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Meet the new student Programme Committee members of Cultural Anthropology20 October 2026Daria Koch, Marijke Breunesse, Maria Moser and Mateusz Kolasiński are the newly appointed student representatives on the Programme Committee (OLC). Th...
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Scholarly Publications Upgraded: Research Archive Ready for the Future20 October 2026Scholarly Publications, Leiden University’s research repository, has been migrated to the Alma Digital platform. Thanks to this modernization, the rep...
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Building a career after Crisis and Security Management: lessons from alumniAlumni 20 October 2026Seven alumni of the Crisis and Security Management master’s programme shared their experiences of starting a career. They discussed the importance of ...
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Kick-off interfaculty theme Inequalities: here are the plans20 October 2026During the kick-off for the interfaculty theme ‘Inequalities’, researchers and lecturers from various faculties learnt more about the plans for the th...
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Leiden researchers: ‘Detention policy can, and must, be improved’Boek presentation 19 October 2026The Dutch prison system is buckling under pressure. Yet policy has remained much the same, despite years of research showing how things could be impro...
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China Fundamental Research Report maps global scientific progressReport 19 October 2026The China Fundamental Research Report, published today, offers a deep understanding of how nations worldwide are contributing to scientific progress. ...
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Claire Ploum, exchange student in Dublin: ‘It’s good to step outside your bubble’Exchange 19 October 2026Claire Ploum, bachelor’s student in Law, studied for one semester at Trinity College in Dublin. She took extracurricular courses and immersed herself ...
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Better digital healthcare in Uganda: ‘The biggest challenges aren't necessarily technological’Data science 19 October 2026Computer scientist Mariam Basajja's investigated how Uganda can make better use of health data. Her PhD research taught her an unexpected lesson: the ...
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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...