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From Underground to Overground, from Print to Digital: A Symposium on Unofficial Poetry from China 31 October 2024
Leiden University Libraries holds an internationally unique collection of unofficial poetry from China. Produced outside the System over the last fift...
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Prof. Johan Kuiper will retire as of November 1st 2024 after 40 years of research and education 31 October 2024
On November 1st, 2024, professor Johan Kuiper will retire and be appointed as emeritus professor at Leiden University. Since November 2008, Johan Kuip...
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An overview of Dutch politics and Political Science in the Netherlands: the Oxford Handbook of Dutch Politics 31 October 2024
Dutch politics has long been a paragon of stability. Think, for example, of our party system until, say, the last decade. At the same time, we also se...
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Food as a powerful way to understand social reality and its dynamics 30 October 2024
Framing Poland through the lens of post-socialism, as is common in the social sciences, has become outdated. This label no longer captures the rapid c...
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Rebekka Grossmann awarded Gerald Westheimer Career Development Fellowship for research on the effects of migration on Cold War visual culture 30 October 2024
What does forced migration have to do with the way a humanist aesthetics was forged after World War II? A Gerald Westheimer Career Development Fellows...
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Report: Dutch media insufficiently prepared for psychological intimidation by China 30 October 2024
China is actively attempting to silence critical voices about the country, including in the Netherlands. This is the main conclusion of a report on Ch...
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New research to get young people back into reading for pleasure 30 October 2024
Young people are more likely to find long texts unappealing to read, particularly with all the digital distractions. To improve young people’s reading...
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‘It doesn’t feel like work’: what it’s like to be a mentor for Pre-University College 29 October 2024
Guiding high school students as a mentor at Pre-University College: what is that like? And what does it all entail? As part of the 20th anniversary of...
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New chair in Educational Theory and Law bridges the gap between research and child protection 29 October 2024
Dr Anouk Goemans has been appointed professor by special appointment of Youth Services and child protection from an educational and legal perspective ...
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New research: Sleep plays key role in predicting suicidal thoughts 29 October 2024
A restless night aggravates symptoms in those experiencing suicidal thoughts, as psychologists Liia Kivelä and Niki Antypa have found in their study o...
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Age assurance needs to respect children's rights 29 October 2024
A variety of age verification methods are required, both in order to protect children and to ensure that they can participate online, a new study fund...
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New co-publication by Christa Tobler in the field of European tax law 28 October 2024
The article deals with the influence of the Agreement on the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the EU on the international tax separati...
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Student and entrepreneur: ‘PLNT The Hague is the place to find like-minded people’ 28 October 2024
Taking a Bachelor’s in Security Studies while starting and running two businesses: student Mohamed Sulaiman never stops. But he wouldn’t have it any o...
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Once more Erasmus grants awarded for international cooperation 28 October 2024
This year, eleven exchange projects from Leiden University received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility education grant. The total award of almo...
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Sustainability Monitor 2023: Leiden University substantially reduces carbon emissions 28 October 2024
The Sustainability Monitor 2023 shows that Leiden University is taking its sustainability efforts seriously. It is working on a greener campus and to ...