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Second episode of the Inequalities podcast: the Global South and the West03 November 2026The second episode of the new ‘Inequalities’ podcast series focuses on the differences between the Global South and the West. Professor Dorine van Nor...
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Family lawyer Nickie Groen: ‘I've found my calling’Alumni interview 02 November 2026Nickie Groen was among the first students to enrol on Leiden’s Master’s in Child Law in 2012. Now, after more than thirteen years as a lawyer speciali...
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Royal recognition, prestigious awards and NWO grants for Faculty of ScienceGrants and appointments for Faculty of Science 02 November 2026Researchers at the Faculty of Science work at the frontiers of knowledge every day, tackling today’s major societal challenges. Their work is recognis...
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Ancient History Research Seminar: Student Presentations02 November 2026On Tuesday 28 October the Team of Greek and Roman History ran a very special edition of her Ancient History Research Seminar: three of our students pr...
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How does a mathematician end up in the medical world? ‘Statistics is incredibly important, especially in cancer research’Impactmakers 02 November 2026Mathematics is essential when doctors are faced with difficult decisions. Professor of Applied Mathematics Marta Fiocco is convinced of this. Building...
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Emma Pedrajas Gautsch wins the Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 202630 October 2026This year, the Master’s thesis prize committee was very impressed by all 19 nominations they received from Master’s thesis instructors. However, one t...
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Schools grapple with AI: dialogue on growing up and learning in a digital worldDialogue session 30 October 2026Schools are grappling with how to use AI. On 18 November, educational professionals will be discussing the issue. Professor Marga Sikkema-de Jong and ...
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Economy, identity and fishing: the issues that will define the midtermsAmerican elections 30 October 2026What will happen if the Democrats win the US midterm elections? And which issues matter most to American voters as they head to the polls on 3 Novembe...
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Technology should serve education, not the other way aroundOratie 29 October 2026What can AI mean for education? Is the technology a hype or does it offer hope? Both, says Professor Ludo Juurlink in his inaugural lecture. ‘AI could...
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Poverty and debt are about more than moneyResearch 29 October 2026As the Dutch House of Representatives debates poverty and debt policy, Leiden researchers show that tackling this persistent social problem starts wit...
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Payal Arora on AI and the rest of the worldHans Franken Lecture 29 October 2026‘Pessimism is a privilege for those who can afford to despair.’ With that statement, Payal Arora put a different perspective on the Western debate on ...
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CWTS joins PRC Alliance as founding memberInitiative 28 October 2026On 28 October, the PRC Alliance was launched, an initiative to promote the Publish, Review, Curate (PRC) model. The Centre for Science and Technology ...
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Nimar: 20 years building bridges between Europe, Africa and the Arab worldAnniversary 28 October 2026For 20 years, researchers and students have been studying Moroccan society at the Netherlands Institute in Morocco (Nimar) in Rabat. The institute als...
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More than words: what is lost when a language diesLanguage diversity 28 October 2026When languages die, more is lost than words alone: knowledge, traditions and community also come under pressure. In his inaugural lecture, Professor b...
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Video podcast: early photographs and driven pioneers27 October 2026From domestic scenes and portraits to streetscapes and landscapes—the earliest known photographs of Japan are still raw and unpolished. Together with ...