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Why new information does not automatically change our mindsPromotion 14 October 2026Every day, we process large amounts of information. But what happens when new information clashes with what we already think we know? As we read, we c...
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Sophia Pekowsky conducted doctoral research in Romania with support from the Austria Centre Leiden research stipend13 October 2026Her research formed part of her PhD project and provided an opportunity to work with archival and other source materials relevant to her field of stud...
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Knowledge organisations warn against EU budget cuts to research and innovationLetter 13 October 2026The Netherlands should not advocate a smaller EU budget, but a smarter one. That is the message being put forward by Dutch knowledge institutions and ...
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Bringing our global alumni community closer: The International Children’s Rights Alumni Board begins its journeyalumni 13 October 2026
Following the discussions that began around the 10th anniversary of the Master of Laws: Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights, we are ve...